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Jake Paul says he has been in talks with the UFC.<\/p>\n

Paul, the brash YouTuber turned boxer is 3-0 and coming off a first-round TKO over Ben Askren. After the fight, Dana White questioned the legitimacy of the bout<\/a>, but there is no question Paul is currently one of the biggest prizefighters and he recently revealed he is a free agent and open to other opportunities.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a free agent,\u201d Paul said to Chael Sonnen on his You\u2019re Welcome<\/em><\/a> podcast (via MMAFighting<\/a>). \u201cLook, I think that\u2019s the way it should be with all fighters. It just sucks to see these young kids, these young boxers, these young UFC champions get tied up into these contracts where they\u2019re owned by the promoter.<\/p>\n

“They\u2019re owned by Dana White and they\u2019re not getting fair pay, they\u2019re not getting the fights they want. It\u2019s a big problem,” Paul added. “How is Arianny Celeste\u2014she\u2019s a ring girl, right?\u2014how is she making more money than some of the fighters in the Octagon who are risking their lives? It doesn\u2019t make sense to me and it\u2019s just a big problem.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m hoping to help change that and just help fighters realize they are the content. They are the ones that the fans are showing up for,” Paul continued. “They are the ones that are driving these pay-per-views. They\u2019re the ones risking their lives and they should be rewarded for that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Image Credit: Triller Fight Club<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Although many expect Paul to fight under the Triller banner again, he revealed he has talked to the UFC about a potential fight. It’s unlikely it would be in MMA, but a cross-promotion boxing match, similar to what Floyd Mayweather did with Conor McGregor is not out of the question.<\/p>\n

\u201cLook, there\u2019s conversations happening,\u201d Paul said. \u201cI believe Kamaru\u2019s manager is already in talks with Dana and I think that\u2019s all I can say. A hundred percent, I\u2019m down for all the smoke. I want all the smoke.\u00a0Daniel Cormier, another example.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, White has said he doesn’t care to do business with either Paul brothers. Regardless, Jake Paul has no shortage of possible opponent for his next fight whenever that might be.<\/p>\n

What do you make of Jake Paul saying there\u2019s conversations happening with the UFC?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jake Paul says he has been in talks with the UFC. Paul, the brash YouTuber turned boxer is 3-0 and coming off a first-round TKO over Ben Askren. 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