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Conor McGregor says he's reached a 'preliminary agreement' to fight Logan Paul in India

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Irish mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor (36) has reached a preliminary agreement to fight American social media influencer-turned-fighter Logan Paul (29) in an exhibition boxing match, the former UFC champion said on social media on Tuesday.

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mcgregor-conor/zmTtk3ch/"]McGregor[/a], who was ordered to pay damages last month after a jury in a civil trial at Ireland's High Court found he assaulted a woman in 2018, said the fight would take place in India but did not specify when it would potentially occur.[/p][p][b]"I am in preliminary agreements with the Ambani family to face [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/logan-paul/4xwngiHn/"]Logan Paul[/a] in a boxing exhibition in India. I have agreed," [/b]McGregor wrote on X.[/p][p][b]"I will then seek my return to the Octagon."[/b][/p][p]Paul, whose 27-year-old younger brother Jake fought 58-year-old former heavyweight champ Mike Tyson in a widely watched Netflix event that strained the streaming platform's servers, has few fights under his belt.[/p][p]The 29-year-old American survived eight rounds against retired five-division champion Floyd Mayweather, who is 18 years his senior, in an exhibition fight three years ago.[/p][embed guid="36e5a5f8-ff83-4ecc-90fc-82512c443a8d" url="https://twitter.com/TheNotoriousMMA/status/1868946259165544560" social-type="twitter" /]

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