UFC legend Michael Bisping accepts Jake Paul fight, but there\u2019s a big problem Amanda Wescott\/SHOWTIME\/Instagram\/mikebispingFormer UFC champion Michael Bisping is ready to take on upstart boxer Jake Paul, but there is a big problem getting in the way for the two to step into the ring. The beef between Bisping and Paul has been going on for sometime, with the YouTuber even threatening to \u201cswallow his eyeball\u201d if they fought \u2013 a reference to the MMA star\u2019s eye issues. With a potential bout between the two in the cards as both agreed to battle it out, Paul told Bisping that he would require to get licensed in order to make the fight actually happen. On April 19, Bisping uploaded a video sent to him by the Alberta, Canada-based Tsuut\u2019ina combative commission, which gave him permission to fight. The thing is, Paul has some issues with the terms. Jake Paul slams Michael Bisping despite securing fight As reported by The Mirror, Tsuut\u2019ina combative commission are an Indian reserve that sanctions professional fights and suggested Bisping fight Paul there, as fights in those areas are not sanctioned by state commissions. According to Bisping, the Tsuut\u2019ina combative commission said they would host the fight and commission him despite only having one eye. After posting a video the commission had sent him to Twitter and tagging Jake Paul, The Problem Child responded and seemed to cast doubt on the fight even happening. .@Bisping post legal confirmation that you are not under UFC contract and I will get you a contract. You retired in 2017 and Dana still got you by the balls. And we fight where I tell you we fight. \u2014 Jake Paul (@jakepaul) April 20, 2022 \u201cPost legal confirmation that you are not under UFC contract and I will get you a contract,\u201d he demanded. \u201cYou retired in 2017 and Dana still got you by the balls.\u201d However, Paul further stated, \u201c we fight where I tell you we fight\u201d suggesting that fighting in Canada would be out of the question \u2013 which could put the match in jeopardy. So far, Bisping hasn\u2019t replied to Paul\u2019s demands publicly, but it\u2019s anyone\u2019s guess if the two can reach an agreement privately and get a fight scheduled for August when Jake plans to make his return to the ring.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
UFC legend Michael Bisping accepts Jake Paul fight, but there\u2019s a big problem Amanda Wescott\/SHOWTIME\/Instagram\/mikebispingFormer UFC champion Michael Bisping is ready to take on upstart boxer Jake Paul, but there is a big problem getting in the way for the two to step into the ring. The beef between Bisping and Paul has been going […]<\/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-63102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63102","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=63102"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63102\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}