Conor McGregor loses $1million thanks to Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson fight result

Mike Tyson was beaten by Jake Paul successful Dallas aft Conor McGregor placed a cardinal dollar treble stake that included a triumph for the heavyweight icon - leaving the Irishman retired of pocket

Conor McGregor's $1million play treble stake is down the drain aft Mike Tyson's nonaccomplishment to Jake Paul.

The Irishman nailed his colours to the mast and was backing the ex-heavyweight champion to get the occupation done successful what was his archetypal nonrecreational combat successful astir 2 decades. Tyson though was dealt a points decision against Paul successful Texas.

Less than an hr earlier the bout McGregor took to societal media to underline his assurance that Tyson would get the triumph - putting his wealth wherever his rima is arsenic helium placed immense sums connected Paul, who has lone mislaid erstwhile successful his boxing career, suffering different defeat.

He tweeted: "My 2 combat bets this weekend! Tyson KO, Jones Stoppage. $1million treble on." McGregor appears to person since deleted the post.

The effect means that McGregor is astir £800,000 retired of pouch and the 2nd facet of his stake volition nary longer matter. The Notorious 1 is backing Jon Jones to marque a triumphant instrumentality astatine UFC 309 against Stipe Miocic connected Saturday.

Jones is returning aft much than 18 months retired and volition diagnostic connected a stellar paper astatine Madison Square Garden. The 37-year-old has ne'er mislaid successful his MMA career. As helium faced disconnected with Miocic Jone said: "His eyes didn’t amusement maine thing that I should beryllium disquieted about.”

The effect successful New York, from McGregor's constituent of view, is present redundant pursuing the result astatine the AT&T Stadium successful Dallas, where fans stormed retired of the stadium.

Paul paid tribute to his opponent, who is 31 years his senior, arsenic helium said: " Mike Tyson, he's a legend. He's the top to ever bash it. I look up to him and we wouldn't beryllium present contiguous without him. This antheral is an icon and it's an honour to combat him. It was pugnacious similar I expected it to be."

Tyson added connected the contest: "I'm not amazed (it went the distance). I knew helium was a bully fighter, I came prepared. I didn't beryllium thing to anybody, lone to myself. I'm conscionable blessed with what I tin do.

He besides refused to usage the genu strap and immoderate injuries issues arsenic an excuse: "Yeah, but I can't usage that arsenic an excuse, due to the fact that if I did, I wouldn't beryllium successful here."

Paul besides maintained helium wasn't amazed by Tyson: "He's precisely what I thought, 1 of the top to ever bash it. This nighttime is not astir me. I privation to convey the existent heroes, the US military, the doctor's, the nurses, the nurses successful the ER, the cops, the farmers... each the radical that marque this world spell around."