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Jake Paul calls out Conor McGregor for his next fight; UFC champ responds with meme
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Jake Paul calls out Conor McGregor for his next fight; UFC champ responds with meme

Now that Jake Paul “shipped” Mike Tysonhe’s ready for his next lucrative event. And he landed on an opponent who is, unsurprisingly, older and retired.

Saturday, hours after beating the 58-year-old former heavyweight champion by unanimous decisionPaul called out the former UFC champion Conor McGregorwho is 36 years old. But he doesn’t want to box him, like he did with Tyson.

He wants an MMA fight.

The YouTuber turned fighter, 27, written the: “Dear Conor, I know you told my team that you would fight me at 170 pounds. That will never happen. But let’s fight it in MMA. No weight class. Just like it was before. But you won’t.”

McGregor, who has no doubt seen the memes circulating on social media, responded with one of his own.

“Nakisa already called me, boy, this is the guy who’s next for you. Good luck buddy,” McGregor wroteaccompanied by a photo of Senator Mitch McConnell. For those of you who don’t follow politics, McConnell is 82 years old.

Paul’s experts have suggested that everyone from Clint Eastwood to former President Jimmy Carter to Robert DeNiro (who actually won an Oscar for his portrayal of a boxer in “Raging Bull”) would be the Paul’s next opponent.

Meanwhile, Paul counts his money… he claims to have won around $40 million for his appearance against Tyson – and praising his company Most Valuable Promotions, whose deal with Netflix helped the streamer reach 60 million households – and the yield lots of frustrated subscribers.

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This article was originally published on USA TODAY: Jake Paul targets UFC champion Conor McGregor for his next fight