Jake Paul couldn’t resist mocking Conor McGregor after his defeat to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264.
The YouTuber turned professional boxer was among the 20,000 capacity crowd at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday.
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He watched as the fight came to an early end by doctor’s stoppage after McGregor broke his leg towards the end of the first round.
Paul has regularly called out MMA superstar McGregor and even had a $100,000 diamond chain made of the Irishman’s last knockout defeat to Poirier, which he wore to UFC 264.
Paul, 24, posted a video in the immediate aftermath of McGregor’s latest defeat to Poirier in their trilogy fight in which he stroked the necklace said: ‘Goodnight, buddy’.
He also said he was making a new offer to McGregor of $23 to fight him, having claimed to have previously offered him $50m for a boxing match.
Paul also offered McGregor’s victor, Poirier, his $100,000 chain.
Floyd Mayweather also delighted in McGregor’s defeat.
The boxing legend – who recently fought Jake Paul’s younger bother Logan in an exhibition fight – revealed he had won $85,000 from betting on Poirier to win.
Manny Pacquiao was far more graceful and congratulated Poirier on his victory and offered his sympathy to McGregor.
It remains to be seen what the future holds for the Irishman, yet Poirier’s stock continues to rise and his star power is only growing after dethroning the biggest star in the sport for the second time in succession.