On August 26, UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor will box professionally for the first time. His opponent will Floyd Mayweather Jr., a fighter with a record of 49-0 and a man widely considered on of the best boxers ever.<\/p>\n
In advance of this boxing match, McGregor has been identified as a significant underdog, and has been discounted by many respected boxing pundits<\/a>. In classic McGregor style, however, the man himself is pure confidence.<\/p>\n \u201cHe is absolutely 100 percent positive that he wins this fight,\u201d UFC President Dana White said on SportsCenter shortly after the fight was made official. \u201cI stopped doubting Conor McGregor a long time ago.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n McGregor, of course, has always been good at visualizing success. For this camp, he has taken visualizing success to a whole new level, having had a mural of himself knocking Mayweather out painted on the wall of his gym. See this mural, which can be seen in the background of a photo McGregor posted to Twitter, by clicking below.<\/p>\n I am a filthy Irish animal. pic.twitter.com\/n2dETi40b2<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) June 20, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n