Conor McGregor criticizes Nate Diaz, prompts ugly back-and-forth tweets with Jake Paul (Updated)
(Updated Aug. 7, 2023, with a new response from Paul to “drug addict” McGregor after he called him a racially offensive slur.)
Conor McGregor has a bitter rivalry with Nate Diaz, and following Saturday’s main event boxing match against Jake Paul, the Irishman had plenty to say about what he witnessed.
At the sold-out American Airlines Center in Dallas, Diaz lost a unanimous decision in a 10-round, 185-pound boxing match against the YouTuber-turned-boxer.
Throughout the fight, a number of typical Diaz-style taunts were on display that put the mental focus of Paul to the test. The mind games did little to rattle Paul, who cruised his way to a win on the scorecards.
McGregor wasn’t pleased with what he saw from the two men, initially being critical of Diaz in a series of Tweets Sunday evening. McGregor then targeted Paul, who responded, prompting and ugly back-and-forth exchange.
Check out the tweets from McGregor (some now deleted) and the responses from Paul below:
McGregor criticizes Diaz’s performance
https://twitter.com/TheNotoriousMMA/status/1688320853669212160?s=20
https://twitter.com/TheNotoriousMMA/status/1688324494010552320?s=20
McGregor continues to take shots using a picture from his fight vs. Floyd Mayweather
McGregor turns his attention to Paul, using vulgar hashtags
https://twitter.com/TheNotoriousMMA/status/1688332763353501696?s=20
Paul responds, telling McGregor to enter rehab
McGregor responds with more offensive remarks
https://twitter.com/TheNotoriousMMA/status/1688333197719879680?s=20
Paul references McGregor’s recent alleged actions at the NBA Finals
‘Reality’: Paul posts picture of Niaz choking out McGregor
https://twitter.com/jakepaul/status/1688328230816665600?s=20
Jake Paul targets McGregor’s drug use
Paul calls out McGregor for deleting his Tweets
Paul responds to ‘drug addict’ McGregor once more
