Jake Paul is sort of in style amongst ageing MMA stars after his deliberate bout towards Gervonta “Tank” Davis was canned.
Paul and Most Precious Promotions determined to cancel the boxing match, citing a civil swimsuit towards Davis alleging battery and kidnapping. “The Drawback Little one’s” workforce has reportedly been exploring a number of choices, corresponding to former UFC stars Nate Diaz and Francis Ngannou.
Throughout an interview with MMAFighting.com, former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski put his identify within the hat as a possible opponent for Paul.
“I known as [Jake Paul],” Arlovski stated. “It’s going to be goals come true however one step at a time. I have to beat my first opponent after which we’ll see what’s going to occur after however completely [I want to fight him].
“One other well-known YouTuber however it’s important to respect that he trains so much, spends some huge cash on his boxing coaches so I assume he’s not a joke. However like I stated, one step at a time and we’ll see what occurs after.”
Arlovski will face Kelechi “Kelz” Dyke in a Misfits Boxing match on Sunday. “The Pitbull” defined how he acquired the possibility to enter the candy science.
“My supervisor instructed me you may have a chance to struggle in a boxing match,” Arlovski stated. “Would you prefer to? I stated completely, let’s go. That’s the way it occurred.
“To be trustworthy with you, disgrace on me, I by no means heard about [Misfits]. However proper after a bit bit, I discovered that Tony Ferguson is combating over there. I assume I’ll discover out quickly.”
Arlovski was profitable in his Soiled Boxing debut again in March. He defeated Terrance Hodges by way of second-round TKO. Then in June, he entered the world of bare-knuckle boxing. Arlovski defeated Josh Copeland underneath the BKFC banner by way of fourth-round TKO.
Time will inform if Arlovski will ultimately get an opportunity to share the ring with Paul.
