This past Saturday, Jake Paul clinched another impressive victory by defeating former UFC fighter and current BKFC star Mike Perry with a sixth-round TKO. Perry was clearly outmatched as Paul dominated the fight with his agility and precision.
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Paul and Perry agreed to a cruiserweight bout at 200 pounds. Perry weighed in at 196.6 pounds, while Paul hit the exact 200-pound limit.
The concern arose from the fact that after fighters undergo weight cuts, they often regain weight. Perry could have potentially added 10-20 pounds back, and Paul, already weighing in at the maximum limit, appeared significantly larger in the ring compared to Perry. Conor McGregor called out “The Problem Child” in a not-safe-for-work (NSFW) outburst.
Jake Paul is the biggest pissbag I have ever seen in my life. 40-pound weight difference, juiced out of his head, and still shitting himself in there. Nakisa you should take him to Vegas oh that’s right you could never, the athletic commission testing, real testing, real…
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) July 21, 2024
McGregor didn’t hold back in criticizing Paul’s victory, branding him in harsh terms.
“Jake Paul is the biggest jerk I have ever seen. With a 40-pound weight gap, clearly using performance enhancers, and still struggling in the ring. Nakisa, you should take him to Vegas, oh, but you can’t because of the stringent athletic commission testing. Real testing, real fighting. Coward. You can never measure up. And then, challenging a 60-year-old Mike Tyson just after a health scare during a flight? He’s just a big-mouthed coward. The most pathetic specimen.”
McGregor criticized Paul for possibly outweighing Perry by over 40 pounds and for continuing to call out the much older Mike Tyson.
McGregor also hinted at Paul possibly using performance-enhancing drugs, although these allegations are speculative. Paul caught wind of McGregor’s comments and fired back.
“I warned you what would happen. He [Conor McGregor] was singing praises for his pal Mike Perry. I said, ‘Alright, Conor, after I handle Mike Perry, you’re next.’ So, Conor is active on Twitter and lounging on his yacht, but where’s he not? In the ring, facing me. He can run his mouth all he wants, but the Notorious MMA is afraid of Jake Joseph Paul from Disney Channel, mark my words,” Paul retaliated.
Paul and McGregor have engaged in social media spats for some time, yet a match between them has not materialized. Could Perry’s defeat finally push McGregor to step into the ring with Paul? Only time will tell, but for now, Paul is set to confront Tyson on November 15.