How can I buy Mayweather vs McGregor live fight tickets?

Tickets for Mayweather vs McGregor are on sale - but you will need to be quick - AP
Tickets for Mayweather vs McGregor are on sale - but you will need to be quick - AP

After many months of speculation, Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor have signed on the dotted line to fight each other on August 26.

The two will meet at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, a venue with a 20,000 capacity, while millions more are likely to be watching around the world.

Mayweather, of course, is no stranger to big fight nights. His bout with Manny Pacquiao in May two years ago smashed box office records, with more than £300million generated in pay-per-view sales alone.

Conor McGregor, too, has been a huge hit during several huge UFC fight nights. Now facing Mayweather, interest is set to be bigger still.

Tickets for the event are going to be incredibly difficult to come by - so here's a short guide on how you could grab one.

When and where is the fight?

It's on August 26 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. 

What is the capacity?

The venue can hold around 20,000 people.

Mayweather vs McGregor grid
Mayweather vs McGregor grid

How can I buy tickets?

Not with ease, that's for sure. Firstly, you'll need to be quick - tickets will sell speedily. 

Secondly, you'll need to be willing to part with thousands of pounds. Tickets in the upper tier - furthest away from the ring - are going for a minimum of £2,000, while those on the floor are up for sale for more than £30,000.

You can buy tickets here from 6pm on Monday July 24.

How can I watch on TV?

Details of TV channel pay-per-view broadcasts have not been announced yet. Sky Sports broadcast the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight on their Box Office channel - and we'll shortly find out if it will be them again.

McGregor Mayweather countdown (set for 4am BST start)
McGregor Mayweather countdown (set for 4am BST start)

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Undefeated middleweight world champion Gennady Golovkin has dismissed the high-profile crossover bout between American boxer Floyd Mayweather and Irish mixed martial arts champion Conor McGregor as a "circus show".

Mayweather, a former multi-weight world champion who retired in 2015 with a 49-0 record, is coming back to face McGregor on Aug. 26, three weeks before Golovkin's middleweight showdown with Mexican Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez at the same Las Vegas venue.

Kazakhstan's Golovkin believes the 12-round boxing match between Mayweather and McGregor, a double UFC champion who has never boxed professionally, is nothing more than a business arrangement for both men to rake in millions of dollars.

"This is not for fighters, but business," Golvokin, who has won all 37 of his fights, told reporters of the non-title contest that is expected to draw a huge pay-per-view audience.

Middleweight World Champion Gennadi Golovkin attends the Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin Press Tour - Credit:  Getty Images North America
Gennady Golovkin: unimpressed Credit: Getty Images North America

"I think people understand what is a true fight, a boxing fight, like mine with Canelo or a big show, maybe sometimes for people a funny show, like a circus show.

"Everybody knows. Conor is not a boxer, just a show. If you want to watch a show please watch them, if you want to watch a true fight, a true boxing fight and you respect boxing, watch my fight with Canelo."

The 35-year-old Golovkin has made 18 consecutive world middleweight title defences, while his 26-year-old opponent has won world titles in two division during a 51-fight career. Alvarez's sole defeat came against Mayweather in 2013.

Last month, Hall of Famer Oscar De La Hoya also termed the Mayweather-McGregor contest a "farce" that should not be allowed to happen.

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