Daniel Cormier is all in for Jake Paul fight, but UFC star has \u201cone condition\u201d Instagram: dc_mma \/ Instagram: JakePaulFormer UFC Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight champion Daniel \u2018DC\u2019 Cormier has confirmed that he\u2019s open to fighting controversial YouTube star Jake Paul, but he has one specific condition if the showdown is to happen. Ever since Paul\u2019s first-round knockout over Ben Askren, social media has been anxiously awaiting news on his next opponent. While other internet celebrities threw their name into the hat, none have generated interest quite like DC. The former UFC double champ first addressed the idea on an April 19 episode of the DC & Helwani show. Cormier explained at the time how there is no world in which he would ever \u201cfight down\u201d and face Paul. After coming face to face at UFC 261 over the weekend, however, things are a little different now. Cormier is actually open to a potential fight. Though it has to happen on one condition \u2014 it \u201cmust be an MMA fight.\u201d Daniel Cormier online \u201cImma Smack Jake Paul when I see him\u201dDaniel Cormier in person\u2026 \ud83e\udd14 pic.twitter.com\/zHnssneYBV \u2014 Jake Paul (@jakepaul) April 25, 2021 Daniel Cormier open to Jake Paul fight on one condition \u201cThis kid wants to fight?\u201d Cormier laughed. \u201cOk, but it\u2019ll be a mixed martial arts competition,\u201d he told ESPN\u2019s Ariel Helwani on April 26. If he actually wants to fight with me, fight me in an MMA competition.\u201d Having retired in August 2020 with a final record of 22 wins and three losses, Cormier cemented himself as one of the all-time greats. Despite now enjoying the retired life, the former champ assured it\u2019d be a one-sided affair if he ever jumped back in to meet Paul in an octagon. \u201cAt 43 years old, bad back and everything, I\u2019m going to torture him. I\u2019m going to smash him, I\u2019m going to hurt him.\u201d View this post on Instagram Daniel Cormier and Jake Paul come face to face at UFC 261 While he\u2019s open to an MMA bout, a strict boxing match still appears off-limits for now. \u201cWhy would I go and box Jake Paul? DC questioned. \u201cI made my money as the Heavyweight champ. I\u2019m not chasing a payday.\u201d Despite not wanting to meet on Paul\u2019s terms, that didn\u2019t stop the UFC veteran from meeting him face to face. Paul arrived at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena midway through the UFC 261 PPV and quickly drew attention from the crowd. With \u201cf*** Jake Paul\u201d chants echoing through the venue, DC stood up from the desk where he was working as a commentator. Walking over to Paul, he made it clear that he\u2019s not \u201cgoing to play [his] games.\u201d \u201cDon\u2019t mess with me,\u201d he told Paul. \u201cI\u2019m not gonna be on the internet messing around. Keep my name out of your mouth or you\u2019re gonna get yourself hurt.\u201d \u201cI wanted to grab his face and smash him into the ground,\u201d DC explained. \u201cBut I would\u2019ve got in trouble.\u201d The relevant topic begins at the 53:30 mark below. Clearly, there\u2019s more animosity between the two than ever before. While Paul was allegedly yelling at DC to \u201csign the contract,\u201d not only is there no contract, but he evidently has no interest in a straight boxing showdown. If the two ever clash, it won\u2019t be on Paul\u2019s terms. At least, that\u2019s DC\u2019s stance for the time being. Last week, he shot down any notion of a fight altogether. This week, he\u2019s open to an MMA fight. Perhaps with enough time, Paul can talk himself into boxing one of UFC\u2019s all-time greats.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Daniel Cormier is all in for Jake Paul fight, but UFC star has \u201cone condition\u201d Instagram: dc_mma \/ Instagram: JakePaulFormer UFC Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight champion Daniel \u2018DC\u2019 Cormier has confirmed that he\u2019s open to fighting controversial YouTube star Jake Paul, but he has one specific condition if the showdown is to happen. Ever since […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46522","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46522"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46522\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}