Conor McGregor of Eire walks within the octagon earlier than his light-weight purchased in opposition to :Dustin Poirier throughout UFC 264: Poirier v McGregor 3 at T-Cellular Enviornment on July 10, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Stacy Revere/Getty Photos/AFP
Conor McGregor says he’s in negotiations to battle 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 battle Paul.
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“I’ve agreed,” McGregor stated.
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McGregor additionally stated that rumors of a possible bout with Final Preventing 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 battle McGregor.
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“The rumors of bout with mchicken are false,” Topuria stated on social media. “I don’t battle nor am I inquisitive about combating with a rapist.”
McGregor’s announcement comes lower than a month after a civil courtroom jury in Eire dominated he should pay practically 250,000 Euros ($257,000) to a lady who stated he “brutally raped and battered” her at a Dublin lodge 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.
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The Related Press typically doesn’t title alleged victims of sexual violence except they arrive ahead publicly, as Hand has accomplished.
The 36-year-old McGregor was as soon as the largest 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 received a unanimous determination over 58-year-old former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson final month in Arlington, Texas. The Jake Paul-Tyson battle was the primary dwell sports activities occasion on Netflix, which introduced that the bout was considered in 60 million households.
