Jorge Masvidal Responds To Jake Paul’s $5M Fight Offer
UFC welterweight contender Jorge Masvidal has responded to Jake Paul’s $5 million offer to meet him in the boxing ring if the UFC allows it.
Masvidal was supposed to fight Leon Edwards at UFC 269 before withdrawing from the bout due to an injury. He’s anticipating a return to the octagon in 2022 after he’s fully recovered.
Masvidal sat ringside to watch Paul knock out his former American Top Team teammate, Tyron Woodley in Tampa, FL this past weekend. After the fight, Paul called out Masvidal and Nate Diaz for fights, with Masvidal responding in a Twitter video hours later.
Paul offered Masvidal a fight via a recent episode of the IMPAULSIVE podcast on YouTube. After getting word of Paul’s comments, Masvidal responded via his Twitter page.
“The UFC isn’t gonna let me go for chump change,” Masvidal said. “Make that 20 [million] guaranteed plus PPV and I’m sure the UFC will be ok with it as long as I break them off their fee and then I’ll gladly break your face.”
“If the UFC still says no because the money is still too low, then come over to the UFC, sign a 1 fight deal and we can stipulate I can only box in the cage. If I do anything other than that, I forfeit my purse to you. Come on over and get paid and laid out.”
Jorge Masvidal, Jake Paul Go From Cordial To Foes Within A Year
Masvidal and Paul have a bit of history, stemming from their brief training together before Paul’s fight with Ben Askren. Things would turn hostile after Masvidal picked Woodley to beat Paul not once, but twice.
It’s unclear if we’ll ever see one of the biggest UFC stars face Paul, but tensions seem to be heating up. It’ll be interesting to see if the UFC brass will allow Masvidal to get out of his current deal and fight Paul in a big-money boxing match.
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