Eire’s Conor McGregor confirms initial talks to battle American social media influencer-turned boxer, Logan Paul.
Combined martial arts fighter Conor McGregor has reached a initial promise to battle American social media influencer-turned-fighter Logan Paul in an exhibition boxing fit, the previous UFC champion mentioned on social media.
The Irish fighter added in his revelation on X that he’s in talks with the folk of billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani for the bout. “I am in preliminary agreements with the Ambani family to face Logan Paul in India. I have agreed,” McGregor wrote on Tuesday.
McGregor additionally mentioned that rumours of a possible bout with Terminating Preventing Championship featherweight champion Ilia Topuria had been fraudelant. McGregor mentioned he would “seek his return to the Octagon” later his boxing exhibition with Paul.
Topuria additionally denied any hypothesis he would battle McGregor.
“The rumors of bout with mchicken are false,” Topuria mentioned on social media. “I don’t fight nor am I interested in fighting with a rapist.”
McGregor’s announcement comes not up to a generation later a civil court docket jury in Eire dominated he should pay just about $257,000 to a lady who mentioned he “brutally raped and battered” her at a Dublin resort penthouse in December 2018.
Nikita Hand mentioned the attack left her closely bruised and affected by post-traumatic tension sickness. McGregor testified that he by no means compelled the lady to do anything else towards her will and mentioned she fabricated the allegations later the 2 had consensual intercourse.
The Related Press typically does no longer identify alleged sufferers of sexual violence until they arrive ahead publicly, as Hand has achieved.
The 36-year-old McGregor used to be as soon as the most important UFC superstar, however he has no longer fought injuring his leg since all the way through a bout with Dustin Poirier in July 2021. He pulled out of a scheduled UFC 303 fit with Michael Chandler latter June and mentioned after that it used to be because of a damaged toe.
Paul is a YouTuber-turned-boxer. He prior to now survived 8 rounds towards retired five-division champion Floyd Mayweather, who is eighteen years his senior, in a battle 3 years in the past. His brother Jake Paul received a unanimous determination over 58-year-old former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson latter generation in Arlington, Texas.
The Jake Paul-Tyson battle used to be the primary are living sports activities match on Netflix, which introduced that the bout used to be considered in 60 million families.