Boxing champ Floyd Mayweather and UFC fighter Conor McGregor were welcomed to Toronto by none other than Drake, at a press conference that saw 16,000 in attendance.
The rapper welcomed the fighters with a riled up speech after a performance by recent OVO Sound signing Baka Not Nice.
“Listen, I’m gonna be honest. I came here today to witness history with each and everyone of you,” Drake said to the crowd.
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“The biggest fight in the history of fighting, and, of course, they had to come to the greatest city in the world and do a press conference. So, whether it is Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather or whether it is the ‘Notorious’ Conor McGregor, I just want to welcome these two fighters to Toronto, a place that we love till the day that we are all gone. Let’s get into this s**t.”
The bout takes place in Las Vegas on Aug. 26.