Conor McGregor believes Jake Paul will be a very different person leaving the ring than he was prior to entering it tomorrow night.
After years of fights that have either been against much smaller or much older opponents, Paul takes on someone who is neither in Anthony Joshua at the Kaseya Center tomorrow. The two-time unified heavyweight champion is 36, but is still very much active atop the division.
He had been planning a secret comeback fight this month before taking a short notice Netflix offer to fight Paul in America. And McGregor believes he is capable of doing some very serious damage to the social media star.
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Conor McGregor’s bet slip is worrying for Jake Paul
This evening, Conor McGregor fascinated fans when he took to X to reveal that he was betting just $10 on Anthony Joshua to stop Jake Paul within not just a round, but 60 seconds. However, he insists that he hasn’t bet yet, despite feeling the YouTuber is in big trouble.
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“I have set the odds for Anthony Joshua to KO Jake Paul inside the first 60 seconds at 11/1,” McGregor wrote on X in a promotion for a betting company. And when fans noted that his supposed bet of $10 seemed light, he noted it was just to show the monstrous odds.
“I have not placed my own personal bet on this match yet I have only just set the odds,” he wrote. “I do like ‘KO in first 60seconds’ at 11/1 tho. It’s now about how much / what else? A colossal sum on an outright win is good too. $5m would return win $5.6m.
“This is an absolute layup fight. It is not fixed also I know Matchroom. Jake is stupid and will be altered permanently from this bout. I can’t just sit idly by and watch it happen without making a cool profit from it too.”
When someone noted that 60 seconds is a remarkably quick amount of time, McGregor reminded them of some of his big wins over the years. “I done Cowboy [Donald Cerrone] in 40 seconds. Dustin in 60. Aldo in 12. All reputable, known, world and world title challengers.
“Cowboy was taller and heavier than me also. I knew his shots, his reactions, and his mentality. Paul is lighter, shorter and green baby s— in this business compared to AJ. 60 seconds is AMPLE TIME FOR AJ. 11/1 actually has me scared.
“I am now setting odds for these fights against my own company capital. Vs betting to win as before. It is peculiar and unfamiliar territory I am now in. Either way though, it’s f—ing awesome! Lol
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