Conor McGregor may be lining himself up for a lucrative boxing match against one of the Paul Bros. in 2025, but that doesn’t mean the former UFC double champion isn’t still sharpening his grappling skills.
As you may know, McGregor made headlines for the wrong reasons last month when he lost his civil sexual assault lawsuit. “Notorious” was not only asked to pay monetary damages to his accuser, but he also received a hefty amount of backlash for his alleged actions. Most of the combat community publicly criticized McGregor on social media and made it known that they don’t want to see him fight again.
Nevertheless, McGregor made more headlines earlier this month when news leaked of a potential boxing match with Logan Paul in India in 2025. McGregor hasn’t competed since breaking his leg against Dustin Poirier back at UFC 264 in July 2021, but he’s still a massive star in combat sports and would bring a lot of attention in a potential fight with Paul. Recent reports suggest it may be Jake Paul instead of Logan Paul to welcome “Notorious” back to the boxing ring, but that will just lead to an even bigger payday for McGregor.
If the rumors are true then McGregor should be honing his boxing skills as best he can. The former UFC champion is certainly more skilled than both Paul brothers combined, but he hasn’t fought in well over three years and hasn’t competed in boxing since losing to Floyd Mayweather Jr. all the way back in 2017. Both Paul brothers are larger than McGregor and have been more active in the sport of boxing over the past few years.
Regardless of his rumored return to the squared circle, McGregor is still taking time out of his busy life to work on his grappling. He posted the below video to social media earlier this week and ended up submitting his partner twice.
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Conor McGregor submits training partner twice in new training footage
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