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JAKE PAUL has set his eyes on a showdown with reigning UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman.The YouTuber turned boxer was cageside for The Nigerian Nightmare’s destruction of Jorge Masvidal at UFC 261 last weekend.
How Jake Paul stacks up against Kamaru UsmanCredit: SUNSPORT
Jake Paul was cageside for Kamaru Usman’s destruction of Jorge Masvidal last weekendCredit: Reuters
Usman, 33, revealed he’s interested in facing the social media star in an interview with TMZ.
After getting wind of the UFC star’s comments, Paul said: “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.”
But how do the pair stack up against one another?
Well, with both men seemingly keen on sharing the ring with one another, SunSport has taken the liberty to break down the pair’s respective records.

Age
Father Time is on Paul’s side as he is 24 years old, while the dominant Usman is 33.
Usman, however, is still very much at the peak of his powers and has shown no sign of slowing down any time soon.
Usman will celebrate his 34th birthday on May 11.
Jake Paul is 24 years oldCredit: INSTAGRAM
Kamaru Usman will turn 34 on May 11Credit: Getty
Experience
Paul has significantly more professional boxing experience to his name than Usman having had three sanctioned fights to the UFC star’s zero.
But when it comes to overall combat sports experience, Usman’s dwarves Paul’s.
Usman, Africa’s first UFC champion, has had 20 professional mixed martial arts fights during his nine-year career.
Jake Paul has had three professional boxing matchesCredit: Getty
Kamaru Usman has 20 professional mixed martial arts fights to his nameCredit: Getty
Physical
The brash Paul, who made waves last weekend at UFC 261, is an inch taller than Usman at 6’1.
But the pair both have the same reach, with their arms extending 76 inches.
Somewhat surprisingly, Usman walks around one pound lighter than Paul, who tipped the scales at 191lbs (13ST 6lbs) for his showdown with Ben Askren earlier this month.
But the Nigerian-American’s muscle-bound physique blows Paul’s out of the water.
Jake Paul weighed in at 191lbs for his boxing match with Ben AskrenCredit: Instagram @triller
Kamaru Usman walks around at 190lbsCredit: Getty

Form
Paul is currently on a three-fight win streak having won all of his outings via TKO.
Usman, meanwhile, has won his last 18 fights in a row – with 14 of those wins coming inside the UFC octagon.
And the former Sanford MMA standout has won three of his last four fights by way of KO or TKO.
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FORMER UFC flyweight Rachael Ostovich has signed with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship.The American has penned a multi-fight deal with the promotion, who signed ex-UFC star Paige VanZant last August.
Former UFC flyweight Rachael Ostovich has inked a multi-fight deal with BKFCCredit: Getty
Rachael Ostovich was released by the UFC last December after three consecutive lossesCredit: Instagram
Rachael Ostovich is relishing the new challenge ahead of herCredit: Instagram
An elated Ostovich said: “I am so excited to fight in the fastest growing sport in the world. I’m looking forward to my debut in July.
“I have seen and heard great things about BKFC, and am very happy to be a part of the team. Can’t wait to announce the opponent!”
BKFC chief Dave Feldman added: “We always are looking to sign fighters that can move the needle and fight, and that is exactly what Rachael brings to the table.
“I am looking forward to her debut in July.
“I know she is training hard and working on her boxing every day and we expect very big things from Rachael.”
Ostovich’s signing with BKFC comes four months after she was released by the UFC.
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A summer rematch between Rachael Ostovich and Paige VanZant is said to be in the worksCredit: Getty
A three-fight skid – including a loss to VanZant – prompted the UFC brass to give the 30-year-old her marching orders.
Bellator were expected to pick up the Hawaiian but have seemingly been beaten to the punch by BKFC.
Ostovich, who ended her UFC career with a 1-3 record, is expected to make her BKFC debut in July.
And according to MMA Fighting, a rematch with VanZant is currently in the works.
The pair clashed in January 2019 on the UFC’s inaugural ESPN card in Brooklyn, New York.
Rachael Ostovich has been enjoying her free time following her release from the UFCCredit: INSTAGRAM

VanZant came out of the 125lb clash victorious, submitting Ostovich with a second-round armbar.
Ostovich returned the octagon 22 months later – a hiatus which was in part down to an eight-month USADA suspension – to lock horns with Gina Mazany.
But she suffered a third-round TKO loss to The Ultimate Fighter season 18 star.
Before the fight, Ostovich seemingly predicted her days on the UFC roster would soon come to an end.
She said: “This could be my last fight – I’m looking at it in those terms. I’m feeling really good.
“No gyms are open in Hawaii and even without Covid, living on an island made things harder.
“I don’t even know how that whole (doping) situation even happened.
“The thing with USADA’s technology is that it’s so good that it can allow them to trace things to years and years back, things you consumed unknowingly.”
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JAKE PAUL claimed in only his third fight he earned more than any UFC fighter ever bar Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov. Paul did not reveal how much he earned for knocking out retired UFC welterweight Ben Askren, but did take aim at Dana White.

He accused the UFC president of underpaying his stars and boasted about making more than anyone else on his roster.
But still, the YouTuber is some way off reaching the heights of some of boxing’s greatest.
Here, SunSport runs down the richest fighters ever and how they made their fortune.
Floyd Mayweather – £325m
Mayweather was the pay-per-view and pound-for-pound king during his iconic 50-0 career.
His fights with McGregor and Manny Pacquiao alone banked him more than £600m, with the American claiming to have retired with over £1BILLION in career earning.
He topped Forbes’ rich list of the decade with a £706m fortune, but his excessive spending and investments still leaves him with a healthy £325m net worth.
Floyd Mayweather is the highest paid fighter of all timeCredit: Getty
George Foreman – £215m
The heavyweight fought the likes of Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier in the 1970s earning him £4m to face ‘The Greatest’.
When he returned in 1987 for a second run at the title after ten years out, he went on to become the oldest heavyweight champ of all time aged 45 and made millions in the process.
But a large chunk of Foreman’s £215m net worth comes from the success of his Foreman grills, earning £143m in endorsements outside the ring.
George Foreman with one of his grillsCredit: Getty – Contributor
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Manny Pacquiao – £160m
PacMan still has one of the greatest fanbases in boxing spanning across the Philippines and America.
He is said to have earned £320m in purses but has given a large amount of money away to charity in his homeland.
Still, the Filipino presidential hopeful is still one of the highest paid active boxers, pocketing a £7m guarantee plus PPV bonuses in his last fight.
Manny Pacquiao is one of the highest paid boxers everCredit: Getty
Oscar De La Hoya – £145m
The Golden Boy was the poster boy for for Stateside boxing during his championship reign and headlined 19 PPVs.
For his fight against Mayweather, he banked a £37m and had a guarantee of £14.3 before losing to Pacquaio.
De La Hoya also launched a successful promotional banner, previously working with Canelo Alvarez.
Oscar De La Hoya became a promoter after he retiredCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Lennox Lewis – £100m
Lewis retired with wins over the likes of Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield and Vitali Klitschko proving a success in tickets and PPV sales.
He is believed to have earned £34m alone for those three fights.
Lewis also had cameos in the 2001 movie Ocean’s Eleven, Jennifer Lopez and LL Cool J’s song ‘All I Have’ music video and Celebrity Apprentice in 2008.
Lennox Lewis was the undisputed championCredit: AP:Associated Press
Canelo Alvarez – £100m
The Mexican superstar is currently the biggest attraction in boxing today and in 2018 signed a record-breaking 11-fight deal with DAZN worth £300m.
The contract was prematurely terminated in 2020 after only three fights with Canelo preferring to be a free agent, despite twice boxing on DAZN after.
He’s still the highest paid fighter in the world, and banked around £65m in his last five fights alone.
is currently the biggest attraction in boxing todayCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Conor McGregor – £85m
McGregor is easily the UFC’s highest paid fighter of all time, earning £2.3m for his last three fights – but PPV bonuses would have seen that number sky rocket.
His 2017 boxing debut against Mayweather has also helped contribute massively to his ever growing net worth.
And with business in whiskey, clothing, fitness and sponsorships outside the cage, McGregor has earned a pretty penny away from fighting.
Conor McGregor is easily the UFC’s highest paid fighter of all timeCredit: Getty
Sugar Ray Leonard – £85m
Sugar Ray retired a rich man thanks to his iconic fights against rivals Marvin Hagler, Roberto Duran and Tommy Hearns.
But he has also made a fortune real estate investments and in 2019 put his amazing mansion in Los Angels up for sale for £42m.
It did not sell, but Leonard has worked as a motivational speaker and broadcaster.
Sugar Ray Leonard made a fortune real estate investments and in 2019Credit: Reuters
Anthony Joshua – £65m
Joshua has been the face of British boxing since his 2013 debut and currently reigns as a two-time unified champion.
He has headlined 11 PPVs and made a career-best £66m for his rematch on Saudi Arabian soil against Andy Ruiz Jr in 2019.
With a potential two-fight doubler header with Tyson Fury to come, it could potentially double AJ’s net worth.
Anthony Joshua is a two-time unified championCredit: Getty
Wladimir Klitschko – £65m
Klitschko and his brother Vitali dominated the heavyweight scene during the tail-end of their careers.
The Ukrainian earned just over £30m for his losses against Fury and Joshua.
He also had sponsorship deals with SAP, Porsche, Deutsche Telecom and McFit.
Heavyweight legend Wladimir KlitschkoCredit: Getty – Contributor
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JAKE PAUL claimed he has been training with alligators to get in the best shape possible for boxing.The YouTuber has also set his sights on fights with three major UFC stars including Conor McGregor.
Jake Paul says he’s been training with alligators in order to get in the best shape for boxingCredit: Getty
The YouTuber reckons the deadly beasts have been part of his workout regimeCredit: Alamy
Paul is preparing for a potential bout with Tommy Fury and reckons he is working out with the beasts to give him the best chance of winning.
Several high-profile names – including UFC chief Dana White – have criticised the 24-year-old’s 3-0 boxing ‘career’.
But the online personality defended himself in an interview with Max on Boxing and said: “I am dedicating my whole entire life to this training – 10 or 12 hours a day, stretching, sprinting, boxing, jogging, running up hills, chasing alligators – I am doing it all.”
Paul is set to take on Fury after he confirmed talks are underway.
The Paul/Tommy feud began when WBC champ Tyson Fury implored Paul to take on his younger brother.
Since then the pair have trash talked each other over social media and they are both keen to face one another in the ring.
But the YouTuber is also keen to take on UFC icon McGregor as well as Nate Diaz and Daniel Cormier.
He added: “I want to be undefeated and want to beat good guys. I want Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor, those are the guys I want to go up against.”
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Paul is preparing for a potential fight with Tommy FuryCredit: Instagram

Cormier threatened to SLAP Paul at UFC 261 but has since said he’d never fight him as he’d ‘kill him’ and ‘wouldn’t want to punch down’.
And McGregor also scoffed at the suggestion he would box Paul and called him a ‘blogger jackass’.
UFC chief White has also promised to launch legal proceedings against Paul if he tries to fight an active UFC fighter.
And he also called him a liar and ‘full of s***’ after Paul claimed he pulled in 1.5million PPVs for his win over Ben Askren.
Despite Cormier point blank refusing to fight him after a he faced down a scared looking Paul at UFC 261, the YouTuber has tried to revive the possibility of a scrap again.
He said: “I’m down 100 per cent. I just don’t think he’ll do it.
“He is retired, and he has no room to talk. I’ll fight Daniel, that’ll be massive and I think I would win.”
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JAKE PAUL claimed he has been training with alligators to get in the best shape possible for boxing.The YouTuber has also set his sights on fights with three major UFC stars including Conor McGregor.
Jake Paul says he’s been training with alligators in order to get in the best shape for boxingCredit: Getty
The YouTuber reckons the deadly beasts have been part of his workout regimeCredit: Alamy
Paul is preparing for a potential bout with Tommy Fury and reckons he is working out with the beasts to give him the best chance of winning.
Several high-profile names – including UFC chief Dana White – have criticised the 24-year-old’s 3-0 boxing ‘career’.
But the online personality defended himself in an interview with Max on Boxing and said: “I am dedicating my whole entire life to this training – 10 or 12 hours a day, stretching, sprinting, boxing, jogging, running up hills, chasing alligators – I am doing it all.”
Paul is set to take on Fury after he confirmed talks are underway.
The Paul/Tommy feud began when WBC champ Tyson Fury implored Paul to take on his younger brother.
Since then the pair have trash talked each other over social media and they are both keen to face one another in the ring.
But the YouTuber is also keen to take on UFC icon McGregor as well as Nate Diaz and Daniel Cormier.
He added: “I want to be undefeated and want to beat good guys. I want Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor, those are the guys I want to go up against.”
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Paul is preparing for a potential fight with Tommy FuryCredit: Instagram

Cormier threatened to SLAP Paul at UFC 261 but has since said he’d never fight him as he’d ‘kill him’ and ‘wouldn’t want to punch down’.
And McGregor also scoffed at the suggestion he would box Paul and called him a ‘blogger jackass’.
UFC chief White has also promised to launch legal proceedings against Paul if he tries to fight an active UFC fighter.
And he also called him a liar and ‘full of s***’ after Paul claimed he pulled in 1.5million PPVs for his win over Ben Askren.
Despite Cormier point blank refusing to fight him after a he faced down a scared looking Paul at UFC 261, the YouTuber has tried to revive the possibility of a scrap again.
He said: “I’m down 100 per cent. I just don’t think he’ll do it.
“He is retired, and he has no room to talk. I’ll fight Daniel, that’ll be massive and I think I would win.”
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JAKE PAUL blasted Dana White over UFC fighters’ pay as he took aim at the promoter online. White has been vocal about Paul’s boxing career and even revealed he would bet $1million on the YouTuber losing to Ben Askren.
Dana White was targeted by YouTuber Jake Paul onlineCredit: Reuters
Daniel Cormier confronted by Jake Paul at UFC 261Credit: Getty
But after Askren was knocked out, the UFC president said the reported 1.5million pay-per-view buys were made up.
Paul – who was cageside a booed at UFC 261 – responded in a Twitter post and claimed he earns more than any MMA star bar Khabib Nurmagomedov or Conor McGregor.
He posted: “Dana, you claimed you would bet $1 million on me losing.
“Set up Askren to train with Freddie Roach. Gave him full access to the UFCPI and he still got his ass handed to him.
“In my third fight, I made more money in total pay than any fighter in UFC history. Maybe it’s time to pay your fighters their fair share?
“No wonder they all want to get into boxing. Dana, you say you make the fights the fans want to see, so hurry up and make [Jon] Jones vs [Francis] Ngannou.
“Pay them their fair share. $10 million purse for each guy plus pay-per-view. Why are UFC fighters so underpaid versus boxers?
“Why did I make more in my third fight than all but two (Khabib and Conor) UFC fighters have in history. I know why.”

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Paul, 24, is 3-0 in his boxing career with knockout wins over online rival ‘AnEsonGib’, ex-NBA player Nate Robinson, 36, and retired UFC welterweight Ben Askren, also 36.
But White is not convinced by the social media sensation and accused his team of lying about their box office success.
He said: “He knocked out an NBA guy that was 40 years old and 30 pounds less than him. I don’t even know what to think about the Askren thing.
“The whole thing is f***ing mind-boggling to me, but good for him. Grab that money while you can, kid.
“I don’t believe anything they say. That’s a f***ing circus. None of that is real. Do you think any of that s*** that’s going on over there is real?
“C’mon, man. I built a real business here, a real sport.”
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EX-UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier threatened to ‘slap’ Jake Paul after the YouTuber gatecrashed UFC 261.Fans in attendance at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida broke into a chant of ‘f*** Jake Paul’ after the social media star was spotted in the crowd during the final prelim fight between Randy Brown and Alex Oliveira.
Cormier confronts Paul after he gatecrashed UFC 261Credit: Reuters
Cormier wags his finger in Paul’s faceCredit: Getty

And that set off the normally calm and jovial Cormier, who the YouTuber targetted after his brutal KO victory over Ben Askren last weekend.
An irate Cormier said: “I swear to god, I just saw Jake Paul.
“I pointed at him, I said, ‘Don’t play with me.’ Because I’ll slap him in the face. I don’t play those games, Joe.”
A fired-up Cormier confronted the outspoken Disney star and wagged his finger in his face between fights.
Despite the heated confrontation and threatening to ‘slap’ Paul, Cormier has refused to entertain the prospect of fighting the 24-year-old.
During the latest episode of the DC & Helwani Show, he said: “This dude would never fight me.
“I would kill him. Why would I ever fight someone like that?”

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“But my immediate reaction was, ‘I can’t stand this kid.’ So it works!
“I can’t stand this kid! But who punches down?
“You don’t punch down to somebody. I’m the guy that’s in the Hall of Fame.
“I’m the guy that won two world championships at the same time.
“I’m not gonna punch down to some kid that’s on YouTube that’s, like, ‘Fight me!’ Like, why?”

After branding Cormier a ‘fat boy’ on Twitter, Paul took further aim at DC during an appearance on his brother Logan’s podcast.
He said: “So many fake motherf*s in this generation.
“Daniel Cormier, (mimicking) ‘That’s my boy Ben, he’s gonna beat Jake, he pushed him in the face so he’s gonna win now, chirp, chirp, chirp.’
“I knock him out and he’s on Twitter, ‘Ben, are you serious, bro, you went down like that? Ben are you kidding me? Ben, I can’t believe you did that to the MMA community.’
“Shut the f*** up b*. I’ll beat the f*** out of your fat ass too, just like Stipe [Miocic] did. Cleveland s.
“I swear to God, I’ll beat the f*** out of Daniel Cormier.”
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