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Tickets For Mayweather Vs McGregor Are Selling For A Ridiculous Amount

Tickets For Mayweather Vs McGregor Are Selling For A Ridiculous Amount

Thousands!

Michael Minay

Michael Minay

There are many lengths a superfan will go to in order to ensure they have the best seats in the house.

When Manchester City beat QPR in 2012 to win their first Premier League title, some fans had paid north of £3,000 ($3,904) to be inside the Etihad Stadium. There are Ed Sheeran tickets, for his 2018 tour, currently reaching the £500 ($650) mark.

But neither come close to the current price that some touts are selling at for the Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor fight on 26 August.

Credit: PA

Some second-hand sites are hitting $30,000 (£23,000) for a ticket at the T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, which will house 20,000 lucky people for the night.

Tickets, initially costing £8,000 ($10,412), went on sale on Monday night and sold out within minutes. The tickets were released at 6pm UK time, with many boxing fanatics left empty handed.

For those who won't be able to get to the venue, the pay-per-view options are likely to be cheaper, if still not a bit pricey.

McGregor Mayweather ticket
McGregor Mayweather ticket

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In America, it seems a fee of $89.95 has been set for standard viewing, with a $99.95 (£76.77) price tag on HD.

In the UK, it's been asked whether fans would want to pay any more than £24.95 ($32.48) to see the fight in their own home. Sky Sports Box Office has rarely charged more than £19.95 ($25.97) for big fights previously.

However, UFC President Dana White has said this fight isn't a normal one, and thus normal prices can't be charged.

He commented: "When you talk about superfights, this is a superfight - two different guys from two different sports going in and putting it on the line.

"Obviously, you can't charge what you would normally charge for a pay-per-view... it's the biggest fight ever in the history of pay-per-view."

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The fight on 26 August pitches Floyd 'Money' Mayweather against 'The Notorious' Conor McGregor in one of the biggest head-to-heads in boxing history.

Mayweather has a perfect 49-0 boxing record, with his last win coming in September 2015 before he retired.

McGregor is the only man to hold two division belts within the UFC, but has made the switch to boxing for this fight.

Current odds have Mayweather at 1/6 to win the fight, with McGregor at 4/1.

Featured Image Credit: PA

Topics: Conor Mcgregor, Boxing, Floyd Mayweather