Jake Paul has taken to social media to praise Paul Hughes after his epic fight with Usman Nurmagomedov, while also taking a shot at Conor McGregor in the process

In a recent tweet, Jake threw a veiled shot at McGregor as he teased his upcoming return to the boxing ring against a to-be-announced opponent. Tommy Fury and boxing legend Roy Jones Jr. are two potential fits for his return opponent.

Conor McGregor and the Paul brothers are buddying up in the nation’s capital. The controversial MMA fighter was heading to Donald Trump’s inauguration Monday morning in Washington, D.C., carpooling with two long-rumored potential boxing opponents: Jake and Logan Paul.

The Stockton native has shared the Octagon with the Irishman on two previous occasions but now finds himself backing his former rival in his war of words with the Paul brothers

In December, reports circulated that former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor was in negotiations to box WWE star Logan Paul in India for a massive payday. According to McGregor, UFC shut down the potential boxing match.

Conor McGregor has called out Logan Paul for faking a discussion they had about a potential upcoming fight, claiming the two never directly discussed the matter, although Logan Paul made it appear like they did.

Conor McGregor has provided an update on his proposed boxing exhibition against Logan Paul, with the UFC icon claiming the fight is off as the UFC is "just not into it"

The notorious Conor McGregor is one of the main reasons behind the evolution of crossover boxing. He locked horns with Floyd Mayweather in 2017 and made roughly around $130 Million. The trend of securing high payouts from such events is still alive and that is exactly the reason behind Conor McGregor pouring his feet into such waters.