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Paradigm Sports Management has ensured that a fight will take place between two of its biggest clients, Manny Pacquiao and Conor McGregor.
According to Paradigm CEO Audie Attar, the mega fight will take place once McGregor wraps things up with Dustin Poirier on January 23.
“In regards to Manny Pacquiao and Conor McGregor, Conor has a fight on January 23 against Dustin Poirier,“Attar told Bloomberg TV.
“He’ll take care of matters against Dustin first.”
Several people close to Pacquiao and McGregor have sent mixed signals regarding the fight, including in conversations.
Pacquiao’s assistant Jayke Joson initially confirmed that the fight will take place in 2021. UFC boss Dana White later flatly denied it.
Pacquiao, owner of Pac Sports and Entertainment, demanded that if he goes ahead, his promotion must be co-promotion of the event.
“Conor has come out and said he wants to fight Manny, [and] Manny has come out and said he wants to fight Conor,Attar said.
“As I said publicly before, we have had conversations. So that’s a fight we’re definitely going to do, because both fighters want it, and there seems to be interest from fans around the world. “
Estimates for the potential blockbuster say it can generate revenue of at least $ 250 million.
Pacquiao’s fight with Floyd Mayweather, dubbed the Fight of the century On May 2, 2015, he earned 4.4 million PPV purchases, the richest fight ever.
McGregor’s intersports fight with Mayweather was called The fight for money On August 26, 2017, it registered 4.3 million purchases.
Pacquiao, 41, owns a 62-7-2 record. The last time he fought back was on July 20, 2019, defeating Keith Thurman to win the WBA World Welterweight Championship.
On the other hand, McGregor (Boxing: 0-1, MMA: 22-4) last defended himself on January 20, knocking out Donald Cerrone in Las Vegas. He finally announced his retirement on June 6.
