Paul vs. Askren pre-fight press conference<\/a>. \u201cThere was probably six people that made sense to fight: [Michael] Bisping, [Conor] McGregor, [Nate] Diaz, [Dillon] Danis, Askren, some YouTubers that are popular, but I wanted to fight a real MMA fighter.<\/p>\n\u201cWhen it came to signing the contract, a lot of them didn\u2019t want to do it. By the way, this is me coming to them with the biggest payday of their lives. This is Ben\u2019s biggest payday of his life. He\u2019s publicly said that. So, when it came down to signing the contract, he was actually down.\u201d<\/p>\n
Currently 2-0 as a pro boxer, Paul welcomes the 19-2 MMA fighter in Askren to the ring. Prior to Paul’s win over Robinson, he TKO’d fellow YouTube star AnEsonGib.<\/p>\n
Having squared off with two non-combat sports athletes in those first two outings, Paul is confident in his abilities to take his game to the next level.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m definitely a \u2018boxing-lifer,’\u201d Jake Paul said. \u201cI\u2019m addicted to this sport. I will become the biggest prize-fighter in boxing. Simple as that.\u201d<\/p>\n
For Askren, the contest will act as his first time competing since his November 2019 meeting with Demian Maia at UFC Singapore. In what was a highly anticipated grappler’s delight delivered in that realm of MMA as well as some lowlighted striking exchanges. In the end, the fight would be the last of Askren’s career as he was submitted in the third round via a rear-naked choke.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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