Jake Paul reportedly eyeing MMA debut in 2022, but not with the UFC Instagram: JakePaulJake Paul is reportedly in \u201cadvanced talks\u201d to make his MMA debut this year after teasing a departure from boxing with new training footage, but it won\u2019t be with Dana White\u2019s UFC. Ever since Paul\u2019s viral KO over former UFC champion Tyron Woodley, the social media star has been the target of multiple MMA legends. From fellow fighters calling him out, to UFC\u2019s head honcho Dana White himself, he\u2019s raised plenty of eyebrows. Amidst the string of online feuds, one particular offer caught fire in the MMA community. Paul pledged to retire from boxing if White agreed to up the pay and benefits of his contracted UFC fighters. Now, it appears a combat sports swap could indeed be in the works. However, his debut bout won\u2019t be taking place inside a UFC octagon, according to reports from MMAmania. The younger Paul brother is allegedly in \u201cadvanced talks\u201d with Professional Fighters League (PFL). In fact, he could be set to make his debut this calendar year, sources claim. PFL appears to be the leading choice over rival MMA promotions for a number of reasons. Namely, Paul would seemingly \u201cretain more control of his brand.\u201d This report followed closely behind a unique training session for Paul. Rather than lacing his boxing gloves, a new clip showed him \u201ctraining kicks\u201d for the very first time. \u201cGlad we can help you with your MMA journey,\u201d MMA gym Unbreakable Performance followed up on Instagram. 1st day training kicks. Doubted every step of the way.. but kick down the doors of the doubters. @bellatormma @pflmma pic.twitter.com\/pA1gkCrdzE \u2014 Jake Paul (@jakepaul) January 7, 2022 Obviously, it\u2019s not a done deal for now. Paul is yet to sign on the dotted line with PFL, though a final decision is expected imminently. Looking to prove \u2018doubters\u2019 wrong once again, the Sports Illustrated\u2019s breakout boxer of the year would undoubtedly make headlines once again if an MMA bout comes to fruition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Jake Paul reportedly eyeing MMA debut in 2022, but not with the UFC Instagram: JakePaulJake Paul is reportedly in \u201cadvanced talks\u201d to make his MMA debut this year after teasing a departure from boxing with new training footage, but it won\u2019t be with Dana White\u2019s UFC. Ever since Paul\u2019s viral KO over former UFC champion […]<\/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-51274","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51274","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=51274"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51274\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51274"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51274"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}