Conor McGregor is going to be out of action for almost a year. But when he comes back, Logan Paul wants a piece of him.
Earlier this month, McGregor returned to action at UFC 329, losing his rematch with Max Holloway after blowing out his knee in the opening moments of the fight. It was McGregor’s first fight in five years, in part because of an extended layoff due to his catastrophic leg break against Dustin Poirier, and now the former two-division champion is looking at another year on the shelf, which has Logan Paul standing up for his pro-wrestling brethren.
“Something I find so funny is, he definitely has roasted the WWE and WWE superstars in the past. He put out a Tweet dissing Roman Reigns in the past. … But like, bro, at the moment, Conor is doing WWE. Because he is incapable of fighting,” Paul said on his YouTube channel.
“By the way, also appreciate what Conor McGregor did to the sport, UFC, crossover boxing and MMA. He pioneered in a lot of ways, but he has a lot of people fooled. And he fooled everyone before this fight. Just like Mike Tyson fooled everyone before he fought my brother. I went, ‘Bro, there’s no way! Age matters!‘
“Also, five years off for Conor, and not just five years off. This wasn’t a Jon Jones five years off. The stuff he was doing in the five years was not conducive to that of an elite fighter.”
Despite having a personality made for professional wrestling, McGregor has feuded with a few WWE stars, and has also had some small beef with Logan Paul’s brother, Jake. So, after seeing what happened at UFC 329, Logan Paul got some ideas in his head about returning to unscripted combat sports.
“I don’t think the WWE will let me fight anyone,” Paul said. “I’ll be honest with you, I texted my boss after Conor lost. ‘Bro, Conor’s cooked. Do something! Do something with it! Make a bag, let me fight him! Big WWE star vs. big WWE star, because that’s what he is now.
“He said he thinks he’s done.”
Paul’s boss is not alone. While McGregor insists that he will rehab this injury and then return next summer for the final fight on his UFC contract, Logan Paul is doubtful that happens, because another incident like UFC 329 might be curtains for McGregor’s career.
“I threw a lot of money on Max,” Paul said. “I was disappointed, because I know everyone wanted to see something. But to me, if he comes back and has a similar performance, it’s just really bad.”
