Khabib Nurmagomedov's manager has backed Jake Paul to beat the s*** out of Conor McGregor and all his teammates.
YouTube star Paul is desperate to face the Dubliner and even offered the former two-weight UFC champion $50million to fight him.
UFC President Dana White said there is 'zero chance' of the bout happening any time soon, but Nurmagomedov's manager Ali Abdelaziz praised Paul.
He told TMZ: “Jake Paul, I like this kid. You know why? Because he is real.
"When he talked about Conor’s fiancee, [Paul] said [McGregor] talked about Khabib’s wife. I like Jake Paul.
"I think he’ll beat the s*** out of Conor, Conor's team-mates, all these guys.
“I like his brother too. Logan Paul, I like these kids, they make something from nothing. Even Mike Tyson likes these kids. Mike is my friend.”
Paul knocked out former NBA player Nate Robinson in his second professional boxing bout in November and called McGregor out straight after the fight.
The Notorious returns to UFC action later this month when he faces Dustin Poirier on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi.
And McGregor may be one win away from becoming a two-time lightweight champion after leaked messages suggested the belt will be on the line when he takes on Poirier.
The Dubliner has not fought since stopping Donald Cerrone in just 40 seconds a year ago - and that was his first bout since he was choked out by Khabib Nurmagomedov in 2018.
Nurmagomedov remains the lightweight champion despite announcing this retirement following his win over Justin Gaethje last October.
But messages from the UFC's DM chatbot on Twitter suggest he will vacate the title within days.
After a fan asked for UFC 257 event info, the bot replied: “Don’t miss Poirier take on McGregor for the lightweight title bout. Who do you think will walk out of the Octagon with the W.?”
UFC president Dana White has insisted he is confident of convincing Nurmagomedov to return and plans to hold talks with his champion in Abu Dhabi.
Meanwhile, McGregor insists he will be ready to deliver a masterclass against Poirier, who he stopped in the first round when they met six years ago.
'The Notorious' took to Twitter to give his prediction, simply saying: "I promise a masterpiece."
McGregor and Poirier have enjoyed contrasting careers since clashing in 2014 with the Irishman going on to become a two-weight world champion before earning €100million for fighting Floyd Mayweather in a boxing ring.
Poirier, meanwhile, has yet to earn a UFC title and fell short against Nurmagomedov in 2019 when he was choked out in the third round, one round earlier than McGregor.
