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Dana White denies Conor McGregor vs. Manny Pacquiao in works, fires back at Bob Arum
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FRESNO, Calif. – UFC President Dana White adamantly denies any accuracy to reports of a Conor McGregor vs. Manny Pacquiao boxing match being discussed.
Earlier this week, boxing legend Pacquiao (59-7-2 boxing) said he’d begun talks for an April boxing showdown with the UFC lightweight champion McGregor (21-3 MMA, 0-1 boxing). White shut that down, though, following tonight’s UFC Fight Night 123 event and even offered a legal threat.
“That would be weird, because (McGregor’s) under contract with us,” White told MMAjunkie. “If that’s true, I will be suing Manny Pacquiao and whoever is representing him.”
The UFC boss was adamant McGregor’s next fight will be in the UFC, but White’s future does, in fact, involve boxing. He’s confirmed that the wheels are in motion for a boxing organization promoted under the same ownership umbrella as UFC, and that news apparently has ruffled some feathers in the boxing community.
White has a longstanding feud with Top Rank promoter Bob Arum, who took a shot at White at tonight’s Vasyl Lomachenko vs. Guillermo Rigondeaux boxing match in New York.
“Who gives a s— with White, he’s a piece of s—. He’s got a UFC that’s cratering and he needs boxing to save himself.”
White was informed of Arum’s comments and fired back with a stern warning.
“You’ll see, Bob,” White said. “We’ll see at the end. Bob’s the same guy who said the UFC would never work, and the UFC was loosing ‘oodles’ of money, whatever the (expletive) ‘oodles of money’ means. Look at what we’ve done and look at where we are. I mean, come on. At the end of the day, we’ll see who stands where when the smoke clears and the dust settles.
“I’ll give it to him, though. For a (expletive) 95-year-old dude, this guy’s pretty feisty, man. I’ll give it to him. I’ll give him that.”
For complete coverage of UFC Fight Night 123, check out the UFC Events section of the site.
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