Conor McGregor has once again been called out by Jake Paul – but has laid out a list of rules regarding a potential MMA scrap.
‘The Problem Child’ was victorious over Mike Tyson on Friday night – easing to a points decision – and is already thinking about his next opponent.
Paul met Tyson in front of over 70,000 fans at the AT&T stadium in Arlington, Texas, and barely worked up a sweat against the former heavyweight world champion.
Tyson landed just 18 punches during the record-breaking fight, which was streamed to Netflix’s 280 million subscribers.
Following his victory over the 58-year-old, Paul turned his attention to UFC icon McGregor over finally pitting their wits against one another.
“Dear Conor,” Paul said in a social media post on Saturday after improving his boxing record to 12-1.
“I know you told my team you would fight me at 170lbs. That’s never happening.
“But let’s run in MMA. No weight class. Just like how it used to be done. But you won’t.”
November 12, 1993, witnessed the UFC’s first-ever MMA event and this is what Paul is referring to.
The card was held live in Denver, Colorado, as eight of the deadliest fighters in the world came face-to-face for the first time.
All fights during UFC 1: The Beginning were no-holds barred, meaning all bouts were free of restrictions or hampering conventions, as men from all different backgrounds contested the octagon.
Paul told McGregor in March to ‘get some help’ after the former UFC two-division champion suggested he would meet him in a boxing fight.
McGregor, who was meant to return against Michael Chandler at UFC 303 in June but suffered an injured toe, hasn’t been spotted in the Octagon since breaking his leg against Dustin Poirier in June 2021.
He has been spotted, however, at a whole host of public events—including promoting his bare-knuckle promotion in Newcastle at the beginning of November.
The Irishman also backed Tyson to knockout Paul despite an age gap of 31 years and subsequently lost $1million, before deleting the post on X.
McGregor shared his excitement on Saturday for UFC 309, which takes place at New York’s iconic Madison Square Garden.
“One heck of a UFC fight card on tonight, folks!! Woah!” he said on X.
Jon Jones defends his heavyweight belt against Stipe Miocic at UFC 309 tonight, while Chandler faces Charles Oliveira in the co-main event.
Paul signed a deal with Professional Fighters League (PFL) to fight under MMA rules in early 2023, but is yet to make his debut for the promotion.
Francis Ngannou became the PFL Super Fight heavyweight champion on his return to MMA in October, after dispatching Renan Ferreira in Saudi Arabia.
