Amir Khan Not Ruling Out Conor McGregor Fight in UFC or Boxing

By Edward Chaykovsky

In the past, former world champion Amir Khan (31-4, 19 KOs) said that he would entertain the possibility of trying his hand in mixed martial arts.

The hot topic at the moment is the idea of a top boxer facing a top mixed martial artist, and the biggest match leading the pack of that discussion is a potential cross-sports fight between retired former five division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. and UFC superstar Conor McGregor.  

McGregor and Mayweather have been discussing the idea of facing each other for the last year. Lately, things have been heating up with both athletes claiming to be on board with fighting in the fall, but there are many industry insiders in both sports who doubt that contest will actually happen.

If the offer and the opportunity was right, Khan would get in the ring, or the cage, with McGregor.

“I always said I’d give it a go, I’m a fighter who likes to fight and try different things. I don’t know if I’d be any good at it but I’d give it my all," Khan told ES News.

“He [McGregor] wouldn’t know – I’d just hit him – bam-bam-bam-bam, but if he grabbed me I’m done, I’d have to work on that. Nate [Diaz] choked him out and Nate said to me ‘he’s not the best when you get him on the floor’, so he’s normally a stand up fighter.

“In boxing I think I beat him quite easily in boxing but in MMA I think it might be tough but you just don’t know. Conor’s a fighter who’s put the UFC on the map, he knows how to market himself. This is what fighting is all about, it’s all about promoting yourself, sometimes being that bad guy and making yourself a big name.”

Khan has been out of the ring since last May, when he was knocked out in six rounds by Saul "Canelo" Alvarez. He would like to return very soon in the coming weeks.