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'McGregor will go down as greatest fighter in history'

Conor McGregor will prove everybody wrong against Floyd Mayweather Jr and go down as the "greatest fighter in history", his manager Audie Attar says.

McGregor and Mayweather recently finished a tempestuous press tour in which the two repeatedly traded insults ahead of their blockbuster Las Vegas bout on August 26.

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UFC superstar McGregor is a heavy underdog against Mayweather, who is putting his perfect 49-0 boxing record on the line against the Irishman.

But Attar has complete faith in McGregor, who he expects to go down in legend by handing Mayweather his first professional loss.

"We've just got six weeks until August 26 and the greatest fight in combat sports history ever," Attar told The Independent.

"I tell you, when Conor goes out there and proves everybody wrong, he will no doubt go down as the greatest fighter in history."

McGregor. Image: Getty
McGregor. Image: Getty

Fearing a "potential disaster," Las Vegas oddsmakers have slashed McGregor's underdog status by more than half.

Once listed as a 10:1 underdog, McGregor is now at 7:2 odds (+350). Mayweather has dropped to a 1:5 (-500) favorite.

"We knew this fight would be big, potentially even bigger than the Super Bowl, but now we are almost certain it will be," said Kevin Bradley, the sports book manager of Bovada.

"The recent trash talking and promotional tour is only encouraging bets and at this rate we cannot even imagine how much we will take on it.

"One thing is for sure though, we will need Mayweather huge.

"A McGregor early-round KO, as he promised, would be a potential disaster and is partly a reason we are giving a great price on Mayweather at the moment."