Jake Paul wants to KO Conor McGregor and leave him ranting just as he did after his trilogy bout with Dustin Poirier.
Paul has been calling out the UFC legend for the best part of the last year but the fight is unlikely to happen while McGregor remains under contract with the promotion.
However, Paul seems confident that a future meeting between the pair will happen, although he wants McGregor to get a win before they can really sell it.
Speaking this week, Paul said that he believes some of the shine has come off McGregor's brand, but he still believes it would be a massive pay-per-view event.
“He’s sort of lost that spunk and I think people are kind of second guessing him,” Paul said about McGregor in a recent interview with MMAFighting.
“He’s not the same Conor, that’s for sure, it’s not as interesting, however, I would still just like to beat him up.
"Because I would want him to freak out in the ring and go crazy and lose his s***, I think it would be funny to see him break down like how he did against Dustin Poirier.
"And by the way, it’s still a massive fight."
Despite the pair's rivalry, which has been relatively one-sided aside from a few comments on McGregor's end during promotion for his fights with Poirier, Paul says he still has some respect for the former world champion.
McGregor is the highest-paid athlete in the world according to Forbes Magazine , and as the first ever simultaneous world champion he is undoubtedly the most famous fighter currently active.
“Regardless of what anybody wants to say about Conor, you have to respect him for what he’s done, becoming the face of the fight game," Paul continued.
"I don’t hate the guy. Do I like him? No but you have to respect him. All I’ve said though is I want to fight him and knock him out.
"Because (A) it would be a big fight, big business and (B) give the people what they want. That is one of the most talked about fights to happen in the past year.
"I think it still makes sense regardless if he’s winning or losing, people want to see that.”
McGregor has generally kept quiet about Paul, and his older brother Logan, but did refer to the pair as "dingbats" in an interview ahead of his Poirier trilogy.
"I couldn't care about them two dingbats," McGregor told News.com.au when asked if they would be showing up cageside at his fight last month.
And asked if he fancies a bout with either of the brothers, McGregor didn't seem keen immediately, but also refused to rule it out, saying: "I don't think so.
"Never say never, if they're going to keep competing and whatnot, who knows? They're dingbats, the two of them."
