YouTube star Paul will fight McGregor’s team-mate and friend Dillon Danis this October, with the Irishman insisting that he will coach his pal for the pay-per-view bout
Logan Paul has offered Conor McGregor a $1million bet after the Irishman declared that Dillon Danis would definitely win the pair’s long-awaited showdown in October.
The YouTube star will face Danis at the AO Arena in Manchester as one half of the co-headline for Misfits Boxing’s massive ‘Prime Card’; his first boxing match since an exhibition with Floyd Mayweather in 2021. It will be the MMA star’s boxing debut, and McGregor has declared that he will be heavily involved in the bout.
UFC legend McGregor has promised to coach Danis for the fight as the New Yorker attempts to make the switch from jiu-jitsu black belt to boxer, much to the delight of fans. But Paul has pointed out that McGregor’s coaching on this year’s The Ultimate Fighter has left a lot to be desired, and claimed he will put $1m on the line over the result of the fight.
“Conor [McGregor] is coaching Dillon Danis, huh?” Paul asked at the end of his fight announcement YouTube video, after watching the Irishman’s recent interview with the Matchroom Boxing channel. “The worst coach in history, my odds just went up. I’m coming for you next b****.