It seems that a rumored boxing bout between Conor McGregor and Logan Paul was the plan B for a different boxing matchup.
It has been a very long time since we have seen Conor McGregor in action. Over the last decade, the former two-division UFC champion has developed a reputation for long gaps between fights. However, his current hiatus is his longest yet.
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The Irish sports superstar has not fought in three and a half years. And after a planned bout with Michael Chandler this summer fell through, there has been a lot of speculation that McGregor may never return to the fight game. But in a new random rant on X, the 36-year-old claimed he is closing in on a new fight booking. But it isn’t in the UFC.
“The rumors of a bout with [Ilia] Topuria are false. I am in preliminary agreements with the Ambani family to face Logan Paul in a boxing exhibition in India,” McGregor wrote in a post on X. “I’ve agreed. I will then seek my return to the Octagon.”
But it seems facing the current WWE star was not the original plan.
- Conor McGregor record: 22-6 (19 knockouts, 1 submission)
Jake Paul claims Conor McGregor has been pushing hard for a boxing bout recently
“Now it all makes sense why Conor Mcgregor & his management team have been desperately trying to get MVP to negotiate for a fight between us,” Paul said in an X post following the McGregor versus his brother reveal. “As we told them privately & I’m now saying it publicly.
“The only way we’re willing to explore me vs Conor in a pro boxing/MMA fight is if Dana White/UFC is at the table directly or make it clear they are ok with discussions. Conor is washed. Needs the Paul’s. Logan by however he wants.”
- Jake Paul record: 11-1 (7 knockouts)
For years, McGregor scoffed at the idea of a fight with Jake Paul. However, after Logan’s younger brother had a highly successful fight against Mike Tyson last month, it seems there are many stars from the fight game now open to the idea of a big payday against “El Gallo.”
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