Jake Paul has warned Conor McGregor he would "beat the f***" out of him after the UFC star labelled the YouTuber-turned-boxer a "donkey".
Former two-weight UFC champion McGregor refused to call Paul by his name during a recent interview with MMA reporter Ariel Helwani. Whilst giving a prediction for Paul's upcoming boxing match against UFC legend Nate Diaz, McGregor backed his former opponent by stating: "The other cat's a bit windy. He's a donkey that guy, the other cat, but a donkey has kick, so you've got to be weary of that."
Paul has now hit back at McGregor during an episode of his brother Logan's Impaulsive podcast, admitting he finds the Irishman funny. "I think Conor McGregor is funny as f***," he said. "When I watch him talk s*** about me and he's like 'Yeah the lad is a bit windy, he's a f****ng donkey' I'm like 'Yeah bro', but guess what Conor? I'll beat the f****ng f*** out of you. You can't box as good as me and I'm going to do to Nate what you couldn't, and that's knock him the f*** out.
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"You're going to be sitting there with your new beer company that's failing, drinking it and realising that you p***ed your life away at the end of the bottle. You're going to say, 'Damn, I really thought no-one was gonna do what I did in this sport. I thought no-one was gonna be a bigger name and I was going to be the biggest forever', but you can't have both lives."
Paul has been calling for a fight against McGregor for years and he thinks 'Notorious' will be encouraged to fight him if he beats Diaz on August 5. 'The Problem Child' told McGregor to get permission from UFC boss Dana White if he is serious about a potential crossover fight.
"You can't have the fun party life and be the greatest fighter in the world, you chose the wrong path," Paul added. "That money fight will always be there and when I knock Nate Diaz the f*** out then you realise I'm the biggest fight for you, call me and I'll answer because I'm my own boss.
"I make my own decisions, I'm not controlled by Dana White. I don't have a dad, so I can make the fight happen but if Dana lets you make the fight happen then we can run it." During an appearance at his Dublin pub the Black Forge Inn, McGregor disregarded the possibility of a future bout against Paul when asked by Mirror Fighting.
