Jake Paul responds to Conor McGregor's 'little dweeb' taunt with new offer to UFC star

YouTube sensation Jake Pau has thrown down the gauntlet to UFC superstar Conor McGregor, challenging him to a boxing match after the Irishman dismissed him as a "little dweeb".

Former world champion McGregor has been on Paul's radar for a potential fight for several years, but the Irish fighter has largely ignored the call-outs. The latest development came during a press conference for Bare Knuckle FC, where McGregor , who recently invested in BKFC and plans to step into the ring post-UFC, backed Mike Perry against Paul in their upcoming bout.

Perry, who boasts a 5-0 record in bare-knuckle boxing, is set to face off against Paul this Saturday. Responding to McGregor's comments, Paul retorted: "First of all he's big upping the BKFC but you're going to see what I'm going to do to their best fighter on Saturday night. I'm going to embarrass their whole entire league, this guy has no skill."

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"These guys 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 so 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 so Conor McGregor, get in the gym and start winning fights and maybe we can have a conversation."

Earlier, McGregor had remarked: "Look at what has happened to Michael Perry, one of our big stars here. The King of Violence he titles himself and he's had such a rise in the sport and now he's up against a little dweeb of a thing in a fight this weekend. We're all rooting for him. this is the real thing."

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It's been three years since McGregor stepped into the octagon, his last bout ending with a broken leg in the first round against Dustin Poirier. Now, he's gearing up for a comeback on December 14 to face Michael Chandler, following a withdrawal from their initial June 29 matchup due to McGregor's broken toe.

McGregor's sole venture into boxing was a much-hyped showdown with Floyd Mayweather, where the Irish fighter was defeated by a 10th-round stoppage back in 2017. Meanwhile, Paul has racked up 10 professional fights, tasting defeat just once at the hands of Tommy Fury last year.