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Jake Paul Attempts to Expose Conor McGregor’s Dark Past; Gets Brutally Exposed as a Conman Himself

Published 07/13/2022, 6:42 AM EDT

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Jake Paul dedicated an over two-minute video to respond to Conor McGregor. In the video, he made a few claims about his and the Irishman’s PPV numbers. ‘The Problem Child’ misquoted the PPV buys figure for his bouts and also made a false Conor McGregor claim. Fans took notice of this and pointed it out on social media.

The hottest prospect in boxing, with an undefeated 5-0 professional record, will headline the mecca of fighting, Madison Square Garden, on August 6 against Hasim Rahman Jr (12-1).

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While promoting his MSG headliner, the YouTuber-turned-boxer claimed that a fight between him and the UFC’s biggest star would make both fighters around 75-100 million.

‘The Notorious’ replied to the young boxer’s comment and labeled him as a ‘flop’ and ‘nobody’. He also wrote, “You’ve 2 fights and done 70k buys.”

The ever-outspoken Paul came after the Irish superstar for opposing him as a PPV draw. While the UFC star focused on Paul’s in-ring numbers, ‘The Problem Child’ didn’t hold back as he dragged in Dee Devlin while berating McGregor. However, it was his false claims that the fans didn’t appreciate.

Paul claimed his rematch with Tyron Woodley closed around 200,000 PPV buys. However, the reported numbers suggest otherwise.

 

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Even for his bout with Ben Askren, the younger Paul brother earlier claimed 1.5 million PPV buys. However, in the video, he offered that it did 500K PPV buys.

Thus, fans pointed out various flaws in Paul’s claim in the video. Also, ‘The Problem Child’ claimed McGregor had sold ‘zero’ PPVs in the last five years.

Is Jake Paul right about Conor McGregor’s PPV numbers?

The biggest gaffe in the undefeated boxer, Jake Paul’s video – Conor McGregor’s PPV numbers in the last five years.

In the last five years, ‘The Notorious’ has fought against Floyd Mayweather, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Donald Cerrone, and Dustin Poirier (twice). These five fights were all blockbusters in terms of PPV buys.

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Here’s a look at Conor McGregor’s PPVs numbers dated back five years from Jake Paul’s tweet (July 12, 2022):

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DateEventPPV buys
August 26, 2017Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor4.3 million
October 6, 2018Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor UFC 2292.4 million
January 18, 2020Conor McGregor vs. Donald Cerrone UFC 2461.35 million
January 23, 2021Dustin Poirier vs. Conor McGregor 2 UFC 2571.6 million
July 10, 2021Dustin Poirier vs. Conor McGregor 3 UFC 2641.5 million
Total PPV buys in the last five years11.15 million

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Deepak Kumar is a UFC author at EssentiallySports. His love for MMA comes from the chaos and violence the fight game brings to the table. A BJJ aspirant, Deepak began following the sport as a casual fan when Ronda Rousey was finishing her opponents in seconds.
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