Conor McGregor has ramped up talks of a fight between him and boxing legend Manny Pacquiao after suggesting the showdown is likely to be arranged this year.
The UFC star fought Pacquiao's long-term rival Floyd Mayweather in a lucrative super-fight back in 2017, and is now keen to face off with the 42-year-old Filipino.
A bout between the two would garner plenty of interest, given more than 4million tuned in for McGregor's pay-per-view clash with Mayweather.
McGregor, 32, is currently preparing for his first appearance in the Octagon in a year when he meets Dustin Poirier on January 23, but has teased that Pacquiao could well be next. "I know that talks are intensifying for [a fight] this year," the Irishman told . "I am excited for a
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