Jake Paul says he’s serious about Conor McGregor callout for UFC fight: ‘I’m knocking him out — first round’

Patrick Akuagwu

March 29, 2022

The first round of a fight between Conor McGregor and Jake Paul will end in a knockout for McGregor.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) octagon may be their venue if they come face to face. According to Jake Paul, Conor McGregor is broken, and he will be knocked out in the first round of the fight.

Over 25 years old, Paul, a YouTuber and had only ventured into the boxing ring so far. He has an undefeated 5-0 record in the professional ranks of boxing. All of Paul’s previous fights have taken place in the boxing ring. He’d like to branch out and try something completely different, which is MMA/UFC.

After breaking his leg against Dustin Poirier in July of last year, he was still out of the picture for the rest of the year. The Irishman has recently increased his training regiment in preparation for a UFC fight this summer.

For someone trying to be a world champion, if Paul convinces notorious to fight him and Paul defeat Conor McGregor or knock him out to become the world champion, although his chances of success are slim, this will be a significant setback for Mcgregor.

Paul has expressed a desire to compete in mixed martial arts in the future to face Conor McGregor, a former lightweight and featherweight champion. On numerous occasions, he has expressed his disinterest in Conor Mcgregor, though the fight could also take place under boxing rules.

Paul kept bringing up the possibility of a massive fight between the two stars (Paul and Mcgregor) in his conversations. In response to claims that  the Irishman and the injury he received from Dustin Poirier were severe, he declared that “Conor is going downhill.”

I could not express the severity of his injuries in words. I move quickly, which means that I’ll take him down in the first round. Since breaking his leg in their three-fight series with Dustin Poirier, McGregor has been unable to do anything. In the meantime, he is making his way back into the game.

In his boxing career, Paul has never lost a fight. It is possible that he would alter his fighting style if he were to face the undefeated McGregor.

“Even if Dana does not pay the boxers enough now, he will be forced to pay them more money later if i wins. But if I lose, they have the right to take all of my money and whatever else they desire. In terms of my chances of defeating Conor, I am optimistic.”

Paul has previously discussed a potential fight with Conor McGregor is evident. This isn’t likely to be the last time we see them together. The UFC fighter had previously stated that he intended to travel from his home country of the United States to Ireland to face him.

Another way of putting it is that I aspire to compete against Conor McGregor one day. ‘I’m going to fight him in an Irish boxing ring,’ Paul declared five years ago after Floyd Mayweather defeated him in a boxing ring in Las Vegas. He hoped to persuade McGregor to return to the octagon shortly.

According to him in an interview, he made the decision that he would fight McGregor and win.

From McGregor’s side, he will not engage in combat with Paul for the time being.

Earlier this month, Conor McGregor stated that he did not like Paul’s fighting style. The attempts to incite a fight between them have been made by Paul thus far.

After The Notorious put on a pair of gloves and posted a clip of himself hitting the pads,, Paul replied, “I’d knock Conor out in boxing or mixed martial arts.” God has complete control over my life. In replied to what he said McGregor called him “a**hole,” and he turned off his phone.

Though Paul is unlikely to fight Connor for an extended period of time, he is likely to try his hand at mixed martial arts for the first time in the coming months. A representative for the PFL and Bellator has approached him about fighting in a cage, according to TMZ. In addition, they have received inquiries from other mixed martial arts organizations (MMA).

The opponent and sport in which Jake Paul will compete when he fights in August have not yet been determined.

“Man, there is a never-ending list of activities (of possible opponents). In the opinion of Paul, the next fight could be in the mixed martial arts arena. Nikita is the best promotions manager I’ve ever worked with, and I am currently negotiating and speaking with various people to determine which option is best for both the company and us.

According to our understanding, we’re working with those two organizations and others to determine where it would be beneficial for us to collaborate.

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