Conor McGregor claims he is not interested in fighting KSI.
The former dual-weight UFC champion certainly seemed like he fancied a scrap with KSI when they were both in attendance at Anthony Joshua’s latest fight.
After watching the British boxing superstar knock Robert Helenius out cold in August, McGregor grabbed the microphone and challenged KSI to a bare-knuckle boxing bout.
“I know your man KSI is in the crowd, and he couldn’t box eggs if he worked in an egg boxing factory,” he said.
“So, if he wants to get in here, I’ll give him a final yoke, bare-knuckle if you want.”
At this point, KSI had already left London’s O2 Arena, but McGregor’s callout soon got back to him, and excitement started to build about a potential crossover fight as they had already clashed earlier in the evening.
However, ‘Notorious’ has now revealed that he has no interest in actually fighting KSI and only called him out to add a bit of spice to Joshua’s event.
“Ah he was there, it was just a bit of craic,” McGregor told Mirror Fighting when asked why he had called out the YouTube boxer, who faces Tommy Fury next week in Manchester.
He added: “I’m not interested.”
In a later interview with Seconds Out, he admitted to keeping an eye on the influencer boxing scene but views them as “side hustles” to what he’s truly trying to achieve.
McGregor’s currently fixated on returning to the UFC Octagon for the first time since breaking his leg during a trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 in July 2021.
The 35-year-old is booked to face Michael Chandler and it’s believed they will clash at a UFC event in the first quarter of 2024.
If all goes well against Chandler, McGregor plans to make history by winning the welterweight title currently held by Leon Edwards ahead of his meeting with Colby Covington at UFC 296 on December 16.
After previously holding UFC gold at featherweight and lightweight, ‘Mystic Mac’ would become the first-ever three-weight champion in company history if he repeats the feat at 170lbs.
First things first, he’s got to get his highly anticipated return date pencilled in.
