Big Blow in Conor McGregor’s Bid to Buy Chelsea FC as Russian Owner Roman Abramovich Sanctioned

It has been just a while since UFC star Conor McGregor showed interest in buying ‘Chelsea Football Club’ off the Russian Roman Abramovich. He had tweeted his interest in buying it. However, issues that have recently cropped up could deter him from doing so.

Marty Ziegler tweeted that Abramovich had been sanctioned and that all UK assets were frozen. While the club can continue with its soccer activities under a special license, it cannot be sold.

Zeigler further informed that merchandise sales will also be stopped. In addition to all of this, player transfer or new contracts will also not be permitted.

This news further elicited a lot of mixed reactions from Twitter users. With this new development, Conor McGregor might have to wait for a while before he can purchase the club.

The UFC fighter has multiple successful businesses. So his wanting to expand further in the sports arena is not surprising. He has also previously toyed with the idea of buying Manchester United from the Glazers. So it looks like the fighter really does want to purchase a football club soon.

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It would be interesting to see what ‘The Notorious’ has to say about this.

More on Conor McGregor

While his businesses seem to be flourishing, his UFC career is currently at a standstill. After suffering a broken leg at UFC 264 while fighting Dustin Poirier, he was focused on recovering.

He aims to come back this year and become the champion. Thus, he wants a direct title fight. With the lightweight division being one of the busiest ones, he will surely have some spectacular fights in the future. However, as of now, there isn’t much clarity of when exactly fans will get to see him in the octagon.

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The fighter is active on social media and regularly posts workout videos. Fans can thus get a peek into his training.

Who do you think is a good matchup for Conor McGregor?