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DANA WHITE said Jake Paul has ‘ZERO’ chance of beating Conor McGregor and told the YouTuber: ‘Fight a real fight’. Paul has continued to challenge McGregor in an attempt to lure the former UFC champion into the boxing ring.
UFC boss Dana White pictured with Conor McGregorCredit: Getty
Jake Paul has continued to callout Conor McGregorCredit: Getty
As a result, it has seen him publicly feuding with UFC president White.
The promoter hit out at Paul and his choice of opponents while speaking to social media stars Nelk boys.
White said: “He’s calling out Conor. Conor’s a 145-pound champion and a 155-pound champion.
“You’re f***ing way bigger than Conor.”
Asked about Paul’s chances of winning against McGregor, White said: “Zero.”
Paul, 24, is 3-0 as a boxer, all by knockout, since his professional debut in 2020 but has so far faced limited opposition.

He has beaten online rival ‘AnEsonGib’ and ex-NBA player Nate Robinson, 37, and most recently retired UFC welterweight Ben Askren, 37.
Paul faces his biggest step up on August 29 against Tyron Woodley, 39, a former UFC champion.
But still White is yet to be convinced by the polarising celebrity, who has not yet fought a seasoned boxer.
He said: “The media is not really following as much as they did in the beginning.
Jake Paul entered elite company
“The stick is getting old, you know what I mean? I think for him to get the media back he’s gonna have to really fight somebody.
“Because they’re tired of it. They’re tired of the stick, ‘Hey it’s me, I weigh 190 and I want to fight these guys that weigh 170, 155, one-f***ing whatever and they are wrestling, they are 40-f***ing years old and they haven’t won a fight in three f****g years.
“If you want to be taken seriously by the media he needs to fight a real fight.”

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JAKE PAUL warned ‘it’s over’ for Conor McGregor, but said: ‘I don’t think his ego can maybe accept that.’ YouTuber Paul, who is 3-0 as a boxer all by knockout, last December offered McGregor $50million to fight him.
Jake Paul warned ‘it’s over’ for Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor was offered $50m to fight Jake Paul in 2020
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But the Irishman was knocked out by Dustin Poirier – the man he beat in 2014 – a month later in dramatic fashion.
Poirier, 32, then won the trilogy bout in July after McGregor, 33, broke his tibia seconds before the end of round one.
The former two-weight UFC champion was blasted for his pre and post-fight trash talk, which included threatening to KILL his American rival.
And Paul also hit out at McGregor as he taunted the UFC poster boy.
He told MMA Fighting: “Look, he’s this guy that was the s*** for so long and was the centre of attention, and now his career has plummeted.
“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.

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“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 s*** 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 sh*t he’s saying, threatening to kill people.
“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.”
Jake Paul entered elite company
Paul faces ex-UFC champion Tyron Woodley, 39, in his fourth and toughest fight to date on August 29.
So far, he has only beaten online rival ‘AnEsonGib’ ex-NBA star Nate Robinson, 37, and most recently retired UFC welterweight Ben Askren, 37.
Paul has continued to feud the UFC roster and president Dana White and has McGregor’s old rival Nate Diaz, 36, in his nearby plans.
He said: “I think that’s a huge fight between us and I’m ready for that. Anyone, any time, any place.
“I think Nate Diaz versus Jake Paul fight is probably more interesting than a Jake Paul versues drunk Conor McGregor fight.”
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ANDERSON SILVA is set to fight fellow UFC legend Tito Ortiz in a boxing match – in a blow to Logan Paul. Silva was released by the UFC last year but returned to the boxing ring in June and upset former champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
Anderson Silva is set to fight fellow UFC legend Tito Ortiz in a boxing matchCredit: Getty – Contributor
Logan Paul was in talks with UFC legend Anderson SilvaCredit: Getty
Earlier in the month, YouTuber Paul also sprung a surprise in the ring as he took Floyd Mayweather the distance in their exhibition bout.
Afterwards, he held talks with UFC middleweight icon Silva, with rumours of a fight in September.
But according to MMA Fighting, the Brazilian, 46, is instead in line to face Ortiz, also 46, on September 11 under Triller’s ‘Fight Club’ banner.
Set to headline that night is the returning Oscar De La Hoya, 48, against Vitor Belfort, 44, also once a UFC champion.
Social media app Triller made a splash in the boxing business last year with Mike Tyson, 55, making a comeback against Roy Jones Jr, 52.
The fight is signed!Tito Ortiz on Twitter
And they also had two of Jake Paul’s fights, the last of which was against retired UFC welterweight Ben Askren, 37, in April.
His brother Logan, 26, has been looking for his next opponent having taken Mayweather, 44, all eight rounds.
And his manager had confirmed talks with Silva, who is now 2-1 as a boxer.
But those plans could be dashed as Ortiz confirmed on Twitter that his next fight is a done deal.
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He tweeted: “The fight is signed!”
Ortiz last fought in MMA two years ago, beating ex-WWE star Alberto El Patron – otherwise known as Alberto Del Rio.
But he is now set to make his boxing debut, becoming the latest former UFC champion to do so under the Triller banner.
Former UFC champion Tito Ortiz is in line to fight Anderson Silva on September 11Credit: Getty – Contributor
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UFC boss Dana White said Floyd Mayweather ‘knew he looked old’ against Logan Paul, but the YouTuber ‘did a good job’. Mayweather came out of retirement in June for an exhibition bout against Paul, who was TWO STONE heavier.
Dana White said Floyd Mayweather ‘knew he looked old’ against Logan PaulCredit: Getty
Logan Paul took Floyd Mayweather the distanceCredit: AFP
And amazingly the social media star, who had boxed just twice beforehand, survived all eight rounds, technically avoiding defeat.
Mayweather, 44, had officially retired as a professional in 2017, beating ex-UFC champion Conor McGregor, 33, in a fight White helped promote.
But the UFC president, who has had a long friendship with the boxing legend, admitted his age showed against Paul, 18 years his junior.
White told Nelk Boys: “Have you ever met Floyd Mayweather in person? He’s f***ing tiny, man.
“He’s tiny, and Logan’s f***ing big, too. But, I thought he did a good job tying Floyd up, not letting Floyd get off when he was.
“And Floyd looked old that night, too. And I think Floyd knew he looked old that night.”
He’s fighting with a YouTuber just to earn money. And I’m fighting the best to add to my legacy, so that’s different. Manny Pacquiao on Floyd Mayweather
Mayweather, who had not boxed since a 2018 exhibition with featherweight kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa, was also hit with criticism by Manny Pacquiao.
Pacquiao, 42, lost to the American in 2015 but is still fighting the best in the business, challenging for Errol Spence Jr’s welterweight titles on August 21.
And he recently said: “He’s fighting with a YouTuber just to earn money. And I’m fighting the best to add to my legacy, so that’s different.
“To fight an easy opponent for the money or to fight one of the best to add to your legacy. It’s different.
“I can easily fight an easy opponent or non-boxers.
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“I can easily pick an easy win, but I pick the best because I want to add more to my legacy of accomplishment.
“It’s a challenge, especially because he’s taller than me. We have a strategy that we can use against a southpaw.
“I know he always coming inside and he want to fight toe-to-toe so that’s good.”
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UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov turned down a $100million offer to face Floyd Mayweather and told Mike Tyson: ‘I never fight for money’. Nurmagomedov retired in October in the first bout after the death of his influential father and coach Abdulmanap, who passed away in July.
Mike Tyson pictured with UFC legend Khabib
Khabib said he turned down $100m to fight Floyd MayweatherCredit: Rex
He has since snubbed a UFC comeback and even the massive purse to face boxing legend Mayweather in the Middle East.
Nurmagomedov, the former unbeaten UFC lightweight champion, hinted no amount of money could prise him back.
He said on Tyson’s podcast: “I don’t wanna make boxing community upset with me.
“Of course money makes sense too. But I never fight for money. Money is good, but most of the time it is bad.
“Money brings you to the situation that you have never been, and you don’t know how to act when you have so much money.
“It is a little bit dangerous. In this business, I don’t come to make money. I come here for legacy.”
Nurmagomedov, 32, hung up the gloves immediately after beating Justin Gaethje, also 32, and revealed the decision was made by his mother.
The Russian star has been offered a lucrative return to face Georges St-Pierre, 40, who was his father’s dream fight.
Money brings you to the situation that you have never been, and you don’t know how to act when you have so much money.Khabib Nurmagomedov
But not even that could tempt Khabib into changing his mind.
Mayweather, 44, did start talks with Nurmagomedov’s manager Ali Abdelaziz and UFC president Dana White was said to be on board.
Abdelaziz said to Tyson: “Listen, we got offered $100million to fight Floyd Mayweather. Dana White was on board, everybody was on board.
“But, you know, Khabib is an MMA fighter. If Floyd wanted to come to fight, get his little ass whooped, no problem.”
Mayweather, 44, retired officially in 2017 after beating Khabib’s arch rival Conor McGregor, 33, in a fight White helped promote.
The American great has returned twice since, both in exhibition bouts, starting against featherweight kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa in 2018.
But even more surprisingly, he came out of retirement for a pay-per-view spectacle against YouTuber Logan Paul, 26, who weighed TWO STONE more.
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It ended without a winner after Paul amazingly survived all eight rounds, leaving Nurmagomedov unimpressed.
He told Russian media in June: “What’s there to say? They came out, made money. It’s purely business.
“There was no competitive aspect to it, old Mayweather came out, they sparred and made money – what else is there to say?”
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