Jake Paul responded strongly to recent comments about him by Conor McGregor, promising to beat him in a fight and claiming that McGregor cannot box as well as he can. McGregor had expressed his preference for Nate Diaz to win the boxing match between Diaz and Paul. McGregor’s history with Diaz added an extra personal dimension to the verbal spat between Paul and McGregor.

The impending Paul vs Diaz fight is intriguing due to Diaz’s previous record against McGregor, who took the rematch by majority decision after Diaz won the first round via second-round rear-naked choke. Diaz has fought on in the UFC, including achieving a fourth-round guillotine of Tony Ferguson in September 2022. If Paul beats Diaz, it may encourage McGregor to undertake a boxing return.