After initially claiming that ‘preliminary agreements’ were in place for a boxing match against Logan Paul in India, things have slowly started to unravel for Conor McGregor.
This, after the former UFC double champion re-shared a fake post from a self-confessed troll social media account that claimed the bout could generate each fighter around $250 million, and take place in Mumbai, India.
UFC legend Chael Sonnen first stated via his YouTube channel that “not a single word was true” regarding the rumored fight and during a conversation with UFC star Bo Nickal, doubled down on that take.
“What a scam – the whole thing is flawed… First off, it’s not Saudi Arabia, it’s India; for some Indian billionaire who wants to bring tourism to the country [when] India is the most populated country in the world, like it is just fake.
“But let me tell you one thing that a rich guy hates, if you are a really rich guy, it actually pains them and keeps them up at night to not have their fame – a guy that rich wants his credit for it.
“And the reason I tell you that is the way Conor tells this story, there’s some rich billionaire who’s going to cut a check for $250 million – first off, nobody is cutting a check for $250 million when the going rate of the market is $8 million.”
That number comes from when the UFC offered then-light heavyweight champion Jon Jones approximately $8 million to fight the then-heavyweight king Francis Ngannou – Jones is now reportedly demanding more than $30 million to face Aspinall.