GRUDGE MATCH
Jake Paul set to fight Conor McGregor in blockbuster bout despite UFC star claiming he was in talks with brother Logan
The pair could finally settle their long-brewing feud
JAKE PAUL is reportedly on course to pip brother Logan to a grudge match with UFC superstar Conor McGregor.
McGregor revealed earlier this month that he's accepted a shock offer to face Logan in an exhibition boxing match in India next year.
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It was later revealed by reporter Ariel Helwani that preliminary talks over the bout - which could come together thanks to Indian billionaire Anant Ambani - have taken place but both the UFC and the WWE have yet to be approached.
Ambani, however, initially wanted Jake to be the man standing across from McGregor in the crossover clash.
And according to a sensational report, he could very well get his wish.
ESPN boxing correspondent Salvador Rodriguez claims a grudge match between Jake and McGregor is now "on the table" for mid-2025.
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He wrote on X: "Sources: Jake Paul vs Conor McGregor on the table for July, August or September 2025 in India."
The sensational claim comes just days after Jake revealed he'd be making a "big announcement in January".
A fight between Jake and McGregor has been brewing for the best part of four years.
Jake started his pursuit of a multi-million-pound showdown with the MMA mogul in late 2020.
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He began taunting McGregor in a series of videos, which included sick jibes at the Irishman's fiancee Dee Devlin.
The pair have traded several jabs over the years, with recently McGregor blasting Jake's crossover clash with boxing legend Mike Tyson last month.
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He said: "A 16-minute spar in sparring gloves. F*** off."
Paul took aim at the UFC's poster boy late last month after he was found civilly liable to have assaulted a woman - Nikita Hand - at a Dublin hotel in December 2018.
McGregor responded a few hours after vowing to appeal the verdict by branding Jake a "little gay nerd."
Jake renewed his war of words with McGregor shortly after the Dubliner went public with his potential exhibition with Logan.
He wrote on X: "Now it all makes sense why Conor Mcgregor & his management team have been desperately trying to get MVP to negotiate for a fight between us.
"As we told them privately & I’m now saying it publicly.
"The only way we’re willing to explore me vs Conor in a pro boxing / mma fight is if Dana White / UFC are at the table directly or make it clear they are ok with discussions.
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"Conor is washed. Needs the Paul’s. Logan by however he wants."
Former two-division champion McGregor hasn't fought since breaking his left leg in his trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier three-and-a-half years ago.
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