Khabib shuts down Jake Paul MMA offer for good: \u201cYou think he can fight me?\u201d Instagram: khabib_nurmagomedov \/ Instagram: JakePaulUndefeated MMA legend Khabib Nurmagomedov is completely done with the idea of a Jake Paul fight, shutting it all down in an interview with the NELK Boys and joking he could smash the internet celeb in a \u201ccouple of minutes.\u201d With a 29-0 professional record including a flawless stint as UFC lightweight champion, Khabib is unquestionably one of the biggest icons in the sport. Naturally, Paul has been calling him out, as he does with most of MMA\u2019s top draws. Now allegedly training with a wide array of combat sports in mind beyond just boxing, the YouTube star was recently sent an offer that piqued his interest. Khabib himself reached out with a deal as part of his new Eagle Fight Club promotion. Paul was open to joining the new UFC rival \u2013 especially with his feud over fighter pay only getting hotter \u2013 though he would only sign on one condition. \u201cThat\u2019s a deal, but only if I fight [Khabib] first,\u201d he said. Responding to the callout, Khabib has now completely brushed off the challenge, joking that he would smash Paul in a \u201ccouple of minutes.\u201d \u201cWith me? Come on\u2026 I don\u2019t think so,\u201d Khabib said with a smile on the latest episode of the NELK Boys\u2019 Full Send podcast. \u201cIn MMA? You think he can fight with me?\u201d the former UFC champ asked bluntly. Not wanting to step out of retirement, he simply said Paul was \u201clate\u201d with his rise to fame. \u201cI\u2019m finished,\u201d he explained. \u201cOf course, we can think about this. I watched his videos, he was sparring. He has a lot to learn.\u201d Admittedly, Khabib was still interested in one thing: Paul\u2019s star power. With his new MMA promotion off the ground, he\u2019s willing to \u201cgive [Paul] a chance and sign him.\u201d In fact, a contract may have already been sent. Khabib comments on Jake Paul at the 11:10 mark below. So although the dominant Khabib won\u2019t be squaring off with the YouTuber turned boxer, he is still open to working with him. If terms are met, the younger Paul brother could step into an octagon in Eagle FC in the near future. \u201cWe can pay him,\u201d Khabib added. Only time will tell if it\u2019s enough to strike a deal. With multiple promotions showing interest, we\u2019ll have to wait and see where Paul makes his MMA debut.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Khabib shuts down Jake Paul MMA offer for good: \u201cYou think he can fight me?\u201d Instagram: khabib_nurmagomedov \/ Instagram: JakePaulUndefeated MMA legend Khabib Nurmagomedov is completely done with the idea of a Jake Paul fight, shutting it all down in an interview with the NELK Boys and joking he could smash the internet celeb in […]<\/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-52758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52758","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=52758"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52758\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}