Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor: UFC star will face multi-million dollar lawsuit if he kicks boxing legend

It is written into the contract that McGregor must not use any of his MMA skillset

Conor McGregor will face a lawsuit if he attempts to kick Floyd Mayweather at all during the pair’s $1bn dollar mega-fight.

The pair announced the fight overnight on Wednesday with the biggest name in UFC stepping into a boxing ring professionally for the first time to take on the man who is widely considered one of the greatest of all time.

McGregor, a two-weight UFC champion, will have to forego his mixed martial arts background when taking on Mayweather in Las Vegas on August 26^th.

Kicking in boxing is strictly forbidden, but UFC president revealed that even an attempted swing of the leg from the Irishman would result in a lawsuit as per the terms of their contract.

“That [kicking] will not happen; it's in the contract,” White said. “This is a boxing match under the Nevada commission under the rules of boxing.

“We talk about a guy of Floyd Mayweather's value in the sport - the lawsuit if that ever happened...

“Conor loves money and he would lose a lot of money if that happened.”