Logan Paul asks Dana White's boss to help make $500m Conor McGregor fight
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Logan Paul has pleaded with Dana White's boss, UFC and WWE chief Ari Emanuel, to be permitted to take on Conor McGregor in the ring. Last month, reports suggested that McGregor was in talks to fight Jake Paul's older brother. In a post uploaded to X - formerly known as Twitter - the Irishman denied reports of a showdown with UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria and announced his desire to take on Paul, posting: "The rumours of a bout with Topuria are false. I am in preliminary agreements with the Ambani family to face Logan Paul in a boxing exhibition in India. I have agreed. I will then seek my return to the Octagon.".
The potential clash could net both men a huge $250million, however, 'The Maverick' recently confirmed that he was solely dedicated to the WWE. That said, a life-changing offer to face the former two-division UFC champion may persuade the American to step back in the ring.
In a recent video uploaded to his official YouTube channel, Paul attended WWE Raw’s debut on Netflix. While he didn't have a match, the social media star made an appearance in a pre-taped interview before heading ringside. The 29-year-old was filmed interacting with several legends of the sport, including Kevin Owens and LA Knight. However, his most intriguing encounter came when he bumped into Emanuel - the CEO of Endeavor and the TKO Group, which owns WWE and UFC.
Paul was filmed sharing a warm embrace and shaking with Emanuel before telling him: “Ari, I need one favour from you,” to which the Endeavor chief responded: “Yeah”, before Paul said: “I need you to greenlight me vs Conor.” The pair then chuckled, before mutually saying “seriously”.
