Let the show go on.
After his controversial split decision win over former UFC champion Tyron Woodley, novice boxer Jake Paul took another opportunity to slam at Conor McGregor and others.
McGregor, tweeted out just one word: “Salivating” in possible reaction to Paul’s fourth professional win in the ring.
Asked about McGregor in his post-fight press conference, Paul, who has called out the Irishman in the past, poked the former UFC champion.
“We’re on the path to [much] bigger fights,” he said. “I’m ‘salivating’ too, because I’m just getting warmed up. Conor McGregor has a lot more to focus on besides me right now. I’ve got five wins in a row, he’s 1-3 in the last four years.
“The guy needs to get off of his little vodka, or whatever the f— his brand is, and sober up and start to get back in the gym and then we can f—ing fight.
“But to be honest, no way he hits harder than Woodley. He doesn’t weigh as much as Woodley, he’s shorter than Woodley. I said it before the fight, I think Woodley’s a harder fight than him. Especially the way that he’s going. Conor’s going down. I’m going up. Woodley came in game. We’ll see.”
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Funnily enough, McGregor posted a video of a pasta meal that created some doubt over the reason behind the tweet.
However, MMA fighter Nick Diaz left no doubt about the way he felt about watching Woodley and Paul. Diaz tweeted “These guys both suck,” which led to this response from the YouTube performer.
“Another loser talking up,” Paul said. “Of course he wants a payday. I’m one of the money fighters now in boxing. The guy’s got a chin, but he doesn’t land punches. That fight’s there, no problem.
“Thank you for the attention, thank you for watching me. I appreciate it, fanboy.”
On the undercard of yesterday’s fight, Tyson Fury’s half-brother Tommy Fury, also called out Paul after an uninspiring victory. Paul said he would entertain a clash with Fury but the Brit wasn’t overly impressive.
“He had a mediocre performance against my sparring partner,” Paul said. “… At the end of the day, will we see that fight? I’ll run that s— easy. That’s an easier fight than Tyron, in my opinion.”
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