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Streaming Glitches Delay Massively Hyped Mayweather-McGregor Boxing Match (cnet.com)

Posted by EditorDavid on from the knocked-out dept.

"After initial indications the main event would commence at 11:15 p.m ET, it didn't get started until nearly one hour later," reports Variety. An anonymous reader quotes CNET: Saturday's much hyped fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and UFC champion Conor McGregor drew fans from all walks of life, even those who'd never typically watch a standard boxing match. But when some of those fans settled in to watch the spectacle, beverage and snacks in hand, they found themselves in a world of hurt. Watching the fight wasn't cheap (nearly $100 on pay-per-view), so naturally, those who had technical issues as fight time neared -- on whatever platform -- were fighting mad. At 6:28 p.m. PT, as the undercard matches preceding the event aired, the UFC admitted on Twitter it was having technical issues with its Fight Pass streaming service due to the overwhelming interest in the bout.
ESPN confirms that the much-hyped event was "delayed due to pay-per-view outages."

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  1. glitch by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Who fucking cares.

    I wanna see two buffoons beat the shit out of each other all I have to do is look outside.

    And it's free.

    1. Re:glitch by PolygamousRanchKid+ · · Score: 4, Funny

      [If] I wanna see two buffoons beat the shit out of each other all I have to do is look outside.

      I can top that. I just look in a mirror.

      --
      Schroedinger's Brexit: The UK is both in and out of the EU at the same time!
  2. The fight I really want to see by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    is creimer against a cheeseburger.