Jake Paul Signs With Mixed Martial Arts League PFL – Calls Out Nate Diaz For Boxing And MMA Fights

By: Sean Crose

Like it or not, Jake Paul is newsworthy on the earth of boxing. Over the previous few years the social influencer has made his mark within the sport by profitable over 5 fights and, in an enormous shock, taking the entire endeavor severely. Now the Ohio native has made the information once more, this time by signing a take care of combined martial arts league PPL (Professional Fighters League), a competitor of the game’s prime league, UFC. “Paul recently signed a multiyear contract with the Professional Fighters League to compete in a new division, known as Super Fight,” writes the New York Times, “with events on pay-per-view. Paul does not yet have a bout scheduled, but he plans to fight in 2023.”

Paul himself took to YouTube on Thursday to announce the partnership.”I’ve formally signed as an mma fighter,” he stated, “to the fastest growing sorts league in the world, the PFL baby.” Paul additionally addressed the truth that he’s going to be one of many honcho’s of the brand new Super Division. “I will be the head of fighter advocacy,” he continued. “I personally will be deeply involved in making sure the PFL is the best place in the world for fighters. As you guys know, I’ve been trying to increase fighter pay for all fighters worldwide and with the launch of this new PFL Super Fight Division our fighters will be receiving fifty percent of the revenue.”

Paul went on to point that the PFL can be not like the UFC in that it’s fighters would have way more freedom. “You have to do what your told and wear what you’re told and promote what you’re told,” he stated. In this, Paul, who has knocked out a number of former UFC notables within the ring, continues to make himself a thorn within the UFC’s facet. “I’m taking this seriously,” he stated. “I still want to become a world champion in boxing, but as you guys know I was a wrestler first.”

Although he doesn’t have an opponent but, Paul identified that former UFC nice – and Conor McGregor arch rival Nate Diaz is on his radar. “I offered Nate Diaz a two fight deal,” claimed Paul. “First, we box. Then, six months later, we fight mma in the PFL smart cage and lay it all on the line.” Sure sufficient, Diaz has a robust boxing background, having been a sparing companion for none apart from pound for pound nice Andre Ward.

As Paul explains it, the PFL could have seasons, with common matches, playoff matches and championship matches. “That’s a big problem in the sport of boxing,” he acknowledged appropriately. “Everyone’s afraid to just make it happen and fight each other and lay it all on the line. In the PFL, fighters gotta go against each other.”