The Inauguration of President Donald Trump supplied an uncommon setting for UFC celebrity Conor McGregor to problem Logan and Jake Paul to a combat. McGregor not too long ago tweeted that he had agreed to field Logan Paul in India sooner or later sooner or later, and he pressed him on that difficulty in Washington D.C.
Because the Paul brothers have been ready on the bus that may take them to the inauguration, McGregor approached them and known as out Logan instantly after shaking arms. Video of the interplay was included in a vlog posted to Logan’s YouTube web page.
“It is all candy right here,” McGregor mentioned. “It is all candy right here. You stored your mouth shut, you probably did. I believed you have been gonna get the combat going. You have been very quiet.”
McGregor accused Paul of constructing excuses, resembling declaring that the Irish fighter is beneath contract with the UFC. McGregor countered with the suggestion that Paul is beneath the contractual thumb of the WWE.
“You are giving all this, ‘Dana this, Dana that,'” McGregor mentioned. “You are f—ing managed by the WWE as nicely, bro.”
Video from contained in the bus reveals McGregor antagonizing the Paul brothers whereas sitting instantly behind them and subsequent to the Paul’s mom. McGregor mentioned he would love a shot at “the 2 of you and KSI.”
McGregor has been calling out the Paul brothers for some time now, however an precise combat looks like a little bit of a longshot. Jake Paul has mentioned he would solely combat McGregor if the UFC and Dana White have been concerned in negotiations.
Logan Paul, a brand new father, has a part-time function with the WWE and has made feedback about being “retired” from boxing. In addition to, McGregor has developed a historical past of calling out different fighters with out an precise bout ever coming collectively.