{"id":374970,"date":"2026-08-01T01:43:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T20:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=374970"},"modified":"2026-08-01T01:43:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T20:13:41","slug":"logan-paul-asked-permission-from-wwe-for-conor-mcgregor-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/08\/01\/logan-paul-asked-permission-from-wwe-for-conor-mcgregor-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Logan Paul asked permission from WWE for Conor McGregor fight"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A number of days ago, Conor McGregor returned to the UFC after a span of 5 years. Nevertheless, he was soon injured, and now WWE Superstar Logan Paul desires to fight him. Seconds into his return match against Max Holloway, McGregor injured his ACL and meniscus. Unable to fight now, Paul recently opened up on the newest edition of his ImPaulsive podcast about his interest in fighting<\/a> \u201cNotorious One.\u201d<\/p>\n

Through the podcast, UFC’s Sean O\u2019Malley claimed that he believes McGregor will return to the UFC. Nevertheless, Paul didn’t seem so sure concerning the statement. He questioned McGregor’s potential to compete at the very best level after spending nearly five years away from MMA.<\/p>\n

\u201cSomething I find so funny: he definitely has roasted the WWE and WWE superstars prior to now. He put out a tweet dissing Roman Reigns; the Roman Reigns tweet was recently. In the meanwhile, Conor [McGregor] is doing WWE. He’s incapable of fighting,\u201d Paul said.<\/p>\n

The previous WWE United States Champion further opened up and shared how he asked his WWE bosses about fighting McGregor. \u201cI don\u2019t think WWE will let me fight anyone. I\u2019ll be honest, I texted my boss after Conor lost. I used to be like, \u2018Bro, Conor is cooked, do something with it. Make a bag, let me fight him. Big WWE star versus big WWE star, cause that\u2019s what he’s now. He said that he thinks he\u2019s done.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, as per Paul, his boss in WWE responded by claiming that McGregor was done with combat sports. Despite many believing McGregor to be done with combat sports, a number of notable UFC veterans have expressed their belief in him.<\/p>\n