JAKE PAUL was offered a Bellator home - but only if it's serious about participating in mixed martial arts.
A YouTuber claimed that he would quit boxing to sign a one-fight agreement with Jorge Masvidal in UFC if President Dana White fulfilled his demands.
Jake Paul recently stated that he would be open to participating in a mixed-martial arts fight
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After the UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley had brutally KO'd him in his last bout, the 24-year-old said he would start training at American Kickboxing Academy, a renowned MMA gym.
Scott Coker, president of Bellator, is open to giving The Problem Child a chance to learn MMA.
He said to MMA Junkie, "If you're interested in MMA, we'd be happy to help."
"Think about it: He isn't saying, 'I'm going train here. I will train there.
"He's going into one of the top gyms on the planet, where Khabib and Daniel Cormier are still training, where Cain Velasquez teaches there now, and going into an environment where he can flourish and has a wrestling background.
He is strikingly beautiful, evidently. This guy has great striking ability, as you can see.
Paul has not fought a full-fledged fighter in his short time in the sport, and Coker feels that the social media phenomenon is due for a boost in competition.
He said, "The days of him fighting with basketball players or any other kind of player are gone."
He wants to do it. My understanding is that he wants to box 10 times and then switch to mixed martial arts.
"I understand that certain people feel certain things, but I can tell you, these guys are not to be underestimated. When they make up their minds, it seems that they are able to fulfill the destiny. And so, if they really want it to happen, we would love for them to have some big fights to really test them."
Paul, along with Logan, has made waves in boxing in his five professional bouts.
Coker refuses to limit the potential for their brothers' success in martial arts, even though they were very late to the game.
The veteran promoter stated that he always believed these men were athletes. They are young, hardworking, and really grind it out.
They put in the effort. They can't be taken away, and they keep getting better.
"What you saw in Woodley's case, it took a lot of hardwork to get there. Woodley has never been knocked out in this way, have you? Is it boxing or?
"Yes. "Yes.
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