Jake Paul during his rematch against Tyron Woodley (Credits: MMA Junkie)
Jake Paul has hinted at making UFC debut at middleweight against Conor McGregor
It looks like Jake Paul will not stop until he steps inside the Octagon as an MMA fighter. As farfetched as it might sound, Paul has constantly been hinting at starting an MMA career soon.
The YouTuber-turned-professional boxer currently has a 5-0 record in his boxing career. He has KO wins over notable MMA stars Tyron Woodley and Ben Askren.
Now that he is more confident than ever, Paul recently expressed his desire to take up MMA someday. He has also been going back and forth with UFC President Dana White about joining the UFC.
More recently, Paul took to Twitter stating that he would fight at middleweight instead of cutting weight and fighting at welterweight. He also posted a recent picture of a beefed-up McGregor, hinting at a possible fight with the Irishman at middleweight.
Here is what ‘The Problem Child’ had to say:
“. @danawhite when I make my MMA debut, I could cut 20 pounds & do it at Welterweight / 170 pounds. That’s what all UFC fighters do and many have destroyed their bodies & minds doing it. But I’m gonna do it at Middleweight (185). Health first. PS Conor walking around at 190.”
Jake Paul has also expressed his desire to step inside the Boxing ring with the Mexican champion Canelo Alvarez.
In a recent Tweet, Paul reacted to the possibility of fighting Alvarez. Quote tweeting Michael Benson’s Tweet that read: “Canelo Alvarez’s next opponent reportedly could now be one that a lot of boxing purists are not going to like,” Paul reacted with three ice-cold emojis.
Here is what he tweeted:
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