Simply days out from his boxing match towards Ben Askren, controversial social media movie star Jake Paul has doubled down on the thought of a possible battle with Conor McGregor within the close to future.<\/b><\/p>\n
Within the construct to his showdown with wrestling legend Askren, the youthful Paul brother hasn\u2019t been afraid to name out anybody and everybody. Regardless of solely having two professional fights underneath his belt \u2013 one towards a fellow YouTuber and one towards a retired NBA participant \u2013 Paul seems assured sufficient to tackle MMAs greatest.<\/span><\/p>\n Within the pre-fight press convention, Paul seemed effectively past his fast opponent. Having teased McGregor a lot up to now, his title was in focus as soon as once more right here as the 2 are \u201con a highway to one another,\u201d based on Paul.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s an A-list movie star and there are only a few fighters who’re A-list celebrities. We\u2019ll see what occurs,\u201d he stated.<\/span><\/p>\n Having supposedly put an <\/span>official supply<\/span> to McGregor in latest months, nothing ever materialized. The previous UFC champ-champ as an alternative went on his octagon return the place he fell to Dustin Poirier of their Light-weight rematch.<\/span><\/p>\n After dropping his first battle again in 12 months, Paul was fast to <\/span>mock him<\/span> on-line. With the trilogy now locked in, Paul \u201chopes\u201d McGregor rebounds to allow them to finally cross paths. \u201cI hope he wins towards Dustin in order that the battle turns into extra thrilling.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHe simply retains on taking L\u2019s. I believe him combating me wouldn’t solely be his cash battle, however it might technically be the simplest problem.\u201d As to when such a scrap would possibly happen, Paul believes it might occur before anybody is anticipating.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re quite a bit nearer to a Jake Paul vs Conor McGregor battle than anybody thinks,\u201d he defined. \u201cI believe it might occur within the subsequent 24 months.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Outdoors of former MMA champs, Paul additionally has his eyes on extra social media stars for future bouts. <\/span>\u201cThere\u2019s an organization proper now that desires to pay me an absurdly massive amount of cash to battle an influencer,\u201d he <\/span>revealed<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n As to who that is perhaps, we\u2019ll simply have to attend and see. Paul first must get via Askren as the 2 collide on April 17.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/blockquote>\n
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