{"id":3694,"date":"2025-01-25T08:15:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-25T12:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/?p=3694"},"modified":"2025-09-22T06:54:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T10:54:44","slug":"conor-mcgregor-making-headlines-on-espn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/articles\/conor-mcgregor-making-headlines-on-espn\/","title":{"rendered":"Conor McGregor Making Headlines on ESPN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:sans-serif;\">One of the <span style=\"color:#2980b9;\"><strong>headlines<\/strong><\/span> on the homepage of <strong>ESPN<\/strong> this morning is: <strong>&#8216;McGregor: UFC nixed Logan Paul boxing match&#8217;<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:sans-serif;\">We <span style=\"color:#e74c3c;\"><strong>don&#8217;t<\/strong><\/span> believe for a second that <strong>India<span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"> offered<\/span><\/strong> a purse of <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>$500 million<\/strong><\/span> to <strong>Conor McGregor<\/strong> and <strong>Logan Paul<\/strong> for a fight in India as part of a <strong>&#8220;Visit India&#8221;<\/strong> campaign.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:sans-serif;\"><strong>Saudi Arabia<\/strong>&nbsp;pays <strong>WWE <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">$50 million<\/span> per event<\/strong> which means they have spent <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>$600 million<\/strong><\/span> total since 2018 to host <strong>twelve events<\/strong> including events that have featured&nbsp;<strong>Logan Paul<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:sans-serif;\">Why spend <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>$500 million<\/strong><\/span> on one bout when <strong>Conor<\/strong> might <span style=\"color:#e74c3c;\"><strong>knock<\/strong><\/span> <strong>Logan <\/strong>out in a few seconds?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:sans-serif;\">There was <span style=\"color:#e74c3c;\"><strong>never<\/strong><\/span> going to be a <span style=\"color:#e74c3c;\"><strong>fight<\/strong><\/span> in <strong>India<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:sans-serif;\">According to ESPN, <strong>&#8220;McGregor, who has repeatedly insisted he will <span style=\"color:#2980b9;\">return<\/span> to MMA, said he <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">still intends to pursue<\/span> a boxing event against Paul. McGregor and the Paul brothers &#8212; Logan and his brother, professional boxer Jake &#8212; <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">crossed paths<\/span> at the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump on Monday.&#8221;<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mma\/story\/_\/id\/43552418\/conor-mcgregor-says-ufc-nixed-boxing-match-logan-paul\"><strong>Click here<\/strong><\/a> to read the <strong>ESPN<\/strong> article!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:sans-serif;\">You have no idea how huge <strong>John Kavanagh&#8217;s Mixed Martial Arts Group (NYSE: MMA)<\/strong> is about to become with the backing of <strong>Conor McGregor&nbsp;<\/strong>the <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>biggest draw<\/strong><\/span> in the history of <strong>combat sports<\/strong>!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"414\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/conormcgregorloganpaultrump.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/conormcgregorloganpaultrump.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/conormcgregorloganpaultrump-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:sans-serif;\"><em>Past performance is not an indicator of future returns. NIA is not an investment advisor and does not provide investment advice. Always do your own research and make your own investment decisions. NIA has received compensation from MMA of US$30,000 cash for a three-month marketing contract. This message is meant for informational and educational purposes only and does not provide investment advice.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the headlines on the homepage of ESPN this morning is: &#8216;McGregor: UFC nixed Logan Paul boxing match&#8217; We don&#8217;t believe for a second that India offered a purse of $500 million to Conor McGregor and Logan Paul for a fight in India as part of a &#8220;Visit India&#8221; campaign. 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