Jake Paul all but confirms MMA debut while hinting at Conor McGregor bout Instagram: Jake Paul \/ Conor McGregorJake Paul has more or less \u2018confirmed\u2019 his MMA debut after revealing what weight class he\u2019s aiming for, while also further hinting a bout against UFC superstar Conor McGregor could finally be coming. Jake Paul has been over the moon after having a stellar year in 2021. Not only did he beat Ben Askren and Tyron Woodley, but he also beat the latter again in a rematch, bringing his professional boxing record to 5 \u2013 0. There\u2019s been lots of speculation about who he\u2019ll take on next. He\u2019s been linked to fights against everyone from boxing legend Mike Tyson to former boxing champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, and even UFC star Jorge Masvidal. Less than a day after UFC president Dana White played down his feud with Paul and said \u201cnever say never\u201d regarding his potential debut in the octagon, Paul implied it was happening. He also hinted that it could be against Conor McGregor. \u201cWhen I make my MMA debut, I could cut 20 pounds and do it at welterweight,\u201d he said, which would bring him down to 170 pounds. \u201cThat\u2019s what all UFC fighters do, and many have destroyed their bodies and minds doing it.\u201d However, he ultimately decided against it because he wanted to prioritize his health. Instead, he\u2019s come up with another suggestion. \u201cI\u2019m going do it at middleweight,\u201d which is quite a bit higher at 185. \u201cHealth first.\u201d Paul also pointed out that it would get him almost on par with Conor McGregor\u2019s current weight of 190 pounds. While this doesn\u2019t mean a bout with McGregor is any more likely than it already was, but it does double down on Paul\u2019s fascination with fighting the UFC superstar. . @danawhite when I make my MMA debut, I could cut 20 pounds & do it at Welterweight \/ 170 pounds. That\u2019s what all UFC fighters do and many have destroyed their bodies & minds doing it. But I\u2019m gonna do it at Middleweight (185). Health first. PS Conor walking around at 190 pic.twitter.com\/ifR8ed3FTE \u2014 Jake Paul (@jakepaul) January 21, 2022 In December 2020, Paul said he was \u201cdedicating his life\u201d to beating McGregor. He also laid down a $50 million fight challenge at the time but never heard back. However, he confirmed fight talks were underway in April 2021 and doubled down on that claim again in November 2021, revealing that it could happen in the next 24 months. We\u2019ll have to wait and see whether it comes to fruition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Jake Paul all but confirms MMA debut while hinting at Conor McGregor bout Instagram: Jake Paul \/ Conor McGregorJake Paul has more or less \u2018confirmed\u2019 his MMA debut after revealing what weight class he\u2019s aiming for, while also further hinting a bout against UFC superstar Conor McGregor could finally be coming. Jake Paul has been […]<\/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-51042","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51042","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=51042"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51042\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51042"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51042"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}