Dana White shuts down talk of Conor McGregor fighting Logan Paul or KSI as UFC boss gives fresh update on Irish icon’s future
Conor McGregor has not fought in any discipline in almost four years
The Irishman has been linked with a boxing bout against Logan Paul or KSI
Dana White has ruled out the prospect of Conor McGregor returning to boxing to fight Logan Paul or KSI.
The Irishman has not fought since his defeat by Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 in 2021 and teased on social media last month that he could return in a £200m clash with YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul in India.
And last week KSI, real name Olajide Olatunji, insisted he is ‘down’ to take on the MMA star in a boxing bout
McGregor’s comeback has long been anticipated and he was slated to fight against Michael Chandler last year before he was forced to pull out after suffering an injury in training.
But the 36-year-old is still contracted to UFC and the organisation’s president and CEO, Dana White, suggested this will prevent McGregor making his comeback as a boxer.
Conor McGregor has not fought since his defeat by Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 in 2021
KSI took to social media to call out Conor McGregor for a boxing fight in the near future
UFC boss Dana White hopes Conor McGregor will return to the sport later this year
‘No no (he won’t fight KSI or Logan Paul]. Hopefully Conor McGregor returns in the fall.’
McGregor’s absence from UFC leaves a sizeable hole given his selling power and superstar status.
His popularity in the Republic of Ireland and the UK has plummeted since he began his legal fight with Dubliner Nikita Hand.
Hand was awarded more than €248,000 (£206,000) after a jury in Dublin concluded that McGregor ‘brutally raped’ and ‘battered’ the ex-hair colourist in a Dublin hotel penthouse in December 2018.
He has also vowed to appeal the decision.
McGregor’s popularity in the USA has not been has poorly affected, however, and his comeback would be a massive boon to UFC.
