Conor McGregor has declared he’s set to return to fight sports activities in a boxing match towards WWE wrestler and YouTuber Logan Paul.
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McGregor has not fought within the UFC since 2021, when he broke his leg in a loss to Dustin Poirier, and has gained only one combat within the final eight years.
His return to the octagon has remained up within the air ever since, together with after final month’s civil courtroom ruling that he was liable after a lady accused him of rape. He has maintained the pair had consensual intercourse.
However McGregor mentioned on social media on Tuesday night time he won’t return to MMA till after a boxing exhibition towards Paul, the brother of fellow YouTuber and boxer Jake Paul.
“The rumors of a bout with (UFC featherweight champion Ilia) Topurio (Topuria) are false,” McGregor tweeted.
“I’m in preliminary agreements with the Ambani household to face Logan Paul in a boxing exhibition in India. I’ve agreed. I’ll then search my return to the Octagon.”
McGregor is 0-1 as a boxer, shedding to Floyd Mayweather by way of TKO again in 2017, whereas Paul fought Mayweather to a attract an exhibition in 2021. Mayweather declared afterwards he would have gained within the first spherical “if it was an actual combat”.
Paul has additionally fought enterprise associate KSI twice, with a draw and a loss, and crushed MMA fighter Dillon Danis in exhibition bouts.
He’s extra not too long ago well-known for his spectacular run in WWE, making among the finest debuts in trendy professional wrestling historical past, together with successful america Championship in late 2023.
Paul not too long ago claimed he was retired from wrestling, having made a fortune via his vitality drink, however it’s thought he’s extra more likely to make sporadic appearances over the subsequent few years.
He has additionally battled controversy all through his profession, most notably for offensive behaviour in Japan together with displaying a sufferer of suicide in an notorious forest, and for his function selling a failed crypto enterprise.