(Photo : Julian Finney/Getty Images) LONDON, ENGLAND – Eddie Hearn, Promoter and CEO of Matchroom Sport, speaks with Mixed Martial Artist Conor McGregor previous to the Heavyweight struggle between Derek Chisora and Gerald Washington at The O2 Arena on August 12, 2023 in London, England.
The world’s prime and legendary personalities in fight sports activities got here collectively in Saudi Arabia to witness the boxing match between Francis Ngannou and Tyson Fury.
With these individuals in a single nook of the world and with the pattern of “cash fights,” it isn’t unimaginable {that a} struggle between icons from totally different sports activities worlds has been chalked up.
There’s one underway by April 2024 if Conor McGregor’s revelation from Saudi Arabia pushes by means of.
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The Irish fighter shared that he’s seeking to step foot within the boxing ring once more after his worthwhile 2017 struggle with Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Who will his opponent be? No aside from Filipino legend Manny Pacquiao, who was additionally in Saudi over the weekend.
Saudi crown prince serving to to make the struggle occur
The Saudi Arabian authorities is reworking into a significant world sports activities hub with Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman getting concerned throughout transactions.
McGregor revealed that Saudi’s prime official can also be hands-on along with his potential struggle with Pacquiao.
He added that his struggle with Pacman nearly befell lengthy earlier than Ngannou and Fury agreed to a showdown.
“His excellency (Mohammad bin Salman) set myself and Manny Pacquiao together,” he stated.
“There was a discussion, it was close for us to fight in Saudi Arabia about two or three years ago now.”
Right now, McGregor insisted that his precedence proper now could be combined martial arts, even teasing that the struggle may occur in Saudi, too.
“Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom and UFC have a deal so it’s growing. I’m up for anything.”
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