Jun 9, 2023; Miami, Florida, USA; Irish combined martial artist Conor McGregor seems on in the course of the first half in sport 4 of the 2023 NBA Finals between the Miami Warmth and the Denver Nuggets at Kaseya Heart. Obligatory Credit score: Wealthy Storry-Imagn Photos Seldom does an article finish on the headline, however not rather more must be stated, as no one needs to see UFC legend Conor McGregor battle Logan Paul.
Over the previous few days, rumors have unfold that McGregor could be making his return to the UFC to battle Featherweight Champion Illia Topuria. Early Tuesday morning, McGregor dismissed these rumors.
Topuria dismissed them as properly.
As a substitute of constructing his long-awaited return to the UFC, which was most lately nixed after his June twenty ninth battle with Michael Chandler fell by, McGregor is now calling out Logan Paul.
Regardless of UFC boss Dana White persevering with to hype up one thing huge on the horizon in 2025, it’s turning into more and more clear that McGregor has little or no curiosity in making an precise return to the Octagon.
Calling out Logan Paul simply furthers this intestine feeling that McGregor is completed taking the battle sport critically.
Now don’t get me mistaken. There’s little question that in a world the place this truly occurs, it could be completely huge. Logan has carried out an unbelievable job reviving his profession as a creator and has turn out to be one of many WWE’s brightest stars.
However right here’s the factor. He’s not a fighter. If something, a battle between Jake Paul and McGregor would at the very least be a smidge extra fascinating, particularly coming off of the heels of the large occasion with Mike Tyson.
Jake confirmed McGregor’s put up, stating that his promotion firm, Most Invaluable Promotions, could be keen to discover a collaboration with McGregor so long as the UFC was straight concerned or would log out on it.
Logan’s final boxing match was an absolute clown present in opposition to Dillon Danis, who clearly didn’t take the battle almost as critically as he took the promotion. The elder Paul then retired from boxing and determined to noticeably pursue the WWE, which he has been superb at.
A boxing match, or MMA match, with McGregor does little or no for anyone apart from make all people wealthy. Which, on the finish of the day, is absolutely what this complete influencer preventing area is all about.
Once more, there’s no denying that McGregor’s superstar paired with both Paul brother would get huge eyeballs. However what’s the purpose?
The Pauls are each properly over six ft tall. McGregor is simply 5 ft 9 inches. The Pauls each weigh over 200 kilos. McGregor was UFC Champion within the featherweight and light-weight divisions.
Logan did an exhibition boxing match with Floyd Mayweather in 2021. It was an enormous occasion that was in the end very boring. A battle with McGregor (who had his personal exhibition with Mayweather in 2017) would possible be a lot of the identical.
No one needs to see this. At 36 years previous, McGregor’s possibilities of taking part in significant fights within the UFC are dwindling shortly.
