Conor McGregor delays MMA return, says he has agreed to fight Logan Paul

Former UFC two-fight champion Conor McGregor is reportedly putting his return to MMA on hold for a boxing show. McGregor said on X that he had agreed to face Logan Paul, ESPN reported. “I have made tentative arrangements with the Ambani family to face Logan Paul in a boxing competition in India. I agreed,” he wrote. “I will then seek my return to the Octagon.” It was not clear whether Paul had agreed to get in the ring with McGregor. Paul, a YouTuber and older brother of Jake Paul, has participated in several boxing shows, including one with Floyd Mayweather. In 2017, McGregor also faced Mayweather. Last month, a civil court jury in Ireland ruled that McGregor must pay more than $250,000 to a woman who accused him of raping her. McGregor, 36, testified that he never forced the woman to do anything against her will and said she made up the allegations after the two had consensual sex. The jury of eight women and four men found him liable for assault after deliberating six counts of assault for hours at the High Court in Dublin. The Associated Press contributed to this report.