{"id":455888,"date":"2022-08-16T12:06:56","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T19:06:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=455888"},"modified":"2022-08-16T12:06:56","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T19:06:56","slug":"jake-paul-explains-why-israel-adesanya-is-the-lone-ufc-fighter-he-wouldnt-accept-a-boxing-match-with","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/jake-paul-explains-why-israel-adesanya-is-the-lone-ufc-fighter-he-wouldnt-accept-a-boxing-match-with\/","title":{"rendered":"Jake Paul explains why Israel Adesanya is the lone UFC fighter he wouldn&#8217;t accept a boxing match with"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jake Paul is explaining why Israel Adesanya is the lone UFC fighter that he wouldn&#8217;t accept a boxing match with.<\/p>\n<p>Paul, 25, already holds knockout wins over former MMA champions Tyron Woodley and Ben Askren.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The Problem Child&#8217; is not shy of calling out other fighters to meet him in the boxing ring, some of which include Conor McGregor, Jorge Masvidal and <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/nate-diaz\/nate-diaz-willing-to-fight-anyone-in-july-or-august-to-get-out-of-ufc-contract-teases-boxing-match-with-jake-paul-i-have-bigger-sht-to-do\/\">Nate Diaz<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In speaking on &#8216;The Timbo Sugar Show&#8217; podcast, Jake Paul had this to say about fighting Israel Adesanya (h\/t <a href=\"http:\/\/www.MMAJunkie.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAJunkie<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;He&#8217;s probably the only fighter in the UFC that I wouldn&#8217;t fight. He is tall as f**k, and bro, his striking &#8211; I mean, I think he&#8217;s arguably one of the best strikers, top three ever in the history of the sport. There are a lot of UFC fighters (I would fight). I think he is literally the only one who I wouldn&#8217;t fight.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Israel Adesanya (23-1) is indeed a force to be reckoned with and is currently preparing for his upcoming bout with Alex Pereira (6-1 MMA) at UFC 281 which takes place on Saturday, November 12th at Madison Square Garden in New York.<\/p>\n<p>As for Paul, he&#8217;s hoping to fight Nate Diaz in the near future. Diaz (20-13 MMA) is entering the Octagon on Saturday September 10th at UFC 279, for his final fight under his current UFC contract, in a bout with Khamzat Chimaev (11-0 MMA).<\/p>\n<p>Once that bout is behind him, Paul is hoping to meet Diaz in the ring saying:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Yeah, that&#8217;s gonna happen within the next two years for sure. It&#8217;s huge man. It&#8217;s getting closer and closer to being real, and finally the UFC got him the fight with Khamzat.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Continuing Paul convinced of a win against Nate, advises Conor will be next:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Me versus Nate will probably be at 180 and then it&#8217;s like, &#8216;OK, Jake Paul beats Nate&#8217;,&#8230; Then it just gets closer and closer to Conor not being able to duck me anymore.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Are you surprised that Jake Paul has no interest in boxing Israel Adesanya?<\/p>\n<p>Would you like to see Paul vs Diaz in the near future?<\/p>\n<p>Share your thoughts in the comment section PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jake Paul is explaining why Israel Adesanya is the lone UFC fighter that he wouldn&#8217;t accept a boxing match with. 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