Conor McGregor challenged Manny Pacquiao

The Irish MMA fighter tweeted that his next opponent will be a Filipino boxer. Recall that Pacquiao became the world champion in eight weight categories during his career, which is an absolute record.

According to Conor, the fight will take place in the Middle East.

* Edited at 09.25.2020, 6:01 PM ET *

Threat of legal action forced Conor McGregor to cancel announcement of fight with Pacquiao


Former UFC champion in two weight categories Conor McGregor posted a poster of the fight with Manny Pacquiao on his instagram a few days ago. It indicated that the fight will take place in winter 2020 in Saudi Arabia. McGregor deleted the post shortly thereafter, and today White explained in an interview with Robbie Fox why Conor backed out.


“I don’t know if you know, but people in Saudi Arabia are up in arms against Conor,” White said. “They basically confirmed that his fight with Pacquiao on their territory is a lie. They gave him 15 minutes to remove the post, otherwise he would be sued. He removed the publication. You won't see his poster with Manny again. "