Conor McGregor hasn\u2019t given up on the idea of fighting influencers like KSI, Jake Paul, and Logan Paul.<\/p>\n
A year ago, McGregor went off on his own and tried to set up a big money boxing match against Logan Paul, funded by<\/a> India\u2019s ultra-wealthy Ambani family. While it\u2019s not clear exactly what led Conor\u2019s bosses at UFC and TKO to shut things down,<\/a> the fight obviously didn\u2019t happen.<\/p>\n But that doesn\u2019t mean it will never happen \u2026 way off in the future after McGregor is done with his real fighting career.<\/p>\n \u201cI had a sweet deal there,\u201d McGregor told Bloody Elbow<\/a> in a video recorded before Christmas. \u201cLook, them YouTuber fights will come. I\u2019m coming back for glory, for the gold belt, for the triple crown. That\u2019s what I\u2019m after. So all these other nixers? Look at Mike Tyson, look how fresh he looks, he\u2019s an inspiration to me.\u201d<\/p>\n McGregor has been insisting he\u2019ll finally make his long-awaited return to fighting at the UFC White House card<\/a> on June 14th, 2026. The UFC\u2019s new broadcast partner Paramount+ is already teasing that fight,<\/a> bringing Michael Chandler on to hype it up during their New Years Eve show. And then from there, \u201cThe Notorious\u201d wants a bout against welterweight champion Islam Makhachev to grab a title in a third division.<\/p>\n