Outside Source
It appears that Conor
McGregor is willing to back off on his original demand of a
fight before the close of 2020.
Shortly after UFC president Dana White
revealed that the promotion had offered Dustin
Poirier as an opponent to McGregor on Jan. 23 and was unwilling
to book the fight any earlier, the former two-division champion
accepted the date on Twitter. McGregor added that he is targeting
Cowboys Stadium as a potential venue for the event, which has not
been formally announced by the promotion.
“I accept, Jan 23rd is on!” McGregor wrote on Twitter. “My goal is
to see this fight take place in Cowboy stadium. Proper Style!
[Cowboys owner] Jerry Jones is a friend and the stadium can hold
our crowd. I will be ready for Texas and Texas will be ready for my
fans! Then Manny.”
I accept, Jan 23rd is on!
My goal is to see this fight take place in Cowboy stadium. Proper
Style! Jerry Jones is a friend and the stadium can hold our crowd.
I will be ready for Texas and Texas will be ready for my fans!
Then Manny.
#McGregorSportsandEntertainment— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA)
October 14, 2020
The last part of the message indicates that McGregor is still
targeting a boxing match with Manny Pacquiao at some point in the
future. McGregor initially proposed a charity exhibition fight with
Poirier in Ireland before the UFC responded with its offer.
McGregor defeated Poirier by first-round TKO in a featherweight
contest at UFC 178 in September 2014. The SBG Ireland
representative last appeared at UFC 246, where he stopped Donald
Cerrone in 40 seconds on Jan. 18.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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