Jake Paul aiming to beat Jorge Masvidal\u2019s KO record against Ben Askren Instagram: gamebredfighter \/ YouTube: ESPN MMAJake Paul is all set to lock horns with retired MMA athlete Ben Askren on April 17 and the internet celeb has made it clear he\u2019s aiming for the fastest knockout in combat sports history. [jwplayer smynPnSq] Jake Paul\u2019s next professional fight is now set in stone. A January 26 announcement revealed a finalized bout agreement with former Bellator champion Ben Askren. After weeks of online callouts, the two will meet inside a ring for a boxing match in a matter of months. Paul isn\u2019t just aiming for a simple win, however. The social media star is already calling his shots and gunning for a rapid knockout over Askren. \u201cIt\u2019ll end up being a 1-2 round fight,\u201d he said confidently in an interview with Ariel Helwani for ESPN. In fact, Paul revealed that he\u2019s \u201clinking up\u201d with UFC Welterweight Jorge Masvidal for one specific reason. \u201cHopefully I can knock Ben out faster than Masvidal.\u201d It\u2019s official\ud83d\ude08. April 17th. @triller Fight Club. pic.twitter.com\/eYcaTOJhlt \u2014 Jake Paul (@jakepaul) January 26, 2021 Masvidal sent shockwaves throughout the sporting world on July 6, 2019, when he knocked out Askren with a flying knee. It shattered records as the fastest knockout in UFC history and now, Paul is aiming to do one better with Masvidal\u2019s guidance. \u201cHe\u2019s gonna help me train for this fight,\u201d he said. \u201cSeems like a lofty goal but if I can get under 4.9 seconds then I can break his record.\u201d \u201cI\u2019ve been talking to my team about this\u2026 I\u2019m too sharp right now. Even just in practice this morning, I\u2019m too sharp, I\u2019m too fast.\u201d Coming off a viral knockout over former NBA point guard Nate Robinson, Paul\u2019s clash with Askren will be a significant step up in competition. Askren is a former MMA champion in multiple organizations and competed on the US Olympic wrestling team in 2008. Despite his accolades, Paul appears more confident than ever in his striking prowess. \u201cHe\u2019s slow and my speed will immediately show. He will be getting hit from every single angle. \u201cThere\u2019s not much he can do, he\u2019s never had a boxing match. It\u2019s different from MMA. When you\u2019re hurt, you can\u2019t just shoot your little takedowns, Ben, you can\u2019t do that buddy.\u201d The relevant section begins at the 4:20 mark below. Eclipsing Masvidal\u2019s KO record over Askren is a clear goal, though Paul remains confident in an early finish, even if it goes beyond the five-second mark. \u201cIt\u2019s not gonna go long,\u201d he doubled down. \u201cI don\u2019t even think he\u2019ll hit me.\u201d The two will be facing off in an eight-round boxing match on April 17. Meanwhile, Paul\u2019s older brother Logan is also preparing for a major contest in the coming months. He\u2019ll be taking on boxing legend Floyd Mayweather on February 20.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Jake Paul aiming to beat Jorge Masvidal\u2019s KO record against Ben Askren Instagram: gamebredfighter \/ YouTube: ESPN MMAJake Paul is all set to lock horns with retired MMA athlete Ben Askren on April 17 and the internet celeb has made it clear he\u2019s aiming for the fastest knockout in combat sports history. [jwplayer smynPnSq] Jake […]<\/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-51040","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51040","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=51040"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51040\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51040"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51040"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51040"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}