Published 19:50 IST, January 4th 2021
Fact check: Has Conor McGregor sued Jake Paul for insulting his fiancé in offensive video?
Fact Check: Is UFC megastar Conor McGregor really thinking of suing Jake Paul for insulting his fiancée Dee Devlin in a profanity-laced video?
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In past few weeks, rumours have gone viral that UFC megastar Cor McGregor has decided to sue YouTuber Jake Paul for calling him out in a profanity-laced video. In minute-long video, where Jake Paul offered Cor McGregor $50 million to fight him in boxing ring, he also insulted McGregor's fiancée Dee Devlin, UFC President Dana White and his next opponent Dustin Poirier. Sitting on his Lamborghini Huracan Performante, Jake Paul started his -len rant by saying, "What f--- is up, you Irish c---?"
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With an Irish flag wrapped around his shoulders, Jake Paul accused former UFC champion of ducking fight, while also claiming that torious One is scared of him. He n compared his pro-boxing record to Cor’s, hailing himself as superior. Jake Paul is currently undefeated (2-0), while Cor McGregor has been in boxing ring only once, losing to legend Floyd Maywear in 2017.
However, it has to be ted that Paul is yet to face a full-fledged boxer. His two wins came against fellow YouTuber AnEsonGib and former NBA star Nate Robinson, respectively, who don’t have a boxing background. Cor McGregor, on or hand, went toe-to-toe with a pound-for-pound juggernaut, event beating him in initial rounds before getting kcked out in tenth round.
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Fact check: Is Cor McGregor really suing Jake Paul?
video - where Paul can be heard calling McGregor a “bi**h” and disrespecting Dee Devlin - angered many, including some top MMA fighters. Even, McGregor’s long-time rival Nate Diaz showed his support to McGregor family while calling Jake Paul a “spoiled f**k”. Dana White, on or hand, claimed that re’s chance McGregor will fight Paul, ding that he’s thinking of letting Amanda Nunes kck Jake’s a** out”.
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Reports of Cor McGregor's legal approach against Jake Paul began when a video of latter breaking down in tears while talking about lawsuits popped up on social media. A section of people on Twitter assumed to have connected dots as y shared video attributing Paul's emotional breakdown to a lawsuit filed by Cor McGregor. However, video in question dates back to 2020 when Jake appeared in Logan Paul's podcast and opened up on lawsuits he was facing at that time.
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truth is, torious One has t me any comments about Paul. Reports even claim that McGregor is “t thinking of suing” Problem Child and is currently focusing on his upcoming bout against Dustin Poirier. McGregor and Poirier will face off in a rematch at UFC 257, which is set to take place on January 23 in Fight Island, Abu Dhabi.
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Im Source: Dee Devlin, Jake Paul/ Instagram
17:02 IST, January 4th 2021