Seldom does an article finish on the headline, however not rather more must be mentioned, as no one needs to see UFC legend Conor McGregor battle Logan Paul.
Over the previous few days, rumors have unfold that McGregor can be making his return to the UFC to battle Featherweight Champion Illia Topuria. Early Tuesday morning, McGregor dismissed these rumors.
Topuria dismissed them as effectively.
As a substitute of constructing his long-awaited return to the UFC, which was most lately nixed after his June twenty ninth battle with Michael Chandler fell by way of, McGregor is now calling out Logan Paul.
Regardless of UFC boss Dana White persevering with to hype up one thing large on the horizon in 2025, it’s turning into more and more clear that McGregor has little or no curiosity in making an precise return to the Octagon.
Calling out Logan Paul simply furthers this intestine feeling that McGregor is finished taking the battle recreation severely.
Now don’t get me improper. There’s little doubt that in a world the place this truly occurs, it might be completely large. Logan has completed an unimaginable job reviving his profession as a creator and has turn out to be one of many WWE’s brightest stars.
However right here’s the factor. He’s not a fighter. If something, a battle between Jake Paul and McGregor would at the very least be a smidge extra attention-grabbing, particularly coming off of the heels of the large occasion with Mike Tyson.
Jake confirmed McGregor’s put up, stating that his promotion firm, Most Invaluable Promotions, can be prepared to discover a collaboration with McGregor so long as the UFC was straight concerned or would log out on it.
Logan’s final boxing match was an absolute clown present in opposition to Dillon Danis, who clearly didn’t take the battle practically as severely as he took the promotion. The elder Paul then retired from boxing and determined to significantly pursue the WWE, which he has been excellent at.
A boxing match, or MMA match, with McGregor does little or no for anyone in addition to make everyone wealthy. Which, on the finish of the day, is basically what this complete influencer combating area is all about.
Once more, there’s no denying that McGregor’s celeb paired with both Paul brother would get large eyeballs. However what’s the purpose?
The Pauls are each effectively over six toes tall. McGregor is simply 5 toes 9 inches. The Pauls each weigh over 200 kilos. McGregor was UFC Champion within the featherweight and light-weight divisions.
Logan did an exhibition boxing match with Floyd Mayweather in 2021. It was an enormous occasion that was finally very boring. A battle with McGregor (who had his personal exhibition with Mayweather in 2017) would doubtless be a lot of the identical.
No person needs to see this. At 36 years outdated, McGregor’s possibilities of collaborating in significant fights within the UFC are dwindling shortly.