The YouTuber-turned-pro boxer Jake Paul recently said that he would like to face Nate Diaz rather than former UFC Double Champion Conor McGregor, after McGregor allegedly threatened to kill Dustin Poirier and his wife Jolie Poirier.
Jake Paul reveals why he wants to face Nate Diaz instead of Conor McGregor
Paul is set to take on Tyron Woodley in the boxing ring on August 29. During the last year, Paul has been vocal about UFC fighters and has also named plenty of UFC fighters who he’d like to fight in the boxing ring. Earlier this year McGregor was a hot topic of conversation with the younger Paul brother. However, since McGregor’s most recent loss to Dustin Poirier, Paul has changed his tune.
Now Paul seems content with mercilessly trolling ‘Notorious’. Paul spoke with MMA Junkie recently and took the opportunity to share more thoughts about McGregor. Specifically, Paul addressed McGregor’s escalating antics online, which include threatening to murder the Poirier family and mocking Khabib Nurmagomedov over the death of his father. Dana White Fires UFC Star After ‘Accidental’ Cheating
“Look, he’s this guy that was the shit for so long and the center of attention, and now his career has plummeted,” said Paul. “He’s falling off. He’s 1-3 in five years and it seems as if people don’t really care. He’s disrespectful. Even to the point where it’s too far. There’s a point in this where it’s like, ‘Cool, yeah. It’s the fight game. I said what I said. Get over it.’ Talk as much shit as you want. But there’s a point where you look dumb.
It’s not even that he’s being disrespectful, he just looks dumb with the shit that he’s saying. Threatening to kill people and then he’s out partying, back to drinking, hitting the clubs in L.A. I don’t know, man. I think it’s over for him and I don’t think his ego can maybe accept that.”
He added:
“I think Nate Diaz versus Jake Paul fight is probably more interesting than a Jake Paul vs. drunk Conor McGregor fight.”
