This is where Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will wage violent combat on Saturday night . The MGM Grand Garden Arena will also be the place where they add untold fortunes to their already significant wealth . As for me , I ’ m just thrilled that I will be sitting at ringside . On the safe side of the ropes rather than inside with either of the two greatest fighters on the planet . Sportsmail 's Boxing correspondent Jeff Powell sits on the corner of the ring at the MGM Grand . This is the ring in which Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will face each other in on May 2 . The fight is expected to earn at least $ 300million ( £195m ) with Mayweather receiving $ 180m ( £117 ) and Pacquiao $ 120m ( £79m ) . The fight will attract a record amount of revenue from sponsorship , which is expected to add another $ 13.2million ( £8.72m ) to the mega-fight . Tecate have paid $ 5.6million to become the official beer and lead ring mat sponsor of the bout . Top Rank president Todd duBoef told ESPN.com that the five title sponsors for the event will chip in a total of $ 13.2m , roughly three times the previous highest amount . Although exact records for sponsorship have not been kept , some Mayweather bouts from years gone by have attracted around $ 4m . According to the report by ESPN , Tecate have paid $ 5.6m ( £3.7m ) to become the official beer of the fight and the main ring mat sponsor , beating the $ 5.2m ( £3.44 ) bid from Corona . Sportsmail 's Powell will be ringside for the richest fight in boxing history on Saturday night . Mayweather will put his undefeated record on the line when he faces Pacquiao in this ring . The steps that both fighters will walk up on their way into the ring on May 2 . The MGM Grand is ready to host the richest fight in boxing history as Las Vegas prepares for the fight . Mayweather arrives at MGM Grand in Las Vegas ahead of his $ 300m fight with Pacquiao . Pacquiao is welcomed to Las Vegas by hundreds of fans at the Mandalay Bay hotel across the strip from the MGM Grand .
Floyd Mayweather faces Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas on May 2 . 16,000 fans will pack into MGM Grand to watch the fight which is worth £79m . Both Mayweather and Pacquiao arrived in Las Vegas on Tuesday ahead of the fight . WATCH : Jeff Powell on Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao 's arrival in Las Vegas . CLICK HERE for all the latest Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao news .