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It would be a rough night for UFC superstar Conor McGregor should he step inside a boxing ring with Jake Paul, according to a manager.
In a recent interview with Boxing Scene, Ali Abdelaziz spoke about the potential boxing bout. Abdelaziz manages the likes of UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman, former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and former UFC interim lightweight champion Justin Gaethje. As many fight fans know, McGregor has a heated rivalry with all three of those fighters and was part of the biggest UFC pay-per-view ever when he fought Nurmagomedov for the lightweight title at UFC 229 in October 2018.
So, it’s not surprising that there’s no love lost between McGregor and Abdelaziz. In his interview, Abdelaziz said Paul would “beat the s***” out of McGregor in the boxing ring. He also shared his feelings on Jake Paul, as well as his brother Logan Paul.
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“Jake Paul, I like this kid,” Abdelaziz said via Boxing Scene. “You know why? Because he is real. When he talked about Conor’s wife, [Paul] said [McGregor] talked about Khabib’s wife. I like Jake Paul.
“I think he’ll beat the s*** out of Conor, Conor’s team-mates, all these guys. I like his brother too. Logan Paul, I like these kids, they make something from nothing. Even Mike Tyson likes these kids. Mike is my friend.”
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Speaking of world championships, the winner could also receive a title shot against newly crowned UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira.
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