Buffalo Wild Wings Will Air the Mayweather-McGregor Fight

  • Chain is showing fight at about half of its U.S. locations
  • Company was knocked for mostly skipping 2015 Pacquiao tilt

Dana White on Mayweather-McGregor Fight

Lesson learned at Buffalo Wild Wings Inc., which is shifting its strategy two years after being criticized for all but skipping a high-profile boxing match.

The restaurant chain, which thrived for years as a destination for live sporting events, will show Saturday’s anticipated bout between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor at nearly half its U.S. locations amid a sales slump that prompted a proxy fight and board shake-up.