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Jake Paul knows how to keep his fans entertained. Recently, The YouTuber turned professional boxer took some time out of his training to take a dig at Conor McGregor. The Ohio-raised internet sensation and the Irish fighter have a history of taking jabs and trash-talking each other. The former UFC champion is yet to fight since 2021. He lost his last fight to Dustin Poirier via TKO. The fight was stopped on the grounds of Conor’s injury. Since then, ‘The Notorious’ has been healing and preparing to come back into the octagon. 

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Jake Paul is scheduled to fight Tommy Fury in Saudi Arabia on 26th Feb. Paul won his last bout against Anderson Silva and has a career record of 6 wins and four knockouts. 

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Jake Paul impersonates ‘the Notorious’

A user named Kris Fade posted a photo of Jake Paul mimicking how Conor’s run in the same place in Dubai. Jake Paul impeccably recreated a photo of McGregor running shirtless in Dubai. Jake Paul remade the picture to every tiny detail. In the image, Paul is seen running at the exact location, and even maintains the same stance. 

This is not the first time Paul has taken a shot at McGregor. In a tweet last year, ‘the notorious’ called ‘the Problem child’ a “nobody” and a “flop.” In response to the Irishman, Paul said, “Conor, Conor, Conor — you’re more active on Twitter than you are in the Octagon.” 

The exchanges between these personalities never fail to make the fans laugh. Jake Paul has displayed his desire to fight Conor in the ring and settle this feud. 

Jake Paul Vs Tommy Fury: McGregor will take notice

‘The Problem Child’ and Tommy Fury is a matchup that has been three years in the making. And with the fight scheduled on February 26, both fighters should be tightening their gloves now. Tommy’s elder brother and the current WBC Heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has bet on his brother with Jake Paul. “If Tommy can’t splatter Jake Paul, I’ll retire him from boxing myself,” said the champion, in an interview with ‘Behind The Gloves’.

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Stakes for this fight are high for both fighters. Paul has majorly fought former MMA fighters before. According to fans, this will be Jake’s chance to prove that he can beat an experienced pro boxer. 

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The verbal bout between Conor and Jake doesn’t seem to end. The fans can are always talking about them coming across each other in the future and settling it once and for all if they ever meet in the ring. Who do you think will win? Let us know in the comments. 

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