Conor McGregor starts mind games early as he trolls Floyd Mayweather while announcing superfight
The video will start in 8 Cancel
Get daily updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email
Conor McGregor has started his mind games early after posing a picture of Floyd Mayweather's dad.
UFC legend McGregor has finally announced the date of his fight with boxing great Mayweather as August 26 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
The Irishman took to social media to announce the fight in his own antagonising style.
McGregor posted "THE FIGHT IS ON" with a picture of him posing along side a split of Mayweather's father - who was also a boxer.
(Photo: @TheNotoriousMMA/Twitter)
Mayweather won all 49 of his professional boxing fights before hanging up the gloves in September 2015.
The American went for a more sensible "It's official" on his Instagram page with a head and shoulder picture of both fighters in front of a ring at the famous boxing venue.
UFC chief Dana White also took to social media by tweeting a smiley face emoji.
The mega-fight which could generate upwards of £500million was finally confirmed on Wednesday night following weeks of negotiations and months of speculation.
The Irishman currently holds the UFC's lightweight title which he won by stopping Eddie Alvarez in the second round last November.
He is also a former featherweight champion with the organisation and will likely face Mayweather at the welterweight limit of 147lb.