If there’s one factor the Paul brothers know do, it is how to attract curiosity in fights. Whereas the world continues to be obsessive about Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson and the legitimacy of that battle, even Floyd Mayweather has forgotten his brother Logan was the primary to do it. Paul has expressed curiosity and hyped a $250 million bout towards Conor McGregor in India, however McGregor says it is Paul that is partly accountable for why the battle may very well by no means occur.
McGregor, in between photograph alternatives with the Paul Brothers, spoke to The Schmo in regards to the rumors of this India boxing occasion, which nonetheless has but to formally be set in stone. Whereas Logan Paul has continued to hype the occasion in interviews, the previous UFC champion gave a extra pessimistic replace on it taking place, noting that his employer is not down for the thought:
It’s what it’s. The UFC simply aren’t into it. The provide was there on the desk, in writing. Each athletes will say, he is not a fighter, however no matter, each athletes underneath the TKO banner. UFC, WWE, each rising up. The inventory worth of TKO Holding Group, by way of the roof. New market in India opened up and booming. It was enterprise savvy and enterprise sense to make the battle occur, or ought to I say, the glorified spar occur, and in between this wait, this ready interval that we discover ourselves in earlier than I can get again to the octagon. It made good sense on the calendar to go forward with it. The UFC weren’t into it. I am unsure the WWE, what their curiosity was. I simply knew the UFC weren’t into it.
It is not too shocking to listen to the UFC wasn’t eager on seeing Conor McGregor battle Logan Paul in a boxing match. To start out, they are not within the boxing enterprise, they’re within the MMA enterprise. It is also price noting that McGregor can be at a supreme drawback in a bout towards Paul, standing at solely 5’8 and 155 kilos to Paul 6’2 181 pound body. Jake Paul has uncovered many UFC fighters like Ben Askren, Anderson Silva, and Tyrone Woodley once they’re compelled to rely solely on boxing reasonably than MMA abilities. In brief, the UFC seemingly has little interest in seeing one other one among their former champions probably lose to a Paul brother.
McGregor would not appear phased by the problem, and I am positive the huge amount of cash each fighters stand to make for the bout helps. All of that mentioned, he feels that the UFC and powers that be at TKO Holdings may’ve been swayed had Logan Paul been as vocal about advocating for the battle internally as he had. As one of many rising stars within the WWE and along with his drink Prime one of many main advertisers of each manufacturers, Paul might need some pull within the firm. That mentioned, McGregor says his opponent hasn’t tried to make it occur:
[Logan] simply saved quiet. He did not say something. I used to be like, ‘Mate, you’ll want to say one thing. It’s worthwhile to open your fucking mouth.’ I wasn’t speaking to him immediately. He put up this video and edited it like I needed to ship him a voice observe. I used to be speaking to the fucking crowd that was the Ambani royal household of India. Then they had been sending it to him. I used to be like, ‘Mate, it is primary making an attempt to get him to get going.’ I had no downside doing that. To be sincere, I’d have carried out it both method.
Is Logan Paul ducking a battle with Conor McGregor? That may very well be the case, however it’s additionally price noting he has fairly just a few upcoming WWE occasions he could also be part of on the horizon. I’d think about he will not have the ability to decide to any fights till at the very least WrestleMania 41 is over, because it appears he will make an look in at the very least just a few of the Premium Dwell Occasions scheduled within the months to return.
The unusual half on this saga is that this all initially began as a feud between Jake Paul and Conor McGregor, with the fighter making a vow to take him on. Logan Paul even got here to McGregor’s protection at one level, saying it wasn’t cool of his brother to take pictures at McGregor’s spouse. On the time, he appeared to advocate towards his brother taking up the previous UFC champion, so I am interested by what modified to the actual fact he is even contemplating a bout in India.
Conor McGregor has his doubts, however the massive battle between him and Logan Paul stays in limbo in the intervening time. All we will do is wait and see whether it is made official in some unspecified time in the future, and given the litany of different inconceivable fights these two have made occur, I would not rule it out but.