On Wednesday, Paul offered McGregor $ 50 million for a fight.
Youtuber Jake Paul resorted to unconventional methods to get Connor McGregor’s attention: he tried to annoy and annoy Dillon Danis, the UFC fighter’s teammate. The recording of the incident was published on Thursday on the Instagram account of the “Under the Belt” program of the American channel Showtime.
He got into a truck, the blogger approached the fighter just as he was giving an interview. After drawing his attention by calling him “Conor McGregor’s dog,” Paul threw several water balloons at him. And when Danis approached the truck, he stepped on the gas and drove fast.
Despite what had happened, Danis did not look offended. “Everything is fine,” he said moments after Paul left.
“I didn’t know what it was. When I approached, I thought he was going to hit me with something metallic, but it was a water balloon. I tried to get into his truck, but I couldn’t get it,” he said. the fighter, smiling.
Danis later reacted to the incident. “Jake Paul, after throwing a water balloon at Dillon Danis and telling him it’s a fad,” reads the bottom of an image the fighter posted on his Twitter account.
On Wednesday, Paul – who on November 29 eliminated former NBA star Nate Robinson – offered McGregor $ 50 million for a fight. “Our team sent you a $ 50 million offer this morning, the biggest fight offer they’ve ever made to you, but you’re afraid to fight me, Conor. You don’t want to. losing to a damn “YouTuber” “caused him Instagram video.
For her part, UFC President Dana White, who was asked by the blogger to organize the fight, said she did not like the initiative. “I’m thinking of letting Amanda Nunes kick her ass,” White said.