Start of Mayweather-McGregor Fight Delayed Due to Pay-Per-View Issues

The fight has reportedly been delayed in order to accommodate pay-per-view problems affecting coverage.

Saturday night’s much-ballyhooed fight between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor will start later than expected due to pay-per-view issues, ESPN’s Sal Paolantonio reports.

Showtime is broadcasting the event along with UFC’s Fight Pass platform, which tweeted the following earlier on Saturday. 

.@UFCFightPass customers: Due to overwhelming traffic you may be experiencing log in issues. This will be resolved shortly.

— UFC (@ufc) August 27, 2017

Showtime issued an official statement, noting that they did not expect a long delay.

A statement from Showtime Sports on the delay of the Mayweather-McGregor main event. pic.twitter.com/vkCUGtuWOX

— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) August 27, 2017

Mayweather’s 2015 fight against Pacquiao was also delayed due to similar streaming issues. It’s unclear exactly how many viewers are being affected by the problem.

This post will be updated.