Jake Paul says that he would be the world champion of the cruiserweight division in two years, however it looks like he has his eyes set on UFC Champion Alex Pereira first.
After a six-round beatdown on Naked Knuckle Preventing Championship’s Mike Perry, Paul referred to as out Pereira, who’s coming off a brutal knockout victory in opposition to Jiri Prochazaka at UFC 303.
“Alex Pereria, you mentioned that you simply need to field—I am – I’m the king of this, I’m the king of this, come over,” Paul mentioned. “We will make it occur, I would like you, Alex Pereria.
Simply moments after the callout, Paul’s enterprise companion and Most Priceless Promotions co-founder, Nakisa Bidarian, handed The Drawback Youngster a cellphone with a FaceTime name from Pereira.
“Will Dana [White] allow you to out [of your UFC contract]?” Paul requested.
“We’ll discuss to him,” Pereira mentioned.
Paul went on to inform Pereira that he’s gentle work and to inform UFC CEO Dana White that the larger they’re, the tougher they fall. Then, the decision disconnected as Paul hung up, and Pereira burst out laughing.
White is notoriously, publicly in opposition to Paul’s boxing circus. Each time Paul containers an ex-MMA fighter, he’s gained. In accordance with experiences, White provided Perry a brand new UFC contract if he was in a position to knock out Paul.
It’s clear that the UFC boss dislikes Paul, however letting one of many largest fight sports activities stars out of his contract appears wildly unlikely. Maybe Pereira noticed a possibility to have some enjoyable with the callout and instantly jumped in on a viral second.
Pereira simply turned 37, and we all know Paul’s affinity for combating older MMA guys. Nevertheless, Poatan is on high of his recreation. He’s on a four-fight profitable streak, together with his final loss coming in April 2023 in opposition to Israel Adesanya. He’s a former UFC middleweight champion and the reigning UFC gentle heavyweight champion.
White is at present tempted to match up Pereira with Jon Jones, who’s the reigning UFC heavyweight champion. Even after Pereira’s dominance in recent times, White nonetheless publicly backs Jones as the very best pound-for-pound fighter within the UFC.
In the meantime, Paul’s subsequent struggle is predicted to be on November 15 in Dallas. The long-awaited Netflix showdown in opposition to legendary Mike Tyson might lastly be occurring.
“Mike, I like you, however that is my sport now,’’ Paul mentioned. “You’re a legend. You’re one of many two most well-known boxers to ever dwell. You and Muhammad Ali. It’s an honor to get within the ring with you. I’m so, so honored, you’re a legend.
“However I’m going to take your throne, brother.”
Calling out 58-year-old Tyson isn’t going to get Paul any nearer to his objective of turning into a world champion. However it can make him some huge cash.
Preventing Pereira would in all probability make each males fairly wealthy, too. And that’s what this complete charade is all about.
