CONOR McGREGOR aimed a brutal Christmas dig at Jake Paul – who is nursing a broken jaw over the festive period.
YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul – who won their Miami mismatch in round six.
Jake Paul’s jaw was broken by Anthony JoshuaCredit: AFP
Conor McGregor aimed a dig at Jake PaulCredit: Getty
But Paul, dropped four times, posted: “God is great. Broken jaw but brain and spine all clear. Never been more motivated.
“Merry Christmas to all around the world. Never stop trying to be great. You are guaranteed 100% failure if you don’t try.”
McGregor, , responded in a now-deleted post: “Indeed! God is great! Enjoy your Christmas smoothies, bro.”
right after defeat to Joshua – having four titanium plates fitted and teeth removed.
But he was restricted to eating “only liquids for seven days”.
Paul struggled to talk as he made an after being released from hospital.
He said: “It’s like there’s a baseball in there. Four titanium plates. It’s literally snapped, bro, completely snapped.”
Paul was down twice in round five before a devastating right hand in the sixth closed the show.
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Jake Paul down four times before Anthony Joshua wins
beat in a Netflix superfight in Miami – but viewing fans were not impressed with what they saw.
The two-time heavyweight champion was expected to steamroll the former YouTuber but it took him SIX rounds to get rid of the game American.
Paul was down four times in the fight but fans, commentators and even the referee criticised the pair for a lack of action and punches thrown.
Joshua called out Tyson Fury after the fight while Paul revealed he had suffered a gruesome broken jaw.
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But the American was still in good spirits days later, telling brother Logan: “I was like, ‘Wow, that was nice’.
“I was on the ground like, ‘That was a good shot’. He surprised my jaw. I mean, it’s not that hard to get your ass beat.
“I was doing good, I just think my cardio, just the mental pressure of the big guy and sparring the big people is different on the 10oz gloves.
“But it was a great experience, I learnt a lot in there.”
Paul, 28, is expected to be out until at least July while Joshua, 36, is set for a Riyadh return in February or March.
A September showdown against Tyson Fury, 37, is then
Jake Paul in hospital, https://www.instagram.com/p/DSfdZQLjbf-/ Credit: Instagram @jakepaul
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