Jake Paul recently emerged victorious against Tyron Woodley via a controversial split decision at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio. Paul has expressed his desire to fight former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Jake Paul opens up on Khabib Nurmagomedov
Paul claimed that he has a lot of respect for the Russian star. According to the YouTuber-turned-boxer, he would be willing to fight Khabib, but wouldn’t troll the former UFC Lightweight Champion like he has his previous opponents.
On a recent episode of The Fullsend Podcast, Jake Paul said:
“I have so much respect for him (Khabib Nurmagomedov), I wouldn’t troll him. I’d be like ‘You’re the best, but let’s fight.'”
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Jake Paul has previously denied any interest in fighting Khabib Nurmagomedov. When asked about it in a recent Q&A session on Instagram, the YouTuber said that he wouldn’t fight ‘The Eagle’ because he loves the former UFC lightweight champ and Russia. adsfDonald Trump Paycheck For Holyfield Fight Leaks
Jake Paul had a feud with Khabib’s AKA teammate Daniel Cormier. Paul had even suggested a potential boxing bout between himself and Cormier.
AKA head coach Javier Mendez had praised Jake Paul for his marketing strategy. However, having known Cormier for years, Mendez was confident that DC would not have a bout with Paul. Javier Mendez said in an interview with Helen Yee:
“With Daniel, he doesn’t play with anybody. With Daniel, it’s a real thing, you know? And I think Jake Paul is doing a great job of marketing himself and making himself out there because he’s a boxer. But yeah, here we are in an MMA site and we are talking about Jake Paul! So, obviously he is doing something great. But that’s the wrong bear. That’s the papa bear and papa bear, he ain’t playing. So, you can go box somebody else because papa bear is not gonna box you. But Jake Paul is doing an unbelievable job.”
