Jake Paul, the YouTuber turned professional boxer, turned down famous coach John Kavanagh’s training offer whilst taking a jibe at the latter and the former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor.

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Ever since his transition to boxing, the Ohio native has been calling out the elite fighters from the UFC. He has also expressed his desire to fight inside the MMA cage after his T/KO win over Tyron Woodley last year.

Amidst Paul’s desires to transition to MMA, McGregor’s long-time coach John Kavanagh offered to train ‘The Problem Child’ at SBG Ireland in Dublin. However, the Ohio native has rejected the offer to train under Kavanagh with a dig at McGregor.

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In an interview with the Mirror, Paul said, “I don’t train with losers. So as nice and respectful as that is, coach Kavanagh, you can suck my n*ts. And Conor McGregor, you can suck my b*tthole.”

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“Because I don’t train with losers like that. This guy hasn’t won a fight, so why would I want his bum a** coach teaching me?” Paul concluded. (H/T: Mirror)

Jake Paul vows to knock out Conor McGregor

‘The Problem Child’ has a long-going feud with the former two-weight champion of UFC Conor McGregor. The Ohio native has been wanting to fight McGregor for a long time now. However, ‘The Notorious’ has never responded to his call-outs.

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Given McGregor’s rough patch in the UFC (he has only won one of his last four bouts), ‘The Problem Child’ made a bold statement about the Irishman. He claimed to knock out the former UFC champion in the first round.

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In an interview with TMZ, Paul said, “It’s because I am crazy and I believe in myself. And Conor is on a downward spiral. His limbs are all broken. So standup game, I am gonna knock his a** out, first round.”

Even after repetitive call-outs, McGregor hasn’t shown any interest in fighting the social media star. However, the UFC superstar has also not completely denied the fight with Paul, as previously he responded by saying, “who knows? Never say never.” on the Jake Paul fight question.

Do you think McGregor will fight Paul? What are your thoughts on Paul’s words? Let us know in the comments below.

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