President Donald Trump has told Jake Paul that his next goal ought to be to evoke certainly one of the UFC’s biggest fighters ever out of retirement.
The legendary Khabib Nurmagomedov hung up his gloves in 2020 as UFC lightweight champion with a flawless 29-0 record. He has refused any offers to return, including a $100 million likelihood to box with Floyd Mayweather.
Nevertheless, President Trump believes that he should forego his decision to step into the ring with Paul, who has made a habit over time of facing retired MMA icons. He holds wins over Anderson Silva, Nate Diaz, Ben Askren and most famously a vicious knockout of Tyron Woodley.
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Throughout the week, Jake Paul made an appearance at a rally in support of President Donald Trump, who proceeded to endorse him as he eyes a possible profession in politics. The pair then sat down for a podcast-style interview, which Paul branded in his own words as ‘controversial’.
They quickly got on to certainly one of Trump’s favorite topics; fighting. The pair share a mutual interest in each boxing and MMA, with the President ensuring he was in a position to stream last December’s Netflix bout between Paul and Anthony Joshua where the YouTuber had his jaw broken on Air Force One.
Paul was asked who he would fight next, to which he replied that he must stay in his own weight class of cruiserweight or move into MMA before listing out potential heavyweight opponents like Oleksandr Usyk [in the cage], Francis Ngannou or welterweight champion Ryan Garcia.
And when he asked the President who he would love to see, Trump replied: “Probably Khabib, I believe once they say he was the perfect, he was great.” Paul did claim to be down for the concept, with Tommy Fury one other name that was being lined up.
Paul also noted that his jaw continues to be healing and that it will take him until almost the tip of the 12 months to have the ability to spar with full contact again. Nevertheless, he feels that not only will he get better, but that his jaw might actually be stronger after the very fact.