Jake Paul says he could fight UFC\u2019s Kamaru Usman: \u2018conversations are happening\u2019 YouTube\/UFC\/Instagram\/JakePaulThe possibility of Jake Paul actually duking it out with UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman took an unexpected turn when the YouTuber revealed the mixed martial artist\u2019s manager is trying to make it happen. Jake Paul and brother Logan have taken over the boxing scene, duking it out with other internet darlings and even some former athletes such as Ben Askren and Nate Robinson \u2013 both of which suffered losses at Jake\u2019s hands. Now, with Logan set to battle the greatest boxer of all time in Floyd Mayweather, all eyes are on Jake\u2019s next opponent and while a bout with Kamaru Usman seemed in doubt, it may be more likely than once thought. In an appearance on Chael Sonnen\u2019s Beyond the Fight, Jake was asked about potentially having the opportunity to fight Usman despite UFC President Dan White being against working with Jake Paul. \u201cLet\u2019s say Jake, say you get a phone call, you get to box Kamaru and Dana is going to put the whole thing on,\u201d Sonnen hypothesized. \u201cAre you open to the idea?\u201d \u201cOne-hundred percent,\u201d Paul replied immediately and said he wouldn\u2019t have any issue taking a boxing match against one of the greatest fighters who has ever lived. Plus, Jake ended up teasing that something big is in the works and that a fight with Usman could very well be in the cards. View this post on Instagram \u201cLook, there are conversations happening. I believe Kamaru\u2019s manager is already in talks with Dana,\u201d Paul said with a sly grin on his face. \u201cAnd I think that\u2019s all I can say.\u201d While Jake didn\u2019t talk more about the potential fight and getting it sorted, it is interesting to see that Kamaru Usman\u2019s manager seems down to get the fight going. That said, having Dana White actually approve of the bout is another thing entirely. With Usman such a big part of the UFC right now, it\u2019s unlikely that Dana is easily convinced, but hopefully we could end up actually seeing a head-to-head between the YouTube sensation and Welterweight Champion in the not-so-distant future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Jake Paul says he could fight UFC\u2019s Kamaru Usman: \u2018conversations are happening\u2019 YouTube\/UFC\/Instagram\/JakePaulThe possibility of Jake Paul actually duking it out with UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman took an unexpected turn when the YouTuber revealed the mixed martial artist\u2019s manager is trying to make it happen. Jake Paul and brother Logan have taken over the […]<\/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-51508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51508","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=51508"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51508\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51508"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}