Eddie Hearn has warned Jake Paul he could end up in a violent "strike on sight" scenario with Conor McGregor if he continues to make disrespectful comments.
The YouTube star is eyeing a fight with UFC star McGregor whom he has tried to entice into a rivalry on social media. His recent comments accused McGregor of ducking a fight and promised to settle their rivalry, just weeks after offering UFC president Dana White the chance to stage a UFC meeting.
And Matchroom Boxing kingpin Hearn believes Paul is playing with fire with his comments to McGregor. "He is now in a world where it's strike on sight," Hearn said on the MMA Hour. "If you say something to someone that is offensive to someone or disrespectful, it is strike on sight. Jake said stuff about Conor McGregor, when I have heard it it, I was like... this is a different world.