http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid4621179066001?bckey=AQ~~,AAAABvaL8JE~,ufBHq_I6FnxR-PQW_F3sm5QdUbP7D6E9&bctid=5534169818001 Filed under: Featured , News , UFC The buildup for what is anticipated to be the biggest combat sports event in history continues this week, and Conor McGregor has another item for his resume. McGregor has landed the cover of the next edition of ESPN The Magazine – “The Fighting Issue” – which will arrive on newsstands this Friday. ESPN The Magazine revealed the cover to MMAjunkie exclusively alongside an announcement on today’s morning edition of “SportsCenter” on ESPN. The issue includes a cover line saying: “This is no fairy tale: McGregor and his dangerous road to Mayweather.” The cover story is a feature by veteran sports journalist and ESPN The Magazine senior writer Wright Thompson, which now is available to read online at ESPN.com ahead of the magazine’s physical release. McGregor (21-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC), the UFC’s lightweight champion and the only concurrent two-division champion in the promotion’s history, fights all-time great Floyd Mayweather (49-0 boxing) in a crossover boxing match Aug. 26 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
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