‘Lay off the cocaine, get in the gym’: Jake Paul rips Conor McGregor

Jake Paul took some heavy shots at Conor McGregor and Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) at today’s press conference ahead of Saturday’s fight with Mike Perry.

McGregor recently said that Perry, a BKFC standout, was fighting a “dweeb” in Paul, who fired back. McGregor is a part-owner of BKFC.

“You’re going to see what I’m going to do to (BKFC’s) best fighter on Saturday night. I’m going to embarrass their entire league,” Paul said. “This guy has no skill. Those are just brawler idiot street fighter dudes who have no idea what the sweet science is.

“Conor McGregor can say what he wants, but he won’t fight me either. Once I knock out Mike Perry, Conor McGregor, let’s run it. But you won’t do it because you know what’s going to happen. You saw what I did to Nate Diaz, who you went toe-to-toe with. Conor McGregor, lay off the cocaine, get in the gym, and start winning fights. Then maybe we could have a conversation.”

Paul (9-1, 6 KO) said he has watched Perry footage, including “a boxing match in a triangle” where he concluded it would be “a short night” on Saturday.

“The skills is what pay the bills. And he has no footwork, no head movement, no defense,” Paul said. “He’s a great offensive fighter and bare knuckle, but in terms of boxing, he’s going to get picked apart very quickly, and it’s going to be a short night. Like I said, my predictions are never wrong, so I stand on business every single time I manifested into reality. I, Jake Joseph Paul, will knock out Mike Perry in less than two rounds. It’s going to happen, put money on it.”

Paul said he does respect Perry’s power, “but other than that, it’s going to be easy.”

Jake also, of course, has a tentative November date lined up against Mike Tyson, which was supposed to happen on Saturday before being canceled due to Tyson’s health concerns. Tyson has expressed some reluctance about Paul vs Perry, since a bad outcome could jeopardize that fight happening at all, among the many other things that would jeopardize Paul vs Tyson happening at all.

“I love to take risks and do big events,” Paul said. “Mike Tyson called and was concerned about this fight jeopardizing the biggest fight of my career. That’s what puts the pressure on me, and I love that. I’m not slowing down for anybody. Mike Perry is not going to be the one to stop me. I’m on a path to world championship.”