Editor’s note: This article was originally posted on MMAJunkie.USAToday.com.
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Jake Paul is pulling no punches in calling out Conor McGregor and has ramped it up several notches.
The YouTuber-turned-professional boxer used a profanity-laced Instagram video to challenge McGregor on Monday in which Paul claims to have offered the former UFC two-division champion $50 million to fight him in a boxing match.
The tirade immediately turned personal, with Paul insulting McGregor’s fiancée, Dee Devlin, and invoking McGregor’s past run-ins with the law.
“What the [expletive] is up, you Irish [expletive]?” said Paul, draped in an Irish flag as he smoked a cigar. “Good morning, Conor McGregor. I know you’re probably beating up old dudes in a bar right now, or maybe you’re jacking off because you’re sick of [expletive] your wife. I mean, she’s a four, Conor. You could do a lot better. But happy Monday.
“My team sent you a $50 million offer this morning – $50 million contract [with] proof of funds – the biggest offer you’ve ever been offered, but you’re still scared to fight me, Conor. You’re ducking me because you don’t want to lose to a [expletive] YouTuber. You’re 0-1 as a boxer. I’m 2-0 as a boxer.”
Paul also turned his attention to McGregor’s choice of next fight, a rematch against Dustin Poirier on Jan. 23 at UFC 257. He also poked fun at Poirier’s social media following.
“I just came off the eighth biggest pay-per-view event in history, but you want to fight Dustin ‘Prober’ who has less followers on Instagram than my [expletive] dog,” Paul said. “That’s a fact.”
That’s not a fact.
Still, Paul then moved on to recent comments made by UFC president Dana White. Paul took exception to White recently, saying that a fight between Paul and McGregor would never happen.
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“Dana White, you’re a [expletive], too, you ugly, [expletive] bald [expletive],” Paul said. “You said there’s zero percent chance of this fight happening, but there’s zero percent chance of you getting some [expletive]. Conor, you’re scared. Dana, you’re scared. Sign the [expletive] contract, you idiots. Jesus [expletive] Christ. Irish [expletive]. [Expletive] these guys.”
Paul walks out of frame after that as the video comes to an end.
In addition to the video callout, Paul posted a document appearing to be the terms of the bout agreement he claims he submitted to McGregor. The document had the $50 million amount listed, as well as the terms under which the bout would be contested.
Paul most recently competed on the Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. pay-per-view card. Paul flattened former NBA player Nate Robinson, scoring a brutal second-round knockout. He then challenged McGregor and his training partner and friend, Bellator fighter Dillon Danis, to a boxing match.
Since then, Paul has been called out by many athletes throughout the sports world. His brother, Logan, recently booked a boxing exhibition bout against Floyd Mayweather.
McGregor’s lone boxing match came against Mayweather in the lucrative “Money Fight” in August 2017. Mayweather finished McGregor by standing TKO in Round 10.