Jake Paul offered huge UFC showdown with Kamaru Usman at 185lb catchweight after trolling welterweight champ’s manager
JAKE PAUL has been offered a blockbuster crossover fight with UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman.
The Problem Child has been flirting with the prospect of entering the cage for the last few months and has set his sights on a showdown with Conor McGregor.
But he’s been offered the chance to throw down with Usman after trolling The Nigerian Nightmare’s manager, Ali Abdelaziz.
Dominance MMA chief Abdelaziz tweeted: “I wasn’t even talking about you, but if you are so tough and you say you have a wrestling background, you come to the UFC at a 185lbs and you have a fight in your hand with the pound-for-pound king Kamaru Usman.
“I know Dana White would love to see your face get smashed.”
Paul incurred the wrath of the MMA bigwig by saying: “Mr. Informant… do us all a favor and shut your peanut head ass mouth.
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“The only thing fake is your boy Usman’s boxing skills. He won the belt from Tyron Woodley by decision. You seen what I did.”
YouTuber turned boxer Paul has been badgering UFC president Dana White to allow him the compete inside the octagon.
And the MMA mogul recently claimed he’s offered the former Disney star the chance to fight inside the world’s ultimate proving ground.
The 52-year-old told Sky Sports: “I made an offer to him. He was talking s**t.
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“I made an offer to him and, obviously, he didn’t want to do it. So it’s all good.
“There’s always going to be a market for what he does. For what he’s got going on, there’s going to be a market for that.
“This just isn’t the place.”
Although Paul is seemingly keen on fighting in MMA’s top promotion, former two-division champion Daniel Cormier doesn’t believe he’ll set foot inside the octagon.
He said: “I don’t think he’s going to fight MMA, right? “He’s found his lane with mixed martial arts athletes in boxing.
Against guys that don’t present as much of a challenge to him. He’s making a lot of money, fighting safe fights, and I don’t see why he would change it.
“You know, the one thing the kid is, is a smart businessman.
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“And I don’t think him being a smart businessman will allow for him to go into an arena where he doesn’t really have a chance.
“Now, he’s a high school wrestler. Right. So he’s wrestled in his life before, but the level now is so high, that he would find some real problems.”