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MMA fighter Anthony Pettis is open to a boxing match against YouTuber Jake Paul. In an interview with TMZ Sports before his win over Alex Morono at UFC Fight Night last month, Pettis discussed his desire to box at some point…
MMA fighter Anthony Pettis is open to a boxing match against YouTuber Jake Paul. In an interview with TMZ Sports before his win over Alex Morono at UFC Fight Night last month, Pettis discussed his desire to box at some point…
Former UFC Lightweight Champion Anthony Pettis recently revealed his interest in a potential future in boxing. In an interview with TMZ, Pettis was asked for his thoughts on the success of Jake Paul’s most recent victory against Nate Robinson. Contrary to much of the MMA community’s thoughts on the matter, Pettis was primarily complimentary about […]
Former UFC Lightweight Champion Anthony Pettis recently revealed his interest in a potential future in boxing. In an interview with TMZ, Pettis was asked for his thoughts on the success of Jake Paul’s most recent victory against Nate Robinson. Contrary to much of the MMA community’s thoughts on the matter, Pettis was primarily complimentary about the younger Paul brother. However Pettis stated that he is extremely interested in entering the world of boxing, mentioning that his love of the sport was what originally got him into MMA.
Upon being asked if he would be interested in a matchup with Jake Paul, ‘Showtime’ stated: “Bro I would love to box. I still haven’t boxed yet, so I’m 0-0.” He also remarked “I’m only 33 and I’ve been doing this MMA thing for so long.” Pettis would undeniably serve as the greatest test for Jake Paul yet, with high level striking and legitimate knockout power. Fights against Dillon Danis and Ben Askren are also potential options for Jake Paul.
Pettis has since signed with the Professional Fighters League, more commonly referred to as the PFL. Whilst this would imply that the former champ is likely to have his immediate future set on MMA, a potential one off boxing match may be an option. Alternatively, Dana White has constantly teased the idea of Zuffa Boxing over the past few years. With Pettis being such an established name, this could serve as an excellent future option for him.
He also mentioned that he may venture into kickboxing. Recent performances against Thompson and Morono prove that Pettis is still a very real threat in regards to striking prowess. Throughout his career Showtime has consistently shown his best when fighting a kickboxing style fight.
Should Showtime not face Paul in the ring, he may still have an impact on his boxing career. As MMA MANIA reported, Pettis has volunteered to help Askren train to fight Jake.
Do you think that Anthony Pettis would defeat Jake Paul?
UFC President Dana White criticized American YouTuber and aspiring professional fighter Jake Paul’s recent comments to TMZ Sports regarding two-division UFC champion Amanda Nunes, saying she would put Paul “in a coma…
UFC President Dana White criticized American YouTuber and aspiring professional fighter Jake Paul’s recent comments to TMZ Sports regarding two-division UFC champion Amanda Nunes, saying she would put Paul “in a coma…
UFC President Dana White is not in the Paul Brothers business. Jake and Logan Paul have made quite a name for themselves, first through YouTube and currently in the world of combat sports. 23-year-old Jake Paul created a ton of buzz after knocking out …
UFC President Dana White is not in the Paul Brothers business. Jake and Logan Paul have made quite a name for themselves, first through YouTube and currently in the world of combat sports. 23-year-old Jake Paul created a ton of buzz after knocking out former NBA star Nate Robinson in November on the undercard of […]
Bellator President, Scott Coker has criticised YouTuber, Jake Paul as he continues to call out Mixed martial artists who specialise in grappling, for a boxing match. (H/T MMA Fighting.) Jake Paul has recently become infamous in the MMA world. He recently beat Basketballer, Nate Robinson in a boxing match in which he took his professional […]
Bellator President, Scott Coker has criticised YouTuber, Jake Paul as he continues to call out Mixed martial artists who specialise in grappling, for a boxing match. (H/T MMA Fighting.)
Jake Paul has recently become infamous in the MMA world. He recently beat Basketballer, Nate Robinson in a boxing match in which he took his professional record to 2-0, the other win coming against a fellow YouTuber.
Jake Paul has since gone on to call out several MMA fighters including the Notorious Conor McGregor who hasn’t even acknowledged the callouts.
Paul has also found himself arguing with several other MMA fighters including Michael Bisping, Dillon Danis and Ben Askren.
Bellator President, Scott Coker recently angered Ben Askren when he picked Jake Paul to beat him in a boxing match but Coker has cleared up his comments by claiming they were meant as criticism to Paul.
While Coker believes that Jake Paul would beat Ben Askren in a boxing match, he believes Askren would win in an MMA fight.
Speaking to MMA Fighting, Coker said: “Listen first of all, Ben Askren, I know you’re mad because of what I said. I apologize, It was directly at [you] but the result, no diminishing of your accolades and all your victories and success in MMA. My only point with the Paul guys, Jake and Logan, these guys are really taking this very seriously. They’re in the gym, they’re boxing everyday. They’re surrounded by some serious boxing coaches and serious boxers. World class level and this is what they do.”
“My only point when he said he wanted to fight Ben Askren, you already know what’s going to happen. Because to me, they are picking wrestlers or jiu-jitsu guys that they have an advantage over. That was really my point.”
Scott Coker also went on to call out Jake Paul, insisting he fights one of Bellator’s more notable strikers such as Douglas Lima, instead of calling out grapplers like Ben Askren and Dillon Danis.
“Why don’t you fight one of our guys like Douglas Lima, who can strike, too? Why don’t pick one of our strikers? Why don’t you fight a guy like Ryan Bader, who can strike or [Vadim] Nemkov, who can strike.”
“They’re definitely going after some of our MMA guys and just trying to picking the wrestler or the jiu-jitsu guy that will put them at a severe disadvantage. To me, that was more my point.”
Coker also called on Jake Paul to utilise his background in wrestling and fight an MMA bout.
“You guys are great wrestlers, too, they wrestled in high school or maybe in college in Ohio. I hear they’re from Ohio. Great wrestling program there. Why don’t you guys fight in MMA? Why do the MMA fighters always have to go to boxing? Why can’t it be the other way around?”
“So to me, that was my question. That’s what the remark was and what Ben responded to. It’s all good, it’s water under the bridge and everybody moves forward. But if he is really going to fight Logan, I still feel that he’s at a disadvantage because he’s not a striker.”
Scott Coker also said he would be happy to promote any fight between Dillon Danis and Jake Paul.
“To me, come fight an MMA fighter in MMA or come fight an MMA fighter that really can strike, I’d love to see that. Let’s do one and one. You guys fight them in boxing. You want to fight Dillon Danis, go ahead. But come back and fight him in MMA and be fair about it. It shouldn’t just be a one way street.”
Do you think Danis and Jake Paul will ever fight and if they do, who wins?