YouTube pugilist Jake Paul may need to rethink his plans to tackle UFC gentle heavyweight champion Alex Pereira within the boxing ring.
Paul, who is predicted to struggle the 58-year-old former heavyweight champ Mike Tyson within the ring in a few months time, has extra not too long ago affixed his crosshairs to Pereira — a fighter who has emerged as one of many UFC’s largest stars since his debut with the organisation lower than three years in the past.
Throughout this temporary tenure, Pereira has made an enormous imprint within the sport by successful world titles in two separate weight courses (middleweight and light-weight heavyweight), whereas additionally headlining Madison Sq. Backyard twice and taking prime billing at April’s bumper UFC 300 card in Las Vegas.
Paul, who’s 10-1 as a boxer, referred to as out Pereira following his current win within the ring towards Mike Perry, saying afterwards: “I need you Alex Pereria. I simply beat a BKFC champion, I’ve beat a number of UFC champions and he stated he needs to field so Alex Pereria, after Mike Tyson lets make it occur.
“I need everyone. I really like this sport and he’s tweeted about wanting to enter boxing. We received him on FaceTme within the ring and I stated, ‘Yo, are you able to get out of your contract?’. If he can get out of his contract then let’s run it. Once I requested him, he paused and checked out his supervisor.
Alex Pereira’s beginner boxing highlights are completely terrifying 😳 pic.twitter.com/4qLCiti5zt
— Completely happy Punch (@HappyPunch) September 11, 2024
“These guys usually are not their very own bosses. I need all of the smoke however on the finish of the day, will Dana let him out? That’s too huge of a threat, if I can beat his No.1 fighter proper now I need all of the smoke and I need all of the MMA guys. He’s the king of the UFC so I need him. I’m going to decapitate him and dethrone him.”
As Paul talked about, the possibilities of him truly preventing Pereira are slim at greatest given his contractual state of affairs with the UFC, together with Dana White’s basic opposition to cross-promotional occasions. However ought to the struggle develop into a actuality, Paul might discover himself out of his depth — at the least judging by footage of his beginner boxing background which has not too long ago discovered its approach on-line — and which sits effectively together with his two-division champion standing within the kickboxing enviornment.
It’s night time night time if you eat that left hook 😴 pic.twitter.com/3NoqGZrzb7
— Speaking Lizard 🦎 (@Lizard69Talking) September 11, 2024
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