Logan Paul says he wants to fight in UFC — calls out Conor McGregor

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Paul.
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• Logan
  Paul has expressed interest in entering the UFC
  octagon.
• In an interview with TMZ, his brother Jake
  Paul said, “I think it’d be dope to see one of us fight
  McGregor,” to which Logan responded, “That’s what I was
  thinking!”
• Logan Paul is due to fight fellow YouTuber KSI on August
  25 in a boxing match that has been built up with trash talk
  that’s
  gone too far at times.
• The event will also see Jake take on KSI’s brother,
  Deji.
• Logan said him and his brother would have to prove
  themselves in the ring first before taking on the likes of
  McGregor.

Logan Paul’s war of words has finally extended beyond fellow
YouTuber KSI, who he is due to fight in a highly-anticipated
boxing match this month.

Speaking to
TMZ at Los Angeles International Airport, Paul expressed
interest in becoming a UFC fighter, saying he doesn’t want his
career to be “one and done.”

Asked who he would like to fight in a mixed martial arts arena,
Paul said, “Dana White, are you watching this, bro? Pick a fight
for me.”

His brother Jake Paul, who is fighting KSI’s brother Deji as the
undercard to their older brothers’ fight, said, “I think it’d be
dope to see one of us fight McGregor,” to which Logan responded,
“That’s what I was thinking!”

“We’ve got to prove ourselves first,” Logan said.

You can watch the full interview here:

The build-up to Paul’s fight with KSI (real name Olajide
Olatunji) has been a ludicrous affair, with insults traded
between the two arguably
going too far on a number of occasions.

During a press conference earlier this month, KSI suggested
he would make a better lover than Paul, who is missing part of
his testicle due to a stunt gone wrong. That was to background
chants of “She’s a hoe!” from the crowd.

Logan Paul (L) and KSI
(R).
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YouTube

In a video titled “DEAR KSI, HERE’S WHY I WALKED OFF STAGE…”,
Paul pointed to KSI’s problematic history of making insulting and
sexist remarks. He specifically referenced
his ban in 2012 from Eurogamer events after he made lewd remarks
to women.

Paul’s infamous
filming of a dead body in Japan’s “suicide forest” has also
proved to be popular ammunition for KSI in their disputes.

BBC Radio 1, which is targeted at 15- to 29-year-olds, decided not to air
an interview with Logan Paul and KSI after a backlash from
listeners. It was one of the few media interviews the pair were
scheduled to carry out ahead of their fight, a spokesman for KSI
told Business Insider earlier this month.

The match, which takes place in Manchester Arena on August 25,
will be livestreamed for $8 (£6).

If each of the pair’s collective 35 million fans watched, it
would net them $280 million from streams alone.