M. Pacquiao (left) wants McGregor (right) (Photos: Disclosure/Reproduction Twitter ufc)
A few weeks after Manny Pacquiao revealed that he wants to face Conor McGregor in boxing, the UFC reacted by threatening the Filipino with a lawsuit. This is because the boxer would already be negotiating a new superfight with the Irishman without the knowledge of the organization, which takes care of his career and has a contract with the Irish star, lightweight champion of the event.
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Dana White, president of Ultimate, revealed that he will find out if Pacquiao and McGregor are actually negotiating a superfight, and assured that he could sue the Filipino boxer if this is true.
“That would be strange, because of your contract with us. If this is true, I will sue Manny Pacquiao and whoever represents him”, warned the UFC president, when asked by reporters after UFC Fresno, about a possible negotiation between the Filipino and his lightweight champion.
Conor McGregor He recently swapped his MMA gloves for boxing gloves and made history by facing Floyd Mayweather, one of the greatest fighters of all time, in his professional debut in the noble art. The Irishman lost by technical knockout in the tenth round, but his performance and the numbers that the duel generated caught the attention of other boxers, including Pacquiao himself, who ended up challenging the “Notorious” through social media.
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