In a tense and unexpected encounter, Conor McGregor confronted Logan Paul regarding the rumored $250 million fight that had been circulating in the media. While McGregor, the Irish MMA icon, has been absent from the fight scene for a while, his notorious sharp tongue and confident persona are still very much intact.
The encounter took place during a bus ride to Donald Trump’s inauguration in Washington, DC, where McGregor crossed paths with the Paul brothers, Logan and Jake. At first, it seemed like a friendly meeting, with photos surfacing on social media showing smiles all around. However, things took a turn when Logan posted a vlog titled “Face to Face with Conor McGregor,” which revealed a much more heated interaction between the two.
In the video, McGregor can be seen confronting Logan and his brother about the potential fight that McGregor had previously agreed to during a trip to India. “You kept your mouth shut, you did. I thought we were going to get the fight going?” McGregor said, addressing Logan directly. The former UFC champion also claimed that Logan was being “controlled” by WWE and encouraged him to “bring it home” for McGregor.
As the exchange continued, McGregor proposed that the fight take place at 190 or 195 pounds, classes that fall within the Super Middleweight or Cruiserweight range. “Here’s the deal, I’m going to slap the head off the two of yous and KSI,” McGregor threatened, before adding, “Yous are mixers to me, side jobs. A little side job, yeah?”
Logan, however, wasn’t intimidated and responded with a witty retort: “You can’t even do your main job, how you gonna do a side job?” The playful back-and-forth continued, with McGregor’s challenge hanging in the air.
This verbal sparring comes amid talks of McGregor’s potential comeback to the ring. His last fight took place in July 2021, at UFC 264, where McGregor suffered a devastating leg injury during a fight with Dustin Poirier. A return in 2025 is being discussed, nearly four years after his last competitive match.
However, McGregor’s confrontation with Logan Paul also comes amid serious legal troubles. Recently, McGregor was named in a civil lawsuit filed by a woman who accused him of sexual assault during the 2023 NBA Finals in Miami. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, alleges that McGregor engaged in unlawful sexual contact without the woman’s consent at the Kaseya Center during Game 4 of the NBA Finals on June 9, 2023. The suit also accuses arena staff and security of gross negligence and seeks medical treatment costs and compensatory damages.
As McGregor continues to make headlines for both his bravado and legal challenges, the world watches closely to see if the long-anticipated fight with Logan Paul ever becomes a reality.
