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Published 13:58 18 Aug 2017 BST
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The men have just earned at least $100 million each and the commentators pretend that Mayweather's legacy remains unblemished but everyone knows that it's been irreparably tarnished.
Three weeks pass and talk turns to a rematch as accusations of "a lucky punch" are leveled at McGregor.
Understandably content to make another $100 million, McGregor makes it clear that he would prefer another crack at Mayweather rather over a return to the Octagon for $5 million.
Round 2 is booked.
Some boos can be heard but most are just impressed that McGregor was able to keep his exhausted legs under him for the latter rounds.
The camera cuts to Paulie Malignaggi, who seizes the opportunity to point towards the ring and announce that he'll see McGregor in there.
Malignaggi immediately gets on Twitter and starts his campaign for the payday of his life because, although McGregor was bested by Mayweather, he was not stopped and given the fact that the Irishman dropped Malignaggi in sparring, that match-up looks more competitive.
McGregor takes a rare backwards step and finds himself cornered by Mayweather, a master of the ring, and referee Robert Byrd is given no choice but to wave the fight off after a series of unanswered punches in the corner.
It was a valiant effort but McGregor proved he had no business in the boxing ring against a top pro and he is forced to return to the Octagon.
The winner of Tony Ferguson vs. Kevin Lee awaits before he moves up to welterweight to meet Georges St-Pierre in the most lucrative fight in UFC history.
We're not saying that it's likely that Conor McGregor will throw a kick because, as his contract stipulates, he would part ways with 90 per cent of his fight purse if he decides to introduce a mixed martial arts technique into the fight.
But we're saying it's possible and during a year in which we find ourselves facing the prospect of nuclear war, it could well be the most shocking thing to happen in 2017.
As we said, stranger things have happened.

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