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JAKE PAUL revealed there are ‘conversations happening’ to fight UFC champion Kamaru Usman – while he also called out Daniel Cormier. The YouTuber is 3-0 in his boxing career and recently knocked out retired UFC welterweight Ben Askren in one round.
Jake Paul pictured with older brother LoganCredit: Getty
Kamaru Usman is in talks to fight Jake PaulCredit: Getty
Afterwards, he turned up to UFC 261 in Florida and was confronted by commentator and former two-weight champion DC.
Later, he was involved in a Twitter spat with welterweight king Usman, 33, who knocked out Paul’s friend Jorge Masvidal, 36.
The social media star admitted Usman’s manager Ali Abdelaziz is in talks with UFC boss Dana White to allow the champ to cross over to boxing.
Paul, 24, told ex-UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen: “Look, there’s conversations happening.
“I believe Kamaru’s manager is already in talks with Dana and I think that’s all I could say.
“But 100 per cent, I’m down for the smoke. I want all the smoke. Look, Daniel Cormier, another example.”
Askren, 36, was retired two years but was still under contract with the UFC and therefore needed their permission to fight Paul.
It was granted, but White recently said he will not allow any fighter under contract to fight the internet sensation.
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And Cormier, 42, poured cold water on fighting Paul as he insisted he would only do it in the UFC octagon.
It followed after he was involved in a heated face-to-face debate with the American celebrity.
Paul said: “It was crazy to me, I was like, ‘Is this guy really doing this right now?’
“I’m just here as a spectator, he comes over and I’m like, ‘Bro, Daniel, like you’re playing into my game plan here’.
“You could have just ignored me, went on with your day but instead I think he was just trying to intimidate me.
Jake Paul was confronted by Daniel Cormier at UFC 261Credit: Reuters
“Like I think he was really trying to check if I was really about this s***, if I was going to get scared.
“Because a lot of people see like, I’m on Twitter saying all this s***, I have blonde hair, I’m dressed like an asshole, like I look like a little celebrity kid who you could probably intimidate.
“I think he was legitimately coming over to check me to see if I was going to get scared by the former heavyweight champion of the world.
“Like, I’m really about this life, I think I can say that with a lot of credibility now.”
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TYSON FURY trained with Nick Diaz and called for Dana White to ‘make the fight’ ahead of the UFC legend’s comeback. Diaz has not fought since 2013, in a loss-turned no-contest against Anderson Silva, but the American veteran is preparing for a sensational return.
Nick Diaz pictured with heavyweight champion Tyson Fury
Tyson Fury and Nick Diaz training in Miami
Tyson Fury pictured with his brother Tommy and Nick Diaz
And in Miami he bumped into unbeaten WBC heavyweight champion Fury, 32, in camp himself to face Anthony Joshua, 31, on August 14.
UFC president White held a meeting with Diaz, 37, to discuss a comeback fight, and the Gypsy King warned the Stockton icon is in ‘tremendous shape’.
Fury said: “I’m here with my boy Nick, the bad man Diaz. What you saying Nick?
“We’re working hard, we’re coming for all you motherf***ers out there. You’re getting smashed to f***. You better believe it.
“Absolutely smashing it, he’s in tremendous shape, he’s ready. Make the fight Dana, make the fight.”
Diaz, who has a history of sparring high-level boxers including Andre Ward, announced plans to fight again last year.
The former Strikeforce champion was hit with a FIVE-YEAR ban after he tested positive for marijuana metabolites after facing Silva.
After appealing the decision, it was overturned to 18 months, but after the suspension was lifted, Diaz never made a return.

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He has since watched little brother Nate, 36, rise to fame thanks to his rivalry with Conor McGregor, 32.
But Diaz has been training to fight for the first time in eight years, but is yet to fully convince White.
He told ESPN: “My whole thing with Nick Diaz is I just question how bad he really wants to fight.
“We got together, we had a great conversation, talked about a possible comeback for him, I just don’t know.
“We’ll see how it plays out this summer and the rest of this year.
“It’s just the amount of time that he’s taken off already.
“When you hear him talk about fighting, when you hear him talk about the sport – and I sit down daily, or talk to daily, hungry, young savages that want to break into the top ten, become world champions, all that stuff.
“Nick Diaz has done it all, seen it all. He’s been in big fights. I just don’t see that in him when I talk to him.”
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FORMER UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley has once again called out Jake Paul – branding the YouTuber a ‘culture vulture’.Woodley and the younger Paul brother had a heated exchange ahead of the former Disney star’s clash with Ben Askren – a team-mate and good friend of the MMA vet.
Jake Paul celebrates his knockout victory over Ben AskrenCredit: Getty
Former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley wants to get his hands on Jake PaulCredit: Getty
Paul’s pre-fight antics irked The Chosen One, who threw his hat into the ring after seeing Askren lose via first-round KO.
The Problem Child is still very much on the radar of free agent Woodley, who told TMZ: “He keeps calling out everybody but me.
“I’m the one with the real smoke with you. At the end of the day, that was Ben’s fight.
“And I never want to take away the moment from Ben. That was to be his opportunity.
“Everybody backstage was trying to get love and get their name [out there]. Almost the same way Jake took the shine away from Logan.
“They just culture vultures. Like he’ll vult the juice from his own damn flesh and blood. His cornerman was trying to take the juice from him.
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“So his whole group is goofy, My dogs don’t move like that, do you know what I mean?
“I was in the gym today in Miami training, looking around for Jake Paul, and I ain’t seen him nowhere, he ain’t asked to fight me one time.
“He wants to fight Dillon Danis, who couldn’t bust a grape in a fruit fight, or Tyson Fury’s cousin. But he don’t want to fight a real puncher
“But you want to walk around and vult from the culture and suck it dry, walk around and take shots at rappers and think that you’re a big shot higher.
“Nah, come and get this smoke for real. I’m in and I can actually find him.
“People that keep talking about fighting him, they’re not even in a position to fight him. I can actually fight him. I can fight him tomorrow if I want to.”
Tyron Woodley wants to teach Jake Paul a lessonCredit: Getty

Woodley, 39, believes Paul has disrespected the combat sports world and needs a good hiding.
He added: “Some people just need to be taught a lesson.
“Like at the end of the day, you just can’t sit here and think that real motherf*****s have put their time in this.
“Yeah if you want get in here and get a couple fights and make some money because you’ve got so many subscribers and you did something dope in another lane, I’m all for that.
“But when it comes down to [it], you gonna parade around and act like, ‘Oh, I’m a boxer, everybody is scared of me. I’m this, I’m that.’
“And then, you’re talking s**t about my dog. Now we gotta go.”
Paul, 24, is eager to return to the ring later this year but has set his sights on showdowns with UFC stars Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor.
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JAKE PAUL has laid out the five advantages which he believes will lead him to upset the odds like never before against Conor McGregor. The YouTuber is adamant it is only a matter of time until he not only faces, but beats McGregor.
Jake Paul believes he will beat Conor McGregorCredit: Getty
Conor McGregor has been repeatedly called out by Jake PaulCredit: Getty
Paul has targeted a $100million fight with the ex-UFC champion in 2022 and predicts it will sell 3MILLION pay-per-views.
The internet sensation has only had three professional bouts, winning them all by knockout, compared to McGregor’s 13 years of experience in the cage.
But still Paul is confident his height, weight, power, athleticism and past record of being overlooked leaves him primed to shock the world.
He told SunSport: “First and foremost I’m a better athlete than McGregor.
“He never played football, he never played lacrosse, he never wrestled, he was never an All-State football player.
“I’m taller by four inches or so and I’m about 60-pounds, 50-pounds heavier without a weight cut.
“And that’s what a lot of people don’t understand when I’m hitting these guys I’ve got knockout power because I’m cutting down from 210lbs.
“The other side of this is him underestimating me.

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“He’s going to come into this, be chilling on his yachts, be babysitting his three little kids, be going out to dinners with his wife, playing in the beach in the sand thinking Jake Paul’s a walk in the park.
“When I’m going to be hustling every single day to beat this guy.”
Paul, 24, made his debut in January 2020, stopping online rival ‘AnEsonGib’ in one round.
He then followed that up with highlight-reel finishes against ex-NBA star Nate Robinson and retired UFC welterweight Ben Askren, both 36.
Yet to face an experienced boxer, or MMA fighter with proven striking skills, Paul’s unwavering confidence is still met with scepticism.
But the American, a multimillionaire way before he began boxing, has dedicated himself behind closed doors with a gruelling training regime.
And away from the careful but understanding matchmaking, Paul has warned not to underestimate him, even against McGregor.
He said: “I’m not just fighting Conor McGregor for the payday, I’m fighting Conor McGregor to beat him and level up after that.
Jake Paul has warned not to underestimate him
Conor McGregor lost his boxing debut in 2017 against Floyd MayweatherCredit: Getty
“Who knows, maybe after I beat McGregor, I fight Khabib. This isn’t a gimmick.
“I don’t get how or why people haven’t registered it yet, but like this isn’t a game.
“I train my ass off, I have knockout power and I haven’t even got to show off my boxing ability because I’ve only been in the ring like seven minutes total in my pro career.”
McGregor, 32, crossed over to boxing for the first time in 2017, losing to Floyd Mayweather, 44, in ten rounds.
He was in talks to return to the ring to face Manny Pacquiao, 42, but that was shelved after he was KO’d by Dustin Poirier, 32, in January.
McGregor, who initially stopped the American in 2014, is now set for a trilogy bout at UFC 264 on July 10.
It leaves Paul hoping to lure the Irishman back to the ring next year, but admitted it depends on avenging defeat to Poirier.
He explained: “Potentially, it’s very, very realistic for sure. I think it depends on how he does against Dustin on July 10.”
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UFC supremo Dana White has refused to ever do business with Jake Paul and his brother Logan.The social media stars have taken the boxing world by storm, so much so they’ve recently landed big-money fights with Ben Askren and Floyd Mayweather respectively,
Jake Paul and brother Logan have taken the boxing world by stormCredit: INSTAGRAM
But UFC chief Dana White has no intention of ever getting involved in the Paul businessCredit: Reuters
Jake, 24, taunted several UFC fighters in the aftermath of his first-round knockout of Askren last month – including dominant welterweight king Kamaru Usman.
But White has no intention of getting involved in the lucrative Paul business.
During an interview with ESPN, the veteran promoter said: “First of all, I would never do business with those guys, just no.
“No, this is not what we do. I’m not gonna f*****g loan them a guy for f*****g what? There’s no way.
“You got plenty of f******g goofballs out there that you can muster up to get in there and play these games that these guys are playing. Yeah, I’m not your guy.”
White is by no means a fan of YouTubers fighting but admits Jake has done well to become a talking point in the combat sports world.
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He added: “Listen, you cannot deny the fact that this kid has inserted himself into the conversation with real guys.
“‘This guy has got three fights, and I gotta tell you that I don’t know if I truly believe the Ben Askren thing. I have a hard time wrapping by brain around that.”
Former Disney star Jake has gone 3-0 as a professional boxer, with all three of his victories coming inside the distance.
White, however, has yet to be impressed by The Problem Child and believes it’s only a matter of time before he finds himself in trouble.
He said: “Let’s see how long it takes before this kid’s 15 minutes are up, but they are being smart.
Dana White reckons it’s only a matter of time before Jake Paul’s 15 minutes of fame are upCredit: Getty

“They are keeping him away from anybody that could actually really do damage.
“I don’t know. The Ben Askren thing still blows my mind.”
White’s comments on Jake came a few days after UFC welterweight champ Usman issued a chilling warning to the younger Paul brother after seeing he’d tweeted a picture of his daughter Samirah.
The Nigerian Nightmare wrote “I understand you think this is a game which is probably why you don’t realize that this is how people truly get hurt.
“I don’t play fighting and I can change your life in the worst way.”
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