Floyd Mayweather - Conor McGregor Fight Delayed: Reports

Floyd Mayweather - Conor McGregor Fight Delayed: Reports
Left photo: Floyd Mayweather Jr. smiles in the ring during his fight against Juan Manuel Marquez at the MGM Grand Garden Arena . (Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Right photo: Conor McGregor celebrates after a first-round knockout victory over Jose Aldo. Steve Marcus/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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UPDATE: The fight has started.

The main event for the Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor fight on Saturday will be delayed due to pay-per-view outages, according to ESPN, citing sources close to the matter.

“Due to the overwhelming demand, capacity of cable systems around country are being overwhelmed. They are shutting down and rebooting some of these cable systems,” Showtime executive vice president Stephen Espinoza was quoted as saying by ESPN.

UFC officials and WWE/IMG haven’t yet issued a comment on the matter.

But some carriers “have told customers that if the reboot is successful and they do receive a feed, it will only be in standard definition, which would be a $10 reduction off the $99.95 price (for high-definition),” said ESPN’s report.

However, there were complaints fielded on social media that people couldn’t view the fights. It’s unclear how many carriers or online providers are down.

The UFC tweeted this message Saturday: “Customers: Due to overwhelming traffic you may be experiencing log in issues. This will be resolved shortly.”

Showtime told Bleacher Report that it’s investigating the outages.

MMA Fighting reporter Ariel Helwani reported on Twitter: “Being told of lots of PPV ordering issues. UFC app, cable providers. Potential disaster for the promoters.”

The original plan was for Mayweather to face off against McGregor at around 11:30 p.m. ET---but now, that’s being pushed back to 11:55 p.m. ET, Yahoo reported.

Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. (L) and UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor face off during a news conference at the KA Theatre at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on Aug. 23, 2017. The two will meet in a super welterweight boxing match at T-Mobile Arena on Aug. 26 in Las Vegas. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. (L) and UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor face off during a news conference at the KA Theatre at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on Aug. 23, 2017. The two will meet in a super welterweight boxing match at T-Mobile Arena on Aug. 26 in Las Vegas. Ethan Miller/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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