Comme nous l’apprenait RDS hier soir, le combat tant attendu entre Floyd Mayweather et Conor McGregor aura finalement lieu le samedi 26 août prochain.

Les deux athlètes ont officialisé la tenue du duel sur les médias sociaux.

It’s official! @jamielynn @mayweatherpromotions @bigboymansion @girlcollection @themoneyteam @melissiarene @badmedina @moneyyaya @kingkoraun @zion_mayweather @jirahmayweather #TMT #TBE #MayweatherPromotions

Une publication partagée par Floyd Mayweather (@floydmayweather) le 14 Jun 2017 à 14h30 PDT

THE FIGHT IS ON. pic.twitter.com/KhW0u3jRft

— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) June 14, 2017

Les deux hommes se lançaient des flèches depuis un bon bout de temps sur le web et ils auront finalement l’occasion de montrer ce dont ils sont capables dans un ring de boxe. Voici quelques-uns des jabs que se sont envoyés Mayweather et McGregor au cours des derniers mois :

Solid work today. Sign your end Floyd or you are just a mouth. pic.twitter.com/YWCqoHWA2B — Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) May 21, 2017

Before you ask for $25 million, be worth more than $25 million. You have the « 2 » and the « 5 » right but you meant to say $2.5 million not $25 million.

Une publication partagée par Floyd Mayweather (@floydmayweather) le 19 Jan 2017 à 8h00 PST

Myself and @sbgcharlestown have been working together on unrestricted, unarmed fighting, since we are kids. Not much will change when I fight under the famed, yet very limited, Queensbury rules. No disrespect to single discipline fighters, from boxing to kicking to grappling, just know that understanding one style of fighting is simply not enough. You are lying to yourself. You are easily dismantled in a true fight. A fight with no rules to protect you. In a straight fight, you do not possess enough tools to keep you alive. You will be dismantled and killed. Like the late, great Bruce Lee once said: « When you are talking about fighting, as it is, with no rules, well then baby, you’d better train every part of your body » Une publication partagée par Conor McGregor Official (@thenotoriousmma) le 26 Avr 2017 à 17h16 PDT

CAPTION THIS! Best caption wins $10,000.00. The winner will be announced on Monday, Dec 19. Stay tuned ! #TMT

Une publication partagée par Floyd Mayweather (@floydmayweather) le 14 Déc 2016 à 20h51 PST

Here is a reply video I sent one of my protégés who was seeking advice on some boxing only pad work footage they sent me. I believe you will like it. The focus has been solely boxing lately but make no mistakes, the kicking and grappling aspects, and everything else got to do with unlimited free fighting, is still very much present in my thoughts. Floyd may crap his jocks after all and if so I will go back to true fighting or just pick another boxer like manny or something. But whatever that’s another conversation. I like to build fighters and watch their progression. I have built many to this date, and all unintentionally. One is fighting in the UFC main event this weekend. When my son is born I will build him up into a multiple free fighting world champion also. Just like his old man. I look forward to it. Une publication partagée par Conor McGregor Official (@thenotoriousmma) le 20 Avr 2017 à 11h17 PDT

Et maintenant, voici les meilleures réactions des internautes suite à l’annonce du combat :

4 years ago, Conor McGregor picked up a welfare check of $235.

He’ll likely walk away with $100,000,000+ from Mayweather fight.

— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) June 14, 2017

McGregor Vs. Mayweather. pic.twitter.com/WJESTVk7q6

— Al Foran (@ImpressionistAL) June 15, 2017

For everyone slating Mayweather and McGregor! You know your gonna pay for it and you know your going to enjoy it so just have a day off eh

— Tony Bellew (@TonyBellew) June 15, 2017

It’d be a no brainer for Bruce Buffer to introduce Conor and Michael Buffer to introduce Floyd. Don’t mess this up! #MayweatherMcGregor pic.twitter.com/QxCbqxBvoV

— MMA GIFS (@mma_gifs_) June 15, 2017

En tout cas, une chose est sûre : il sera très intéressant de suivre ce que les deux pugilistes auront à se dire lors des prochaines semaines. Probablement plus que le combat.

via RDS