Jake Paul greenlights Kamaru Usman fight after UFC callout: \u201cChallenge accepted\u201d Instagram: usman84kg \/ Instagram: JakepaulWith Jake Paul continuing to call out MMA fighters for his next boxing showdown, one name has stood out from the pack. The YouTuber has \u201caccepted\u201d a challenge from current UFC Welterweight champion Kamaru Usman. Ever since his viral first-round knockout over Ben Askren, Paul has been on a social media tear. From fellow internet celebs to MMA legends, he\u2019s actively calling out new names every day in hopes of locking in another blockbuster event. While all eyes were on a potential scrap with Daniel Cormier following an altercation at UFC 261, attention has now shifted to the man who headlined that very PPV card. Hot off of his own spectacular KO over Jorge Masvidal, Usman addressed Paul in an April 28 interview with TMZSports. \u201cUnmotivated\u201d by his current competition in the UFC, Usman teased the idea of \u201cbeating the sh**\u201d out of \u201cone of these internet guys.\u201d \u201cRight now, these internet guys are making more noise than the guys in my division,\u201d Usman said. Rather than letting Cormier even \u201centertain\u201d the idea of a fight with Paul, Usman claimed he\u2019d rather \u201ctake care of that for [him].\u201d Kamaru Usman and Jake Paul exchange heated words \u201cChallenge accepted,\u201d Paul tweeted in response shortly after the interview went live. \u201cIf your boss gives you permission to box me and make more money than you ever have, let me know and we can lace them up.\u201d If the Welterweight champ is able to wriggle out of his UFC contract for the one-off influencer bout, Paul assures \u201cit will be [his] biggest payday.\u201d To this day, Paul has only boxed one fighter with any previous combat sports experience. Evidently, there\u2019s no denying Usman would provide the biggest step up in competition yet. Currently on the second-longest win streak in UFC history, \u2018The Nigerian Nightmare\u2019 has dominated his way to a 19-1 professional record. Challenge accepted.@USMAN84kg if your boss Dana gives you permission to box me and make more money than you ever have, let me know and we can lace them up. I promise it will be your biggest pay day. \u2014 Jake Paul (@jakepaul) April 27, 2021 Kamaru Usman shuts down Jake Paul challenge Obviously, there are a dozen hoops Usman would need to jump through for this fight to become real. The UFC would either have to release its current Welterweight champ, or negotiate an unprecedented deal with Triller before the potential scrap could go ahead. And, while it was already extremely unlikely such a fight would ever materialize, Usman quickly moved to shut down rumors once and for all. \u201cKeep making your money young man, and stay on that side,\u201d he said a few hours later. \u201cI ain\u2019t no Disney kid and I don\u2019t play fighting.\u201d Keep making your money young man, and stay on that side. I ain\u2019t no Disney kid and I don\u2019t play fighting. \u2014 KAMARU USMAN (@USMAN84kg) April 28, 2021 Despite the door seemingly closing on that matchup, Paul has already listed off a number of potential opponents he\u2019s looking to face down the line. From Nate Diaz to Conor McGregor, we\u2019ll just have to wait and see who signs on the dotted line next.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Jake Paul greenlights Kamaru Usman fight after UFC callout: \u201cChallenge accepted\u201d Instagram: usman84kg \/ Instagram: JakepaulWith Jake Paul continuing to call out MMA fighters for his next boxing showdown, one name has stood out from the pack. The YouTuber has \u201caccepted\u201d a challenge from current UFC Welterweight champion Kamaru Usman. Ever since his viral first-round […]<\/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-51304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51304","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=51304"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51304\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}