REACTION: Conor McGregor earns massive respect in defeat as Floyd Mayweather eventually wears him down

He gave it his all…

In the end, the result was as predictable as you might expect for a UFC star going out of his comfort zone to take on one of the best boxers of all time, but that doesn’t tell the whole story of the bout at the T-Mobile Arena. McGregor lasted ten rounds before fatigue and Floyd Mayweather’s superior boxing ability proved decisive, with referee Robert Byrd stepping in to stop a fight before what seemed like an inevitable knockout. Before that, however, McGregor did himself proud in the opening rounds – winning the first three according to one of the judges – but it was a level that was always going to be hard to sustain against someone of Mayweather’s supreme ability. https://twitter.com/JOE_co_uk/status/901675670966697984 There was to be no almighty shock, but McGregor earned plenty of respect (as well as a helluva lot of money) and can walk away from the encounter with his head held high. Here’s some of the best reaction to events in Las Vegas in the early hours of Sunday morning. https://twitter.com/UFCEurope/status/901670939011592193 https://twitter.com/ufc/status/901670191641239553 https://twitter.com/arielhelwani/status/901668973988667392 https://twitter.com/piersmorgan/status/901670594898481159 https://twitter.com/WonderboyMMA/status/901670419803119617 https://twitter.com/bokamotoESPN/status/901670687609315328 https://twitter.com/SandhuMMA/status/901669558045442049 https://twitter.com/BillSimmons/status/901669538294415360 https://twitter.com/Rubberbandits/status/901669736211206146 https://twitter.com/GeorgeForeman/status/901669470434988033 https://twitter.com/Pendred/status/901669562114035713 https://twitter.com/arielhelwani/status/901677351498522624