Conor McGregor has confirmed the UFC shot down his deliberate boxing match in opposition to Logan Paul.
‘The Infamous’ hasn’t been seen in motion since his trilogy bout in opposition to Dustin Poirier in mid-2021. That evening noticed Conor McGregor snap his leg within the last seconds of the primary spherical, in a brutal harm. Whereas the Irishman promised a return to the cage by the tip of 2022, that return by no means got here. Even when McGregor booked a comeback combat in opposition to Michael Chandler final yr, he withdrew as a result of harm.
Nevertheless, Dana White has revealed that the previous UFC champion’s comeback is at the moment deliberate for this fall. Forward of his return to the cage, Conor McGregor was angling for a return to the boxing ring. Almost a decade faraway from his combat in opposition to Floyd Mayweather, the Irishman was in talks for a 250 million greenback dance with Logan Paul.
The bout was reportedly being eyed for April, in India. Nevertheless, rumors about Conor McGregor vs. Logan Paul have been dying down for a couple of weeks. Talking in a current interview with The Schmo, ‘The Infamous’ was requested about how talks had been going with the influencer-turned-WWE star.
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Conor McGregor reveals the UFC shot down rumored boxing match in opposition to Logan Paul
There, Conor McGregor revealed that the UFC rejected the potential boxing match. Whereas ‘The Infamous’ was onboard for the glorified sparring session, Dana White and firm weren’t followers. Nevertheless, McGregor nonetheless hopes to return to the cage later this yr.
“It was enterprise savvy and enterprise sense to make the combat occur.” Conor McGregor said to The Schmo earlier this week when requested about his rumored boxing match in opposition to Logan Paul. “Or ought to I say the glorified spar occur. And in between this wait, this ready interval that we discover ourselves in earlier than I can get again to the Octagon.”
He continued, “It made good sense on the calendar to go forward with it. The UFC weren’t into it. I’m unsure the WWE what their curiosity was, I simply knew the UFC weren’t into it.” (h/t Jed I. Goodman)
What do you make of those feedback from the UFC famous person? Do you need to see Conor McGregor vs. Logan Paul?
