Dec 17, 2024 06:48 PM IST
Conor McGregor is about for India debut as ‘Ambani Family’ is all set to organiser his boxing match towards Logan Paul.
Conor McGregor, a UFC and MMA star, has made a startling revelation, saying he has agreed to face Logan Paul in a boxing exhibition match in India. McGregor, a former two-weight UFC champion, has not fought in a single match after he broke his leg in a TKO loss to Dustin Poirier in 2021.
Conor McGregor has confirmed he’s set to face social media sensation-turned-boxer Logan Paul
He was slated to sq. off towards Michael Chandler at UFC 303 in June, however he ended up withdrawing from the competition on account of an injured foot.
On Tuesday, Conor McGregor took to X (previously Twitter) to say he’s in talks with the Ambani household to face Logan Paul in a boxing exhibition match in India. He additionally acknowledged that he would return to the Octagon after combating Logan Paul.
“The rumours of a bout with [Ilia] Topurio are false. I am in preliminary agreements with the Ambani family to face Logan Paul in a boxing exhibition in India. I have agreed. I will then seek my return to the Octagon,” he wrote on X.
Nevertheless, McGregor has introduced the dates for the exhibition match towards Logan Paul. By way of his submit, he additionally quashed the rumours of him combating Georgian-Spanish combined martial artist Ilia Topuria.
Who’s Logan Paul?
For the uninitiated, Logan Paul is a YouTuber who has additionally appeared in 4 exhibition boxing fights. He first performed out a draw with KSI after which misplaced to the identical opponent.
Logan Paul additionally drew with Floyd Mayweather, successful towards MMA fighter Dillon Danis. Nevertheless, Logan is thought for his stint with the WWE, the place he additionally received the USA Championship in November 2023.
Talking of Conor McGregor, he has appeared in only one skilled boxing bout, which got here in 2017 towards Mayweather. The competition resulted in a Tenth-round TKO defeat for McGregor.
Not too long ago, the Related Press additionally reported {that a} civil court docket jury in Eire awarded practically 250,000 Euros ($257,000) to a lady named Nikita Hand, who claimed that McGregor “brutally raped and battered” her in a Dublin lodge penthouse.
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