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YouTuber-turned boxer Jake Paul has been busy going back and forth with MMA fighters on social media, especially the UFC fighters in the last year or so including the likes of Conor McGregor and Kamaru Usman. The YouTuber has targeted ‘The Notorious’ one on many occasions and even challenged him to a fight on multiple occasions.

So, when McGregor was gearing up to fight in one of the most important matches of his career, how could he miss out on targeting the Irishman.

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The YouTuber, prior to UFC 264, unveiled a diamond chain that had ‘The Notorious’ one lying down after his loss against Dustin Poirier at UFC 257. It also had him holding his Proper 12 whiskey in hand. Jake also revealed that the chain was worth $100,000.

During UFC 264, Jake was present in the crowd, watching Conor taking on Poirier. ‘The Notorious’ one suffered an ankle break and was subsequently termed unfit to fight further, thus handing Poirier a TKO win.

After the match, Jake offered his $100,000 asset to Poirier as a gift. He wrote, “aye @DustinPoirier want me to ship this to you? $100k gift from me I think you deserve it, lmk.”

To which, the ‘Diamond’ replied, “Send it over”.

Now, Jake has responded to Poirier‘s request. In a retweet, the YouTuber wrote, “gotchu. you want the ankle snapped off or do you wanna do it?”

The YouTuber clearly indicated at the snapped leg of McGregor. It will be interesting to see if ‘The Notorious‘ one, who will be out of action for a while now, responds to the YouTuber in near future.

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What’s next for Jake Paul?

Paul (3-0) is gearing up to face former UFC welterweight champion, Tyron Woodley later this year. The UFC released the latter earlier this year.

The YouTuber last faced former MMA welterweight champion, Ben Askren, in a highly anticipated fight. He knocked out Askren in Round 1 to maintain a clear professional record.

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Meanwhile, Woodley retired from UFC after suffering 4 straight losses. His last match for the promotion came against Vicente Luque where he lost via submission at UFC 260.

‘The Chosen One’ would make his boxing debut against Jake. The latter would be aware of the explosive striking power the former possesses. This could be an exciting battle coming up.

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