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The Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou fight has brought some of the biggest names in combat sports to Saudi Arabia. The likes of Mike Tyson (who is at Ngannou’s corner), Conor McGregor, Manny Pacquiao, Fury’s upcoming opponent for undisputed, Oleksandr Usyk, and ‘Sugar’ Ray Leonard are all in Riyadh to witness the bout.

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This has seen some unlikely run-ins, including between Fury and Usyk and between McGregor and Pacquiao, who were involved in a legal battle recently. And their relationship seemed different than one would expect for two men who had been fighting in court until recently.

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Conor McGregor and Manny Pacquiao spotted together after lawsuit

Conor McGregor took to his official Instagram account and shared some pictures from Saudi. One of the pictures showed him sitting on the same sofa as Manny Pacquiao, who recently lost a multi-million dollar lawsuit to the former two-division UFC champion.

After recent bout negotiations between Paradigm and Pacquiao fell through, Paradigm Sports, the agency that represents McGregor, won a lawsuit against boxing legend Manny Pacquiao after a judge found that Pacquiao was in breach of contract. Pacquiao, 44, has been ordered to pay $5.1 million to Paradigm, as well as at least $2 million in attorney fees.

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However, this seems not to have affected their relations too much as was evident from them sharing a sofa. And while McGregor was seen kicking back and relaxing with his peers and combat sports legends, he would be back to training pretty soon as he gears up to make his UFC comeback. This did not stop him from being impressed by the Battle of the Baddest and he did not hold back.

McGregor reacts to incredible Fury vs. Ngannou fight

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McGregor gave his instant reaction to the incredible Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou bout. Ngannou proved all his critics wrong and lost a one-point split decision to the undefeated Gypsy King after knocking Fury down in the third round. He commended Fury for his chin and toughness but reserved high praise for the former UFC heavyweight champion.

“Ngannou is a powerful boy as well. Tyson couldn’t hurt him. He was just missing with that right hand. Great fight, great to watch! Heavyweight boxing is EXCITING! Especially from the ringside…!” McGregor said.

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McGregor was impressed by Ngannou’s power and strength and felt that Tyson Fury could not hurt Ngannou with his punches. He declared that heavyweight boing was exciting because of the incredible power fighters in that division possess.

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Kanishk Thakur is a senior UFC writer at EssentiallySports with over 2500 articles. A seasoned writer with about 5 years of professional writing experience, he has expertly covered the heated rivalries in the fight game and delivered meticulous reports of athlete payouts here at ES. Additionally, he also unravels stories that occur outside the cage, in fighters' lives. Conor McGregor even shouted out Kanishk's spread on Forged Irish stout on his socials. When he's not drafting his next piece for his readers, you can find him hunched over a book.

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