Conor McGregor has an MMA fight to focus on, but is a return to boxing inevitable?
First up is Dustin Poirier, whom McGregor has
signed on to rematch in the
UFC 257 main event on Jan. 23. After that, though, it might not be a guarantee that his follow-up fight will take place inside the octagon.
McGregor’s manager, Audie Attar of Paradigm Sports Management, is steadfast in his belief that McGregor will fight boxing champion
Manny Pacquiao. Why? Because Attar
also represents Pacquiao – and he knows both of his clients want the fight.
“Conor has a fight Jan. 23 against Dustin Poirier,” Attar said in an
interview with Bloomberg. “He’s gonna be handling business against Dustin first, but Conor’s come out and said he wants to fight Manny. Manny’s come out and said he wants to fight Conor. As I’ve stated publicly before, we’ve had conversations.
“That is a fight that we’re definitely going to make because both fighters want it, and there seems to be interest from the fans all around the world.”