ESPN’s Sal Paolantonio reports that the Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor main event is being delayed due to Pay-Per-View issues.
Paolantonio said he was told by a reliable source that they are in a “holding pattern” because cable systems around the country are crashing, specifically in California and Florida.
They are rebooting systems to see if they can solve PPV issues. Some carriers have told customers that HD feed is no longer an option.
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) August 27, 2017
Being told of lots of PPV ordering issues. UFC app, cable providers. Potential disaster for the promoters.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) August 27, 2017
This is of course a highly, highly anticipated fight that it appears people on the east coast won’t be able to see until after midnight. What a mess.
As Paolantonio also noted, a similar delay happened when Mayweather fought Manny Pacquiao in 2015.
Update: Showtime has issued a statement on the delay.
Showtime statement on delay pic.twitter.com/eS1mLydc3w
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) August 27, 2017
[ESPN]
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