Conor McGregor says Jake Paul is behaving like 'a confused little kid' as the YouTuber continues to troll MMA fighters

• Jake Paul has been trolling MMA fighters. McGregor is one of the athletes Paul has attempted to insult.
• The Irishman competes on Fight Island against Dustin Poirier on Saturday.
• Ahead of the showdown, he called Paul "a confused little kid."

FIGHT ISLAND - Conor McGregor says Jake Paul is behaving like "a confused little kid" as the YouTuber continues to troll MMA fighters.

McGregor is one of the athletes Paul has been hounding online. In a sweary, insult-filled callout video in December, the creator said he had a $50 million fight offer for McGregor.

In the 58-second clip, Paul insulted McGregor's fiancée Dee Devlin, his opponent this weekend Dustin Poirier, and his UFC boss, Dana White.

More recently, Paul had a red flag flown over a Miami beach that said: "Conor McGregor is scared to fight Jake Paul."

McGregor said earlier this week that YouTubers don't make a mockery of fighting, and seemed respectful of the 24-year-old internet sensation.

To BT Sport, though, it appeared McGregor had changed his tune. "He seems like a confused little kid to me, to be honest.

"It's not on the radar at the minute with the young lad," he said. "I know him and Dillon [Danis] have been back and forth, so you never know. But I'm excited to see. Fair play to them.

"Fair play to the Logan [Paul] guy getting in there with Floyd [Mayweather for the February 20 exhibition]. I'm excited to see how that goes. Floyd looks fat to me. It's a mad little scene at the minute, isn't it? I'm not against it.

"Any man that is willing to make that walk, you know, all the best."

McGregor takes center stage Saturday as he returns to the Octagon for the first time in 12 months, competing against Dustin Poirier in a lightweight match on Fight Island.

It is unclear who he will fight after, though a boxing rules contest with Manny Pacquiao has been heavily discussed.

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