8-Ounce Gloves Approved For Mayweather-McGregor Fight, McGregor Responds

As was previously reported, both Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor asked for the Nevada State Athletic Commission to allow them to use 8-ounce gloves for their upcoming fight instead of the 10-ounce gloves that would normally be required.

According to a new report from ESPN, the NSAC has granted them permission to use the 8-ounce gloves.

McGregor gave the following statement in response to the news:

"I'm very happy with how the Nevada State Athletic Commission handled it," McGregor said Wednesday after the decision. "They handled it fairly, and they listened to both requests."

"If we are in 8-ounce gloves, he will be floored multiple times in the first round," McGregor said. "I believe first-round KO in 8-ounce gloves. The fact I can't follow through in MMA and pound the head into the canvas and there's a 10-count in boxing, maybe I'll give him second round. But 8-ounce gloves, he will be done in two."