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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight champion Conor McGregor did much better than most people thought when he went 10 hard rounds with undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. last night (Sat., Aug. 26, 2017) live on Showtime pay-per-view (PPV) from inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.