Jake Paul has been pushing hard for an MMA fight against Conor McGregor. UFC light heavyweight and analyst, Anthony Smith, recently spoke out about the fantasy MMA fight and he did not have anything nice to say.

Anthony Smith recently spoke to MMAFighting and gave his thoughts on the fantasy UFC fight. It's safe to say he doesn't think it's a good idea for Jake Paul to fight Conor McGregor in MMA.

“First of all, Conor’s half his size right now. People do miss that. Jake’s a big dude and he’s fighting short, stocky, wrestler welterweights. Jake Paul’s my size. He’s a big goddamn dude. He’s way north of 200 pounds. Him fighting Conor in a boxing match, that would probably be a pretty good fight, to be honest with you. But is he going to knock him out in an MMA fight? No. Not when Conor gets kicking — he’s going to kick Jake Paul’s head right off his shoulders.

“People say that Jake can wrestle a little bit so [he] might be able to keep it a little bit competitive for a minute or so. But no, in an MMA fight, he’s going to get barbecued,” the UFC fighter concluded.

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Anthony Smith admits Jake Paul probably won't end up fighting Conor McGregor in the UFC. It is a great way for the YouTuber to keep his name in the news and continue to get attention in combat sports.

“He’s getting headlines, I get it. He’s playing a game. He’s keeping Conor in his mouth because it’s beneficial to him.”