Conor McGregor says he’s in negotiations to combat Logan Paul in a boxing exhibition in India.
McGregor stated early Tuesday morning on social media he’s in “preliminary agreements” with the household of billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani to combat Paul.
“I’ve agreed,” McGregor stated.
McGregor additionally stated that rumors of a possible bout with Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight champion Ilia Topuria had been false. McGregor stated he would make his “return to the Octagon” after his boxing exhibition with Paul.
Topuria additionally denied any hypothesis he’d combat McGregor.
“The rumors of bout with mchicken are false,” Topuria stated on social media. “I don’t combat nor am I all for combating with a rapist.”
McGregor’s announcement comes lower than a month after a civil courtroom jury in Ireland dominated he should pay almost €250,000 ($257,000) to a girl who stated he “brutally raped and battered” her at a Dublin resort penthouse in December 2018.
Nikita Hand stated the assault left her closely bruised and affected by post-traumatic stress dysfunction. McGregor testified that he by no means compelled the girl to do something in opposition to her will and stated she fabricated the allegations after the 2 had consensual intercourse.
The Associated Press typically doesn’t identify alleged victims of sexual violence until they arrive ahead publicly, as Hand has carried out.
The 36-year-old McGregor was as soon as the most important UFC star, however he hasn’t fought since injuring his leg throughout a bout with Dustin Poirier in July 2021. He pulled out of a scheduled UFC 303 match with Michael Chandler final June and stated later that it was because of a damaged toe.
Paul is a YouTuber-turned-boxer. He beforehand fought Floyd Mayweather Jr. in an exhibition, amongst others. His brother Jake Paul gained a unanimous choice over 58-year-old former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson final month in Arlington, Texas. The Jake Paul-Tyson combat was the primary reside sports activities occasion on Netflix, which introduced that the bout was considered in 60 million households.
