Jake Paul said former 2-weight UFC champ Dan Cormier is an embarrassment, and accused him of avoiding him

• Daniel Cormier this week said he'd fight Jake Paul in an MMA match so he could torture him.
• The creator responded Tuesday saying if he wants to torture him, do it in a boxing ring.
• Paul hinted that Cormier may be scared of losing to him and tarnishing his legacy if they boxed.

Jake Paul has rejected the former two-weight UFC champion Dan Cormier's offer to meet him in an MMA fight, and has instead doubled down on a boxing match.

The internet celebrity has been living rent-free in the heads of pretty much the entire MMA industry of late, and notably roiled the UFC commentator Cormier so much that the former Olympian confronted Paul at the UFC 261 event Saturday.

"I'm going to torture [him], rip his face apart, and hurt the kid," Cormier told ESPN earlier this week, providing Paul met him in the Octagon for a ruck involving punches, kicks, and chokeholds.

Paul later told the same network that a fight involving Cormier would become one of the best-selling events of all time, but said if Cormier really wants to torture him, he'll have to do it in a boxing ring.

"Look, man. Let's box DC," Paul said Tuesday. "You're a striker, too. Jump in the ring, make a payday."

Paul then hinted that Cormier might be scared to box him because he fears he'd suffer the same fate as the one the 24-year-old bestowed upon the former NBA player Nate Robinson, and the former MMA champion Ben Askren.

The YouTuber hit Robinson so heavily that he face-planted the canvas and lay motionless for a while. Five months later, he one-two'd Askren until he crashed to the deck.

"I don't think he wants to lose his legacy like that," said Paul.

"What I'm doing is collecting people's legacy. Nate Robinson, snatched his legacy. Ben Askren, snatched his legacy.

"Daniel Cormier probably doesn't want that," he said.

Actions speak louder than words and the words of MMA fighters are worthless, Paul said

Cormier said he approached Paul when the youngster was making faces and waving at him.

He said he warned Paul to keep his name out of his mouth, and conceded that though he wanted to smack him, he was concerned he would get in trouble as he was working at the event.

Paul's version of the events are slightly different. "We get to the seats, I'm directly behind the commentator's booth, and the crowd starts chanting: 'F--- Jake Paul, f--- Jake Paul.'

"And DC turns around and sees me and stares right at me like he's pissed off. He mouths something to me. I'm like, okay, cool, whatever.

"And there's a break after the fight and I see him take his headphones off and come charging at me fast-paced.

"Before he gets face to face with me, he says: 'This isn't a game. You better not disrespect me or I'm gonna punk you. Keep my name out of your mouth.'"

Paul said he thought Cormier wanted to intimidate him by coming up all "macho, fast, and violently with his finger in my face."

But if that was Cormier's intention, Paul said it failed. "He's not scary. He's a 5-foot-8 chunky bro."

Paul then said that Cormier told the media before the event that if he ever saw Paul face-to-face then he'd smack him there and then.

He didn't do this at UFC 261, prompting Paul to call Cormier pathetic. "You had your chance, you bitched out, and it's embarrassing. You're an embarrassment and you're not a man of your word.

"These guys … they don't see reality how it's really playing out. Actions speak louder than words, and their words are worthless."