Conor McGregor weighed in on the wild Canelo Alvarez vs. Jake Paul fight fallout.
Negotiations between Canelo Alvarez, Jake Paul, and their respective teams for a potential boxing fight reached the rhetorical ‘one-yard line’ this week. But despite reports that the fight was in the last stages of negotiations, Alvarez pulled out of the Paul fight talks at the last minute, signing a new four-fight deal with Riyadh Season and Turki Alalshikh.
Alvarez’s new deal includes a super fight with Terence Crawford in September and a targeted bout against either Jermall Charlo or Bruno Surace. If Alvarez revisits the Paul fight, it appears it won’t take place until as soon as late 2026.
Paul accused Alvarez of being a ‘slave’ after their fight talks fell apart. As of this writing, Alvarez hasn’t responded to Paul’s harsh remarks, as he plots his return for Cinco de Mayo weekend.
In addition to the Alvarez fight, Paul was also briefly linked to a potential scrap with Conor McGregor. McGregor, who hasn’t fought in the UFC Octagon since 2021, was in ‘preliminary agreements’ to face Logan Paul before the UFC allegedly shut down negotiations.
Conor McGregor reacts to Canelo Alvarez vs. Jake Paul fight talks falling apart
McGregor, Jake, and Logan had a viral run-in during their appearances in Washington D.C. for the recent U.S. presidential inauguration. While their interactions were mostly cordial, all parties got some verbal jabs in before they went their separate ways.
After Paul’s manifested bout with Alvarez fell apart, it didn’t take long for McGregor to weigh in, courtesy of a recent Instagram comment.
“Turki [Alalshikh]
