Retired UFC star Conor McGregor appears to be ready for his second boxing match. After facing Floyd Mayweather Jr. in 2017, McGregor will now apparently enter the ring with another boxing legend, Manny Pacquiao.

McGregor announced the news on his social media, saying that the fight will take place “in the Middle East.”

The plans for the fight were later confirmed by McGregor’s manager Audie Attar, who told ESPN that the two camps are having active discussions. However, Attar added that the deal hadn’t been finalized yet.

The news comes after UFC President Dana White recently told SportsCenter that UFC and Conor McGregor are working on “some fun stuff” together for the beginning of 2021. UFC co-promoted McGregor’s fight vs. Mayweather, so it wouldn’t be surprising if they are on board to do the same with Pacquiao bout.

McGregor, who announced that he is retiring from mixed martial art earlier this year, is 0-1 as a professional boxer. Pacquiao, on the other hand, has a 62-7 record with two draws.

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After putting up a good performance against Floyd Mayweather and earning tons of money, Conor McGregor has sparked interest from other boxers as well. Now, Oscar De La Hoya said that he would be prepared to get out of the retirement to fight McGregor.

“I know I can take out Conor McGregor in two rounds. I’ll come back for that fight.” – said De La Hoya. “Two rounds. Just one more [fight]. I’m calling him out. Two rounds, that’s all I need. That’s all I’m going to say. You heard it on Golden Boy Radio. Two rounds, that’s all I need.“

Oscar De La Hoya retired in 2009 after 16 years of professional career. During that time, he won ten world titles in six different weight classes while also achieving lineal championships in three weight classes. During his amateur boxing career, De La Hoya won a lightweight gold medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.

It would be certainly interesting to see 44-year old De La Hoya back in the ring. He teased about coming from the retirement for a few times now, but that never came to fruition. His physical condition obviously wouldn’t be an issue since De La Hoya said he has been training.

“You know I’m competitive. I still have it in me.” – De La Hoya explains. “I’ve been secretly training, secretly training. I’m faster than ever and stronger than ever.“

Now it remains to be seen if Conor McGregor would be up for this challenge. During the promotion of his documentary Conor McGregor: Notorious, McGregor said that he seeks the opportunity to fight in UFC for the interim lightweight belt, but that there are many boxing opponents he would consider. With Oscar De La Hoya’s interest in fighting him, we can safely say that McGregor isn’t lacking business offers for the future.

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Lots of people were wondering what Conor McGregor will do next. Now, we might have some answers. McGregor is currently promoting his documentary Conor McGregor: Notorious, and Ireland’s Entertainment jumped on the chance to ask him about his plans for the future.

“I’ve got everyone clawing at me, trying to get at me, and that’s from multiple sports, multiple organizations, multiple everything,” – McGregor said. “It’s been like that for a long, long time, I feel, so it’s just another day for me. I know there are many contenders in the UFC. There are many boxing contenders as well. What interests me is certainly a UFC bout, certainly a defense of my lightweight title. There is a fighter with the interim lightweight belt. I feel that will be next. We’ll see how negotiations go.“

The “fighter” McGregor refers to is UFC interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson, who is currently on a 10 win streak and got the title in the fight against Kevin Lee. If negotiations with Ferguson fail, McGregor isn’t worried, since he has numerous other opportunities.

“The Diaz trilogy is also there,” – McGregor said. “I can defend my belt against Nate. Maybe we can persuade one of these boxing opponents to step into the Octagon, or there’s also boxing bouts as well. So, there’s so many options. I feel to legitimize the belt — there’s an interim champion, I’m the unified champion — I feel that will be next. We are currently in contract negotiations, and we’ll see where it goes.“

McGregor had his last UFC fight in November of 2016 when he defeated Eddie Alvarez. With the win against Alvarez, McGregor became the only fighter in UFC history to simultaneously hold titles from two divisions. His only fight in 2017 was his boxing debut against Floyd Mayweather in August when he lost by TKO in the 10th round.

Check out the full interview with McGregor below.

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Retired UFC star Conor McGregor appears to be ready for his second boxing match. After facing Floyd Mayweather Jr. in 2017, McGregor will now apparently enter the ring with another boxing legend, Manny Pacquiao.

McGregor announced the news on his social media, saying that the fight will take place “in the Middle East.”

The plans for the fight were later confirmed by McGregor’s manager Audie Attar, who told ESPN that the two camps are having active discussions. However, Attar added that the deal hadn’t been finalized yet.

The news comes after UFC President Dana White recently told SportsCenter that UFC and Conor McGregor are working on “some fun stuff” together for the beginning of 2021. UFC co-promoted McGregor’s fight vs. Mayweather, so it wouldn’t be surprising if they are on board to do the same with Pacquiao bout.

McGregor, who announced that he is retiring from mixed martial art earlier this year, is 0-1 as a professional boxer. Pacquiao, on the other hand, has a 62-7 record with two draws.

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After putting up a good performance against Floyd Mayweather and earning tons of money, Conor McGregor has sparked interest from other boxers as well. Now, Oscar De La Hoya said that he would be prepared to get out of the retirement to fight McGregor.

“I know I can take out Conor McGregor in two rounds. I’ll come back for that fight.” – said De La Hoya. “Two rounds. Just one more [fight]. I’m calling him out. Two rounds, that’s all I need. That’s all I’m going to say. You heard it on Golden Boy Radio. Two rounds, that’s all I need.“

Oscar De La Hoya retired in 2009 after 16 years of professional career. During that time, he won ten world titles in six different weight classes while also achieving lineal championships in three weight classes. During his amateur boxing career, De La Hoya won a lightweight gold medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.

It would be certainly interesting to see 44-year old De La Hoya back in the ring. He teased about coming from the retirement for a few times now, but that never came to fruition. His physical condition obviously wouldn’t be an issue since De La Hoya said he has been training.

“You know I’m competitive. I still have it in me.” – De La Hoya explains. “I’ve been secretly training, secretly training. I’m faster than ever and stronger than ever.“

Now it remains to be seen if Conor McGregor would be up for this challenge. During the promotion of his documentary Conor McGregor: Notorious, McGregor said that he seeks the opportunity to fight in UFC for the interim lightweight belt, but that there are many boxing opponents he would consider. With Oscar De La Hoya’s interest in fighting him, we can safely say that McGregor isn’t lacking business offers for the future.

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Lots of people were wondering what Conor McGregor will do next. Now, we might have some answers. McGregor is currently promoting his documentary Conor McGregor: Notorious, and Ireland’s Entertainment jumped on the chance to ask him about his plans for the future.

“I’ve got everyone clawing at me, trying to get at me, and that’s from multiple sports, multiple organizations, multiple everything,” – McGregor said. “It’s been like that for a long, long time, I feel, so it’s just another day for me. I know there are many contenders in the UFC. There are many boxing contenders as well. What interests me is certainly a UFC bout, certainly a defense of my lightweight title. There is a fighter with the interim lightweight belt. I feel that will be next. We’ll see how negotiations go.“

The “fighter” McGregor refers to is UFC interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson, who is currently on a 10 win streak and got the title in the fight against Kevin Lee. If negotiations with Ferguson fail, McGregor isn’t worried, since he has numerous other opportunities.

“The Diaz trilogy is also there,” – McGregor said. “I can defend my belt against Nate. Maybe we can persuade one of these boxing opponents to step into the Octagon, or there’s also boxing bouts as well. So, there’s so many options. I feel to legitimize the belt — there’s an interim champion, I’m the unified champion — I feel that will be next. We are currently in contract negotiations, and we’ll see where it goes.“

McGregor had his last UFC fight in November of 2016 when he defeated Eddie Alvarez. With the win against Alvarez, McGregor became the only fighter in UFC history to simultaneously hold titles from two divisions. His only fight in 2017 was his boxing debut against Floyd Mayweather in August when he lost by TKO in the 10th round.

Check out the full interview with McGregor below.

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