Adi Joseph

USA TODAY Sports

UFC.tv is one of the better sports streaming platforms out there, and boxing fans were about to experience it because Conor McGregor is a UFC fighter who is only entering the ring instead of the Octagon for his marquee fight vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Except …

Oh, no. UFC.tv and all of its many apps appeared to crash, probably from server overload, about two hours before the main event was scheduled to start. Many people paid $100 to watch the fight, and if you did so with your phone, smart TV service or video game console, there's a good chance you did it through UFC.tv.

Now, service returned relatively quickly for some people.

And went right back out for some.

Still, surely people on social media would keep their cool, ri-

You can still watch the event through Showtime pay per view via cable, website or app. You can also use Sling TV to pay for the fight or buy it through the PlayStation 4 Store. You're paying $100 no matter what, though.

Dick Vitale, the college basketball icon, appeared to have paid through his cable company. And he won the war of the freak-outs.

UFC probably should issue refunds for anyone whose service stays down for the main card. Stay tuned - somehow.