Injured and out of motion since Dec. 2025, Jake Paul has recently been working toward his in-ring comeback. Paul last fought Anthony Joshua, where he suffered a humiliating defeat and a broken jaw. Requiring two surgeries, Paul has not yet completely recovered and made his return.
Speaking on the Pat McAfee Show this evening ahead of the ESPYs in Latest York City, Paul delivered a ray of hope and a few excellent news regarding his potential return. “I’m definitely still fighting,” he shared. “We’re in talks right away with multiple opponents and just determining after we’re going to return back.
“I’m going to get cleared officially to spar in the subsequent couple of weeks, so we’re going to get back to it and carry on fighting. Possibly I’ll do some MMA; we’ve got a variety of stuff with MVP coming soon, big promotions getting more into the entire MMA world,” Paul shared regarding his comeback.
Hoping to return back and make his MMA debut, “The Problem Child” also seemingly called out Brock Lesnar for a fight. “The feud between MVP MMA and UFC continues… I’d fight Brock [Lesnar], I wrestled division one in Ohio. It doesn’t get more legit than that. I need to do MMA; we’ve been attempting to make the Nate Diaz MMA fight occur for a very long time, and I feel it’s still on the table, so we’ll see what happens. I’ve never practiced MMA, but I’ve wrestled and boxed, so I just must learn the kicks and jiu-jitsu… I’m part Jewish, so I feel like I’d be good at jiu-jitsu! See what I did there?” he finished. (via BloodyElbow)
A star streamer turned boxer, Paul now hopes to compete in each the NFL and MMA, where he desires to face a few of the hardest names and industry veterans.
Injured and out of motion since Dec. 2025, Jake Paul has recently been working toward his in-ring comeback. Paul last fought Anthony Joshua, where he suffered a humiliating defeat and a broken jaw. Requiring two surgeries, Paul has not yet completely recovered and made his return.