In a strange turn of events. Conor McGregor joined Logan and Jake Paul on their way to US President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration in Washington DC on Monday.
On the way to the ceremony, the UFC megastar and the influencer-turned-WWE superstar were on the same bus, as seen through several social media posts.
Jake posted a photo between his older brother and McGregor, writing “The inauguration is going great.”
The Nelk Boys also posted a clip of the trio in the back of the bus, taking selfies and sharing laughs, a suggestion contrary to their social media feuds.
“I'm going to kill him,” Logan jokes in the video after they were tagged as a “couple of best friends.”
McGregor's mother, Margaret, also appears in the posts, sitting with her son in the row behind the Paul brothers.
Conor McGregor shared a bus with Jake and Logan Paul for Donald Trump's inauguration
Trump arrives for a service at St. John's Church in Washington DC on Inauguration Day
The bizarre meeting came amid talk of McGregor fighting Logan in a $250 million boxing exhibition in India later this year.
The Notorious first hinted at talks of a possible reunion with a social media post in December.
“I am in preliminary agreements with the Ambrani(sic) family to face Logan Paul in a boxing exhibition in India.” McGregor wrote in X.
According to a report by McGregor's The Mac Life news outlet, the fight will take place in 2025 as part of the Visit India tourism campaign.
The clash will take place at the 33,000-capacity Wankhede cricket stadium in Mumbai, with McGregor set to earn a reported $250 million (£200 million) for his participation.
Mukesh Ambani is the richest man in India and the ninth richest in the world, with a reported net worth of more than £95 billion.
The fight's biggest obstacle, however, is McGregor's deal with the UFC, which still has him tied to the promotion for two fights. The former two-division champion has yet to set foot in the Octagon since breaking his leg in his trilogy loss to Dustin Poirier in the summer of 2021.
After recovering and being cleared to compete, McGregor's return was scheduled for UFC 303 against Michael Chandler to headline International Fight Week in June 2024. His long-awaited return against the always entertaining Chandler was showcased by a season of The Ultimate Fighter to roll the drums. struggle.
Conor McGregor has apparently confirmed his boxing fight with Logan Paul next year
The Irishman will reportedly receive a £200million purse to box social media star Paul in India.
The clash will reportedly take place at the 33,000-capacity Wankhede cricket stadium in Mumbai.
Unfortunately, McGregor retired due to injury and went on to entertain celebrity boxing matches, leaving Chandler and the UFC in ruins.
UFC boss Dana White, a close friend of Trump, is also in the US capital on Monday as fans speculate about talks between the two over McGregor's return.
Speaking exclusively to DailyMail.com, Chandler insisted McGregor wanted an easier fight despite having made a “gentleman's agreement” about their meeting.
“It's a clear path, I'm next in line,” Chandler said. 'You can't do a season of The Ultimate Fighter and not fight. He signed a contract and we had a gentlemen's agreement. “We both put cigarette butts in seats and people will be intrigued by whatever Conor does.”
While McGregor has business to handle with the UFC, Paul also set a price that WWE must meet if they want him to skip the fight to stay in their ring.
“I have to accept $250 million,” Paul said of the contractual circumstances. “If Nick Khan agrees with that, I will stay in WWE.”
UFC boss Dana White is also in Washington DC and is expected to negotiate with McGregor.
McGregor has not stepped into the octagon since losing to Dustin Poirier in July 2021.
McGregor's return against Michael Chandler was scheduled for UFC 303 before McGregor withdrew.
In an interview with reporters on the red carpet, McGregor expressed optimism about the future of the United States ahead of Trump's inauguration.
'It's amazing to be here. I'm very excited. Very optimistic about the future,” McGregor said. 'And it's a good time here in the United States. I was here the last time Donald Trump became president in 2016. And the energy and the response is day and night, which is a testament to how he fared as president, his last candidacy, and how he has conducted himself since then.
'The United States is the world's superpower. Long may this continue,” he continued. 'We love America in Ireland. I have as much love for America as I do for my country, Ireland. It has a huge ripple effect throughout the free world, throughout the Western world.
“And Ireland is going through its own problems at the moment and this mandate here that Donald Trump is about to undertake will have huge effects on Ireland.”