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FORMER UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping claims to have received a lucrative offer to box Jake Paul – and is up for the fight.
YouTube superstar Paul has been in the headlines this week due to his relentless pursuit of a boxing match with former two-weight UFC champ Conor McGregor.

Former UFC middleweight champion has claimed to have received an offer to box Jake PaulCredit: Getty

YouTube superstar Jake Paul is aggressively pursuing a boxing match with Conor McGregor

Paul, 23, has also challenged McGregor’s team-mate Dillon Danis – who he recently pelted with water balloons – to meet him inside the ring.
McGregor has yet to respond to Paul’s barrage of call outs, a silence that appears to have prompted the outspoken YouTuber to offer Bisping a lucrative payday.
During the latest episode of his Believe You Me podcast, Bisping said: “Jake Paul, if you want to f**king go, Logan Paul, if you want to go, then I guess you have to put your hands in your pockets and man up.
“Because you’re talking s**t, you’re contacting my manager saying that you want to fight.

“Well, guess what, buddy? I’m here. I’m going nowhere. You want to fight someone? You want to test yourself? Hey, I’m 0-0 as a boxer. You’re saying you’re 1-0, you’re 2-0, I’m 0-0.
“At the end of the day, if you want to do this, stop playing games. You want to do it? I’ll do it. I’m here. No problem. Okay?”
Bisping, also known as ‘The Count’, retired from MMA two-and-a-half years ago following back-to-back losses to Georges St-Pierre and Kelvin Gastelum.
But the 41-year-old is adamant he’s still got what it takes to silence the brash Paul, who recently scored a viral KO over ex-NBA star Nate Robinson on the undercard of Mike Tyson’s exhibition with Roy Jones Jr.

He added: “I’m almost 42-years old, I’m a former world champion and I will take you to school, my friend.
“And I’ll guarantee you this. You won’t get out of three rounds. That’s an absolute fact.
“You won’t get out of one round but we’ll say three just to give you that little insurance blanket.
“If this is a real offer, let me know and we’ll do it. 100 per cent. Logan Paul or Jake Paul, or both.”

Bisping was from impressed by Paul’s performance in his second pro fight, saying: “In my research and infinite wisdom of the fight game and after my extensive enquiries, I figured out his a bum and he’d be very easy to beat.
“But that said, he’s does have power, he is athletic, he is young. These are good things to have in the fight game.”
Bisping’s comments soon came to the attention of Paul, who proceeded to mock the Brit for his UFC 100 loss to Dan Henderson.
Alongside the infamous picture of Henderson flying through the air to land a strike on the unconscious Bisping, Paul tweeted: “@bisping my team is working on a melatonin brand deal for you and Nate [Diaz].”

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CONOR McGREGOR blanked Jake Paul’s direct message on Instagram after the YouTuber called him a ‘pussy’.
Paul has been campaigning extensively to fight the ex-UFC champion and even claimed he had sent McGregor a $50million fight offer.

Conor McGregor appears to have read Jake Paul’s message

The social media sensation then went one further by private messaging the Irishman online.
He wrote: “Take the fight pussy.”
Paul, 23, later provided a screenshot which appeared to reveal that McGregor, 32, had read the message – but chose to ignore it.
It comes after the 2-0 internet star called The Notorious an ‘Irish c***’ and took a swipe at his fiancee Dee Devlin in an X-rated rant.

Even Paul’s brother Logan – who faces Floyd Mayweather in February – admitted Jake was ‘f***ing dumb’ for going after McGregor.
But the younger of the two is showing no signs of slowing down his pursuit and even went off on UFC boss Dana White.
White responded by saying he is ‘thinking of letting Amanda Nunes knock his ass out’.
But again Paul’s interest lies only with McGregor, despite pelting his training partner Dillon Danis in a drive-by water balloon attack.

He told White: “Alright, Dana, let me try to understand your logic here: So you’re saying you don’t want me to fight Conor McGregor because he’s one of the greatest fighters in the world and I’m just like a YouTuber of whatever.
“But then, in a statement today, you say: ‘Oh, I’m thinking about just having Amanda Nunes knock him out.’ But she’s also one of the greatest.
“Dana, you seem to have this thing where you sort of hate on videogamers or YouTubers and influencers and us boxing and all this stuff.
“But then, you spend half your time hanging out with the Nelk Boys. And I know why.
“It’s because they have hella influence over the male audience and you know that’s gonna promote the UFC.
“And right now, baby, there’s nobody in this f***ing world who is promoting the UFC as much as me.
“Tens of millions of views, number one search result on Google when you type in Conor McGregor, when you type in UFC, when you type in Dana White.
“So, you’re not making sense here.”

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JAKE PAUL has escalated his feud with Dillon Danis by FaceTiming the Bellator star’s girlfriend, Savannah Montano.
The pair, 23 and 27 respectively, have been engaged in a war of words for well over a year.

Jake Paul FaceTimed Dillon Danis’ girlfriend Savannah Montano

Jake Paul recently ambushed Dillon Danis and pelted him with water balloons

During that time, Paul – who recently scored a viral KO of Nate Robinson on the undercard of Mike Tyson’s comeback fight against Roy Jones Jr – has repeatedly challenged the Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace to meet him inside the boxing ring.
Paul escalated his feud with Conor McGregor’s team-mate earlier this week by interrupting his interview with former UFC heavyweight Brendan Schaub and pelting him with water balloons.
But the former Disney star has taken things to the next level by posting a clip of him video calling Danis’ partner to social media.
The video’s accompanying caption read: “Aye @dillondanis come get your girl back.”

Montano was left furious by Paul’s FaceTime and subsequently launched a scathing attack on him after footage of the call was made public.
She said: “I’m dead confused at some of you guys going, ‘Oh, but why did you answer his call?’
“As if I have his f**king number saved in my phone! It was literally a random number. You can literally see in the video, I’m like, ‘Who is this?’
“And as soon as I see his face I’m, like, ‘Eww, what the f? Like, stop, stop, stop, I’m literally f’ing nauseous, like, I’m gonna go throw up right now, like, ugh.'”

Savannah Montano reacted furiously to Jake Paul’s FaceTimeCredit: Instagram / @savmontano

Jake Paul claimed last year to have “hooked up” with Savannah MontanoCredit: Instagram / @savmontano
She added: “I just wanna say that everybody that’s not Jake Paul’s 12-year-old fans can clearly see that he’s just a f**king loser, and I don’t know how he got my number.
“That s**t’s embarrassing, and I don’t wanna be associated [with it]. It’s f**ked up that I’m being used as a pawn in this bulls**t.”
Paul’s latest act of trolling toward Danis isn’t the first time he’s tried to cause friction between the MMA fighter and his girlfriend.
In 2019, he told TMZ: “Dillon, I know you’re watching this and just remember you’re still a b**** and I hooked up with your girlfriend.
“Savannah, what’s good? How you doing?”

Paul, who is 2-0 as a professional boxer, is aggressively pursuing a fight with UFC superstar McGregor.
The American recently claimed to have sent the former two-division champion a £37million ($50million) offer, a claim he made in a foul-mouthed video.
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JAKE PAUL has put the fight world on notice with his brash arrogance and unlimited self-confidence.
Despite having only beaten YouTuber ‘AnEsonGib’ and ex-NBA star Nate Robinson, Paul has done so in style.

Jake Paul has won his first two pro fights by KO Credit: Getty Images – Getty

And the thunder he appears to be stealing from boxing and MMA’s top attractions has irked several of them.
Paul has made it clear his intention is to eventually fight UFC superstar Conor McGregor – who is yet to respond to the callout.
But the internet phenomenon is not short of alternatives, and here SunSport runs down the queue waiting in line.
Dillon Danis, Bellator welterweight
If Paul, 23, can’t get hold of McGregor, 31, the next best thing would be his close friend and training partner Danis, 27.

The pair have been going back-and-forth for years, and recently confronted each other on the streets of LA.
After Paul’s last win, he said: “There’s a long list of opponents that I want – Conor McGregor, Dillon Danis. I’m going to knock them both out.”
Danis’ Bellator promoter Scott Coker recently confirmed the fight talks: “Those conversations are ongoing, and have been happening.”

Dillon Danis pictured with Conor McGregor

Claressa Shields, 3-weight women’s champion
Shields, 25, who just announced plans to debut in MMA next year, told TMZ she would more than welcome a mixed-gender showdown with Paul.

She said: “I, Claressa Shields, will whoop Jake Paul’s ass.
“He can come in the ring weighing 180lb and I will come weighing 168 and I will beat the s**t out of him.”
Paul responded in a tweet: “Don’t get me started about @Claressashields.”

Amanda Nunes, 2-weight UFC champion
Having grown tired of Paul’s online callouts of McGregor, UFC president White said to TMZ Sports : “I’m thinking of letting Amanda Nunes knock his ass out.”
To which Nunes, 32, responded: “I’m in! @ufc @danawhite.”
Paul later remarked on Instagram: “You say you don’t want me to fight Conor McGregor because he’s one of the greatest fighters in the world, and I’m just a YouTuber or whatever.
“But then, in a statement today, you say, ‘Oh, I’m thinking about having Amanda Nunes just knock him out,’ but she’s also one of the greatest fighters?”

Ben Askren, retired UFC welterweight
Askren – an accomplished grappler – announced his retirement from MMA in 2019.
And despite having never been considered a gifted striker, the 36-year-old still believes he would comfortable beat the ‘YouTube bum’.
Askren told MMA Fighting: “Jake Paul wants to box me. I don’t know, I’m not a boxer but I could beat up a bum YouTube celebrity…
“I could box some YouTube bum and get paid for it? What a tremendous livelihood.”

Nate Diaz, UFC welterweight
The UFC veteran surprisingly leapt to the defence of his former rival McGregor, after Paul called him an ‘Irish c***’ and disrespected his fiancee Dee Devlin.
Diaz, 35, tweeted: “Jake Paul u need your ass beat for free u spoiled f*** u can’t really fight dumbs*** your gonna end up with your ass whooped for real somewhere talking like that.”
Paul fired back by telling Diaz ‘I really beat your boy up’ in a sparring session relating to the UFC star’s training partner.
He later tweeted Diaz: ‘You can get the smoke too’.

Henry Cejudo, ex-UFC champion
Cejudo announced a shock UFC retirement in May – but appears open to crossing over to boxing.
And he was left less than impressed with Paul’s KO over Robinson and claimed he would give his fight purse to charity if the YouTuber beat him.
Cejudo, 33, tweeted: “Yo @jakepaul since you really think your a legit fighter by beating up on retired NBA D lister’s who really deserves a academy award for best fall.
“How about we fight and if I can’t stop you I’ll give all money to charity of your choice.”

Yo @jakepaul since you really think your a legit fighter by beating up on retired NBA D lister’s who really deserves a academy award for best fall. How about we fight and if I can’t stop you I’ll give all money to charity of your choice. #dontbescaredhomie 🖊 📄 pic.twitter.com/cLXKxLtNuY
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) December 6, 2020

Antonio Tarver, retied boxing legend
Tarver called on Mike Tyson to set up a fight between him and Paul.
He has not fought since 2015, but would come out of retirement to stop the new age of outsiders venturing into the ring.
Tarver, 52, wrote on Instagram: “I really want to kick @jakepaul ass for what he did to @naterobinson last night and rid boxing of these clowns once and for all.
“He fought a complete novice so fighting me shouldn’t be a problem… @miketyson make this fight.”

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JAKE PAUL taunted Chris Weidman after the ex-UFC champion said the YouTuber had the ‘most punchable face’.
It comes after social media star Paul upset all by calling Conor McGregor an ‘Irish c***’ and claimed to have sent him a $50million fight offer.

Jake Paul, left, pictured with his big brother Logan

Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman Credit: 2020 Chris Unger

Weidman, 36, tweeted: “As punchable faces go, this might be the most punchable I’ve seen.”
Paul, 23, was quick to fire back, as he responded: “The most punchable face that hasn’t been punched 1 time in 2 fights VS the face that got TKO/KO’D 5 times in your last 7 fights.”
Weidman, who beat UFC great Anderson Silva in 2013 to win the middleweight belt, has won just twice in his last seven fights.
And all five defeats came by stoppage, despite beating Omari Akhmedov in his last bout in August.

Paul on the other hand has won his first two professional boxing matches by knockout.
He beat YouTube rival ‘AnEsonGib’ in February then compressively left ex-NBA player Nate Robinson, 36, out cold last month.
But fans were quick to discredit his claim of never being hit.

He literally caught you flush, stepping into it with the 4th punch thrown of the fight. That’s an untrained, no movement, shorter guy with no reach😂 any pro and you’d be out already. pic.twitter.com/POjqvmVnER
— DBofficial125 (@DBofficial125) December 17, 2020

Screenshots of Paul’s bloody nose against KSI’s brother ‘Deji’ in their 2018 exhibition and versus Gib were soon sent back to Paul.

UFC legend Michael Bisping said: “Come on Jake……”
Another said: “@Deji made your clown of a face bleed.”
One added: “Yeah okay Jake, clearly forgot about @Deji busting you up.”

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JAKE PAUL taunted Nate Diaz by saying ‘I already beat your boy up’and then told the UFC veteran: ‘You can get the smoke too’.
Diaz started the unlikely online spat by slamming Paul for calling out Conor McGregor and branding the internet star a ‘spoiled f***’.

Nate Diaz pictured with training partner AJ Agazarm

Jake Paul uploaded a sparring video of him and Agazarm

But the social media phenomenon hit back by uploading a sparring session between him and Diaz’s training partner AJ Agazarm.
Paul, 23, tweeted: “I really beat your boy up.
“Aye @NateDiaz209 I already beat your boy up come get your mans then you can get the smoke too.”
It was later revealed the sparring session took place three years ago.

But Agazarm also filmed an MMA video with Paul, in which the social media star was forced to tap out.
And Diaz, 35, was quick to respond and reveal that the YouTuber was dominated in the cage.
Paul hit the headlines after he claimed to have sent McGregor, 32, a $50million cheque to fight.
But he caused uproar after calling the ex-UFC champion an ‘Irish c***’ and disrespecting his fiancee Dee Devlin.

Paul said: “I know you’re probably beating up old dudes in a bar right now or maybe you’re j***ing off as you’re sick of f***ing your wife, I mean, she’s a four [out of ten], Conor you could do a lot better, but happy Monday!”
Diaz then surprisingly leapt to the defence of his rival McGregor, who he fought twice in 2016 with the pair one apiece.
He tweeted: “Jake Paul u need your ass beat for free u spoiled f*** u can’t really fight dumbs*** your gonna end up with your ass whooped for real somewhere talking like that.”
Paul has been campaigning to fight McGregor since emphatically knocking out ex-NBA player Nate Robinson, 35, in November.
But UFC president Dana White has no interest in following up with the offer, instead pondering whether to let two-weight champ Amanda Nunes take the fight.
White told TMZ Sports: “I’m thinking of letting Amanda Nunes knock his ass out.”

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LOGAN PAUL admitted his brother Jake’s decision to call out Conor McGregor in an X-rated rant was ‘f***ing dumb’.
Jake hit the headlines after he branded McGregor an ‘Irish c***’ and claimed to have sent him a $50million fight offer.

Jake Paul pictured with his big brother Logan

Conor McGregor was called out by Jake Paul Credit: Getty – Contributor

Even big brother Logan – who faces McGregor’s former opponent Floyd Mayweather next year – was left shocked by the video.
And he fears Jake, 23, may have gone too far by going after ex-UFC champion McGregor – who has 19 knockouts in 22 wins.
Logan, 25, said on his podcast: “I love Jake, obviously, but this one is f***ing dumb. Sorry, sorry, this one is f***ing dumb, dude.”
As Mayweather, 43, beat McGregor, 32, in their 2017 boxing match, Logan was asked why he objects to Jake fighting the loser of that bout.

And he responded: “Conor McGregor is a southpaw, he’s bigger than Floyd Mayweather, he’s younger than Floyd Mayweather.
“He’s way active. I understand what you’re saying, so did everyone else, but he’s just a precision striker, knockout artist.
“Floyd is not. He’s just not. He’s older, everyday he gets older, everyday I get better.
“I understand the discrepancy between us.”

Logan will face Mayweather next February, in what is billed as a ‘special exhibition fight’.
The internet sensation lost his pro debut last year by split-decision to social media rival KSI – real name Olajide William Olatunji.
But his little brother Jake has won his first two bouts, empathically knocking out retired NBA player Nate Robinson, 36, in November.

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JAKE PAUL has continued his relentless pursuit of a boxing match with Conor McGregor by direct messaging the UFC superstar on Instagram.
The YouTuber revealed his eagerness to take on McGregor a few days after scoring a sensational second-round KO victory over Nate Robinson on the undercard of Mike Tyson’s exhibition bout with Roy Jones Jr.

Jake Paul slid into Conor McGregor’s direct messages on Instagram

Jake Paul launched a foul-mouthed tirade at Conor McGregor earlier this week

And earlier this week, the 23-year-old doubled down on his desire to box McGregor in a foul-mouthed tirade on Instagram, in which he claimed his team have sent the UFC’s poster boy a whopping £37million ($50million) offer.
McGregor refrained from responding to the x-rated call-out, in which Paul made derogatory comments about the Irishman’s fiancee, Dee Devlin.
And in another attempt to get the former two-division UFC champion’s attention Paul – whose older brother Logan will box Floyd Mayweather in February – sent a short and sweet direct message to The Notorious on Instagram.
Paul’s message read: “Take the fight pussy.”

After sharing his DM to McGregor, Paul launched a blistering rant at UFC president Dana White, who earlier that day revealed he was willing to let women’s bantamweight and featherweight queen Amanda Nunes fight the former Disney star.
He said: “Alright, Dana, let me try to understand your logic here: So you’re saying you don’t want me to fight Conor McGregor because he’s one of the greatest fighters in the world and I’m just like a YouTuber of whatever.
“But then, in a statement today, you say: ‘Oh, I’m thinking about just having Amanda Nunes knock him out.’ But she’s also one of the greatest.
“Dana, you seem to have this thing where you sort of hate on videogamers or YouTubers and influencers and us boxing and all this stuff.

“But then, you spend half your time hanging out with the Nelk Boys. And I know why. It’s because they have hella influence over the male audience and you know that’s gonna promote the UFC.
“And right now, baby, there’s nobody in this f***ing world who is promoting the UFC as much as me.
Tens of millions of views, number one search result on Google when you type in Conor McGregor, when you type in UFC, when you type in Dana White. So you’re not making sense here.
“Dana, I know the world doesn’t really know this because the UFC is this huge company. But we all know it’s not doing that well.

Jake Paul knocked out Nate Robinson on the undercard of Mike Tyson’s exhibition bout with Roy Jones JrCredit: AP:Associated Press
“Anyone who is involved in WME and all the public stocks and everything that went south there, we know the company is not doing well. And I’m the biggest money fight you can do unless Khabib comes out of retirement.
“So if you want the UFC to make the most amount of money, you better start to wake the f**k up and realise that Jake Paul vs Conor McGregor is going to happen at some point.”
Paul’s rant at White came shortly after he ambushed McGregor’s team-mate Dillon Danis and pelted him with water balloons.
Paul may very well be a combat sports novice, but he’s well and truly at the centre of the boxing and MMA worlds at this moment in time.

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