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JAKE PAUL offered Dustin Poirier his $100,000 ‘sleepy’ Conor McGregor chain and said: ‘I think you deserve it’. After McGregor was knocked out in January by Poirier – the man he initially beat in 2014 – Paul got a custom made necklace of the beaten Irishman.
Conor McGregor was beaten by Dustin Poirier at UFC 264Credit: Reuters
Conor McGregor after his loss to Dustin PoirierCredit: Getty

The YouTuber attended their trilogy fight at UFC 264 in Las Vegas, which ended in chaos.
McGregor suffered a suspected broken ankle just before the end of the round and was unable to fight on.
Following the doctor’s stoppage, Poirier was declared the winner, giving him two consecutive wins over his rival.
And Paul was quick to congratulate the American, while rubbing salt into the wounds of McGregor.
He tweeted: “aye @DustinPoirier want me to ship this to you? $100k gift from me I think you deserve it.”
Paul, who is 3-0 as a boxer all by knockout, has continuously chased a mega-money boxing match against McGregor.
But the former two-weight UFC champion, who called the social media star and his brother Logan ‘dingbats’, promised to commit his immediate future to MMA.
And Paul now has a longer wait to face McGregor, who wants a FOURTH fight with Poirier.

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He said: “I was boxing the bleeding head off him, kicking the bleeding leg off him.
“Usual s***e, dive to close the distance. This is not over. I have to take this outside with him, it’s all outside.”
Poirier also confirmed his interest in another rematch, and would even be willing to do it on the street.
He said: “We are going to fight again whether it’s in the octagon or on the sidewalk.”
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LOGAN PAUL said ‘RIP Conor McGregor’s career’ and claimed the UFC legend’s star power has now plummeted ‘into the ground’. It comes after the Irishman was beaten by Dustin Poirier for a second time.
Conor McGregor was beaten for a second time by Dustin PoirierCredit: Getty
Conor McGregor after defeat to Dustin PoirierCredit: Reuters
damn. crazy to see a star with such a meteoric rise literally plummet into the ground just a few years later. It’s sad tbh. RIP Conor McGregor’s career— Logan Paul (@LoganPaul) July 11, 2021

McGregor – who has now only won once in five years – suffered a broken ankle before the end of round one and was left unable to fight on.
With the 32-year-old pair tied at one apiece, they looked to try and settle their trilogy at UFC 264.
But both fighters were left calling for a FOURTH fight as the bad blood spilled out afterwards.
YouTuber Jake Paul, 24, was among those to mock McGregor, who predicted Poirier would leave on a stretcher, only to go out on one himself.
Paul’s brother Logan, 26, followed it up by insisting this is the end of the road for The Notorious.
He tweeted: “damn. crazy to see a star with such a meteoric rise literally plummet into the ground just a few years later.
“It’s sad tbh. RIP Conor McGregor’s career.”
McGregor was later taken to hospital where he will undergo surgery, UFC president Dana White confirmed.

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White said: “All that stuff, you can’t do the hypotheticals in this sport.
“It’s all about timing and what’s going on and what has happened since then.
“We’ve got to see how this whole thing plays out. Conor goes into surgery tomorrow.
“I don’t know how long he’s going to be out, how much rehab and therapy he’s going to need. You know.”
McGregor was adamant on keeping the chapter open, meaning a FOURTH fight between himself and Poirier cannot be ruled out if he makes a recovery.
He said: “I was boxing the bleeding head off him, kicking the bleeding leg off him.
“Usual s***e, dive to close the distance. This is not over. I have to take this outside with him, it’s all outside.”
Poirier also confirmed his interest in another rematch, and would even be willing to do it on the street.
He said: “We are going to fight again whether it’s in the octagon or on the sidewalk.”
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FLOYD MAYWEATHER posted his winning $35,000 bet slip after backing Dustin Poirier to beat Conor McGregor at UFC 264. Mayweather, who beat McGregor in 2017, lumped $50,000 on the Irishman to lose in Las Vegas.
Floyd Mayweather won $35,000 after backing Dustin Poirier to beat Conor McGregorCredit: Rex
Conor McGregor broke his ankle against Dustin PoirierCredit: Getty
And he ended up taking home $85,000 in total as The Notorious broke his ankle just before the end of round one.
It left him unable to fight on as the doctor waved off the contest, with Poirier declared the winner.
Posting his wager, Mayweather captioned: “@dustinpoirier , thanks for getting me paid!”
Poirier replied: “I got you champ!”

McGregor was later taken to hospital where he will undergo surgery, UFC president Dana White confirmed.
White said: “All that stuff, you can’t do the hypotheticals in this sport.
“It’s all about timing and what’s going on and what has happened since then.
“We’ve got to see how this whole thing plays out. Conor goes into surgery tomorrow.

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“I don’t know how long he’s going to be out, how much rehab and therapy he’s going to need. You know.”
McGregor was adamant on keeping the chapter open, meaning a FOURTH fight between himself and Poirier cannot be ruled out if he makes a recovery.
He said: “I was boxing the bleeding head off him, kicking the bleeding leg off him.
“Usual s***e, dive to close the distance. This is not over. I have to take this outside with him, it’s all outside.”
Poirier also confirmed his interest in another rematch, and would even be willing to do it on the street.
He said: “We are going to fight again whether it’s in the octagon or on the sidewalk.”
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JAKE PAUL mocked Conor McGregor while rubbing his $100,000 necklace of the Irishman, who broke his shin against Dustin Poirier. McGregor was knocked out by Poirier in January – seven years after his own win – and the pair renewed their rivalry for a series decider.
Conor McGregor after defeat to Dustin PoirierCredit: Getty
UFC commentator Joe Rogan interviewing Conor McGregorCredit: Getty

YouTuber Paul was cageside as he continues to push for a mega-money boxing match against the Irish superstar.
And the trilogy bout ended in disaster for McGregor as he suffered a broken shin at the end of round one against Poirier.
It forced the doctor to stop the fight, with Paul rubbing the defeat in afterwards.
He said: “Goodnight buddy.” He then zoomed into the diamond chain of a knocked out McGregor.”
After a frantic first round in Las Vegas, it ended in chaos as McGregor stood on his ankle leaving the doctor no choice but to stop the fight.
The former two-weight champion insisted their rivalry is ‘not over’ as the pair were STILL trading words post-fight.
McGregor, 32, said: “I was boxing the bleeding head off him, kicking the bleeding leg off him.
“Usual s***e, dive to close the distance. This is not over. I have to take this outside with him, it’s all outside.”
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Before the fight, McGregor boasted how he had Poirier’s wife, Jolie, messaging him on Instagram.
And as the bad blood spilled over, again he looked to goad Poirier.
McGregor said: Your wife is in my DM’s. Hey baby, hit me back up and I’ll chat to you later on.
“We’ll be having an afterparty at the Wynn nightclub baby.”
McGregor – who promised Poirier would be leaving on a stretcher – was the one assisted out of the T-Mobile Arena.
But he left adamant on keeping the chapter open, meaning a FOURTH fight between himself and Poirier cannot be ruled out if he makes a recovery.
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CONOR McGREGOR said Floyd Mayweather’s exhibition with Logan Paul ‘didn’t feel right’ and ‘wasn’t a good look for him’. Mayweather officially retired after beating McGregor in a lucrative 2017 fight which grossed close to £600MILLION.
Conor McGregor weighing in before his trilogy with Dustin PoirierCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Logan Paul took Floyd Mayweather the distanceCredit: Getty
He has returned twice since then – both in exhibition bouts – the first with featherweight kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa in Japan.
But more recently he gave away TWO STONE against YouTuber Paul, 26, which went the full eight round distance.
McGregor blasted Mayweather for the bizarre fight, which ended without a winner as there was no knockout, and opened the door to a rematch.
He told ESPN’s Stephen A Smith: “I have no problem with Floyd, it wasn’t a good look for him to face against that man (Logan Paul) in his last one.
“It didn’t feel right, even he didn’t feel right, you could see it in him. We can go again if he wants.
“I feel that’s going to happen at some stage down the line.”
McGregor, 32, made his pro boxing debut against Mayweather, 44, but is yet to return to the ring.
He was then in talks with Manny Pacquiao, 42, before making his UFC comeback in January in a rematch against Dustin Poirier, 32, who he beat in 2014.

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But after Poirier knocked the Irishman out, his return to the boxing ring was shelved.
McGregor admitted to putting too much emphasis on boxing before the defeat, as he faces Poirier in a trilogy decider on Saturday.
Ahead of the UFC 264 headliner, he has vowed to focus solely on MMA, but did not rule out another venture into the ring.
McGregor said: “For sure I’ll box again.
“Like I’m back on the sites, the boxing is not even on the radar at the minute. But I will do, of course.”
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FLOYD MAYWEATHER has been giving Tyron Woodley some tips of the boxing trade ahead of his fight against Jake Paul. The former UFC champion faces YouTube star Paul in August and was offered help from Mayweather.
Tyron Woodley with boxing legend Floyd Mayweather
Floyd Mayweather captured training Tyron Woodley
Tyron Woodley is training to fight Jake Paul
Woodley linked up with the boxing legend in Miami alongside trainer Gerald Tucker.
In the video, the former UFC welterweight shadow boxes in the ring with Mayweather, before hitting the pads and heavy bag.
In Woodley’s ‘Champ Camp’ series, Mayweather says: “When you’re on that bag, you go like you’re in the UFC ring.
“The same way you work there, that’s how I want you to work here.”
Mayweather recently fought Paul’s brother Logan, 26, in an exhibition bout which to the shock of many went the full eight round distance.
Beforehand, Jake stole the retired legend’s hat, sparking talk of a fight between the two.
But Mayweather poured cold water on a return to the ring after he failed to knock out Logan.
He has instead turned his attention to training Woodley and offered to set the American up in Las Vegas at his boxing club.
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How Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley compare ahead of their boxing match

Woodley told FightHub: “They want me to come to Vegas. He came in yesterday and we trained and he really wants to help me.
“I learned so much. If I never got the chance to work with him again, I learned enough little, small details and small little back pocket tricks that will take me through this fight and maybe through a couple fights.”
Woodley will make his boxing debut against Paul, having left the UFC after four straight losses.
But he did reign the welterweight division from 2016-2018 with four defences, but is without a win in three years.
Meanwhile, Paul has burst onto the boxing scene since his professional debut in 2020, when he beat online rival ‘AnEsonGib’.
But he only has wins over YouTuber Gib, ex-NBA player Nate Robinson, 37, and retired UFC welterweight Ben Askren, 36, a renowned grappler.
Woodley will provide Paul with the greatest test of his prizefighting career so far.
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Tyron Woodley in training with Floyd MayweatherCredit: Instagram / @twooodley
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CONOR McGREGOR told Floyd Mayweather ‘we can go again’ in a rematch as he revealed: ‘For sure I will box again’. The former two-weight UFC champion made his boxing debut in 2017 to Mayweather, losing in round ten.
Conor McGregor at his weigh in before fighting Dustin PoirierCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Floyd Mayweather during his exhibition with Logan PaulCredit: Reuters
He was then in talks to fight Manny Pacquiao, 42, before making his UFC comeback in January with a rematch against Dustin Poirier, 32, who he beat in 2014.
But after Poirier knocked the Irishman out, his return to the boxing ring was shelved.
McGregor, 32, admitted to putting too much emphasis on boxing before the defeat, as he faces Poirier in a trilogy decider on Saturday.
Ahead of the UFC 264 headliner, he has vowed to focus solely on MMA, but did not close the door on another venture into the ring.
McGregor told ESPN’s Stephen A Smith: “For sure I’ll box again.
“Like I’m back on the sites, the boxing is not even on the radar at the minute. But I will do of course.”
Mayweather, 44, officially retired after beating McGregor, in a lucrative fight which grossed close to £600MILLION.
But the UFC legend insisted he was the draw behind the crossover bout and his rival should be the grateful one.

McGregor explained: “Stephen, Floyd didn’t make me anything. I was on the Forbes list before Floyd. I brought Floyd out the gutter with it.
“Because Floyd had the Andre Berto fight before that and it was like 300,000 buys.
“It was me that made Floyd.”
Mayweather has returned twice since his win against McGregor, but both in exhibition bouts.
The first was with featherweight kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa in Japan, which ended in round one.
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Floyd Mayweather beat Conor McGregor in 2017Credit: Reuters
But more recently he gave away TWO STONE against YouTuber Logan Paul, 26, which went the full eight round distance.
McGregor blasted Mayweather for the bizarre fight, which ended without a winner as there was no knockout scored, and opened the door to a rematch.
He said: “I have no problem with Floyd, it wasn’t a good look for him to face against that man (Logan Paul) in his last one.
“It didn’t feel right, even he didn’t feel right, you could see it in him. We can go again if he wants.
“I feel that’s going to happen at some stage down the line.”
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