Conor McGregor is certainly acting as if he’ll be boxing Logan Paul in India.
The UFC superstar, who hasn’t competed in the octagon in nearly four years, claimed earlier this month that before he returns to UFC competition, he’s actively pursuing an exhibition boxing match against the WWE star, claiming he was “in preliminary agreements with the Ambani family.”
The Dec. 17 social media post seemed to be the end of things, but an unconfirmed report from Fightbook MMA on Sunday says the bout is set to take place at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, with each fighter expected to make an astronomical $250 million each, per the report.
McGregor seemed to almost confirm the report on Twitter, responding with a pair of emojis.
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) December 29, 2024
The Ambani family, most notably Mukesh Ambani — who has a net worth of over $96 billion — certainly has deep enough pockets to pull of an event of this magnitude, but they would need everybody, and not just the fighters involved, on board.
As of now, there has been no mention of the idea from Paul’s side, nor the UFC — who will have to give their blessing for McGregor to take part in a non-UFC bout. Paul’s younger brother Jake Paul did issue a statement on the matter saying the only way he would face McGregor is if Dana White and the UFC were at the negotiation table, but then said his brother would beat a “washed” McGregor if they were to compete.
Now it all makes sense why Conor Mcgregor & his management team have been desperately trying to get MVP to negotiate for a fight between us.
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) December 17, 2024
As we told them them privately & I’m now saying it publicly…the only way we’re willing to explore me vs Conor in a pro boxing / mma fight…
McGregor was scheduled to return to the octagon to face Michael Chandler in the main event of UFC 303 in June before a toe injury forced the former two-division champion to withdraw. “The Notorious” suffered a gruesome leg injury in a first-round TKO loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 in July 2021 in his most recent fight.
