After a lot of negotiating and will they, won’t they talk, mixed-martial artist Conor McGregor – currently contracted to the UFC, in which he is a two-weight champion – will be taking on former boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr in Las Vegas, USA, in a professional boxing bout.

How McGregor vs Mayweather is expected to go Down

While a lot of fans from each sport, as well as many neutrals, have become infatuated with the mega-money affair, questions have been asked of where else such an event could occur. Which women’s boxers and MMA fighters could crossover for a fight that would rival that of McGregor vs Mayweather?

As one would imagine, Floyd Mayweather Jr is the favourite coming into the "super-fight" as he was a legitimate boxer, whereas Conor McGregor is transitioning from a much more open combat sport, attempting to hone his skills into just boxing.

However, McGregor looks somewhat underrated in areas that he could come out on top. For example, with Mayweather Jr being the favourite at 1/9 and the odds-on nature of the fight not to go the distance at 2/5, that would hint at an expected stoppage win by the American. However, in the Octagon, McGregor has taken serious and condensed punishment and has carried on fighting.

When it comes down to it, Mayweather stayed at the top of his division in boxing throughout his defence but, as McGregor has very little to lose from this fight and will be getting paid either way, there’s a good chance that he will enforce some heavy offence and stifle the American. So, McGregor – if anyone – would be the more feasible bet for a knockout win at 6/1.

Right now, the woman on top of the boxing world is Cecilia Braekhus, who defeated fellow Norwegian Eric Anabella Farias earlier this June to defend her five welterweight titles by unanimous decision. Hailing from Colombia, Braekhus is 31-0-0 with eight knockouts on her record and would be the perfect star to centre a cross-sport bout around.

Unlike in the McGregor vs Mayweather bout, there are plenty of viable candidates for Braekhus to face who aren’t retired and boast a lofty status in the opposing sport. For example, a long-brewing grudge match that all were disappointed not to see - Cecilia Braekhus vs Holly Holm.

Holm was a much-revered boxing champion before crossing over to mixed martial arts a few years ago and marked her move with an earth-shattering win against the notorious Ronda Rousey. If Holm were willing to cross back over to boxing to battle Braekhus – an organised bout that was reportedly ducked by the Norwegian a few years back – it would be a mega-fight.

However, a bout that may already have the gears turning is Cecilia Braekhus vs Cris "Cyborg" Justino. After moving to 29-0 in late 2016, Braekhus called out "Cyborg", with the UFC star responding on Twitter to see if they should fight in boxing or MMA.

With Braekhus atop the boxing world, any big crossover match between her and a star of mixed-martial arts would be a hugely entertaining sporting event. It could also be more meaningful than the upcoming ‘super-fight’, especially if Holm is involved.