Conor McGregor, Jake Paul
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Conor McGregor and Jake Paul obtained right into a confrontation through the Katie Taylor-Amanda Serrano battle Saturday evening, a battle co-promoted by Paul.
Throughout Taylor’s win, McGregor tweeted to Paul, ‘Who the f–ok is that this jackass within the pink Jimmy saville glasses?”
This got here earlier than Eire’s Taylor received a controversial split-decision win over Serrano.
Paul responded to McGregor’s tweet saying Paul “has accomplished extra for fighters than you ever have,” that he “received 5 fights up to now 2 years when you have misplaced 5,” that he “isn’t owned by Dana White,” is “the one who made the battle you simply watched occur” and “obtained your hero Katie Taylor paid.
“That’s who,” Paul wrote to finish his tweet.
The 2 have traded some mild verbal sparring up to now, though McGregor had largely refused to answer Paul’s pokes.
Even in 2020, McGregor didn't reply to Paul’s rant on Instagram the place he referred to McGregor’s spouse Dee Devlin as a “4” and mentioned, “you would do so much higher.”
This could mark one of many first instances there was a real back-and-forth between these two. McGregor did field Floyd Mayweather in 2017 and there was hypothesis he too may match up in some unspecified time in the future with Paul, who introduced Sunday he’s preventing on Aug. 13 however didn't reveal his opponent.
McGregor used to battle at 145 kilos whereas Paul has been boxing at 185 kilos.
McGregor has not fought since he broke his leg in a freak accident in opposition to Dustin Poirier in July 2021. It's unknown when he would return to the octagon. He nonetheless has two fights left on his UFC contract, per ESPN.
Any boxing bout must be allowed by Dana White or be accomplished after his contract is up.
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