Conor is not scared of Paulie, when it comes Face to Face, but some of the UFC guys: yes Conor is scared, of course, because they would destroy him in a street fight and some of them like Cowboy, Jeremy Stephens, Nate Diaz for example are autentic tough guys, it is not always UFC hype when it comes to high-profile fighters in the UFC.
Some of the 10 plus guys in Conors crew (like the security) would intervene if Conor got pushed or even touched in any provoking way, for sure, Paulie know he would lose any battle of that kind why he kept some of his emotions in tact.
Wheter Conor beat Paulie up in sparring we don't know for know, but let's hope they release the whole thing so you and me can judge it?