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Jake Paul persisted his inequity with retired UFC narrative Daniel Cormier after the two had a confrontation outside the Octagon at UFC 261.
In the midst of Ariel Helwani’s MMA Ticket on Tuesday, Paul claimed Cormier “b—hed out.”
“He also acknowledged he’s gonna slap me when he sees me,” he acknowledged. “He acknowledged, ‘If I ever gape Jake Paul, I’m gonna slap him. I’m gonna slap him in the face. And then he sees me, I’m unbiased appropriate there, arm’s measurement. And he does nothing. Like, it is amusing. It be amusing to me.”
Paul went on to call Cormier an “embarrassment” and “now now not a man of [his] word.”
Cormier offered his aspect Monday on DC & Helwani and largely echoed how Paul described the plan back:
The worn gentle heavyweight and heavyweight champion went on to claim he’d be originate to a fight towards Paul and that he’d “rip his face apart” and “will injure the youngster” if presented with the different (via MMA Struggling with’s Alexander Good ample. Lee).
Requested about Cormier’s plan back, Paul on occasion acknowledged it will almost definitely be unfair to inquire him to face an MMA fighter below MMA strategies.
“Of course he’ll plan back me to an MMA fight,” the 24-year-extinct acknowledged. “I get it amusing attributable to he’s tough me to one thing I’ve never trained in. He’s trained boxing and striking and stand-up and has been in there with Stipe [Miocic], Jon Jones.”
One may well possibly also counter it is miles a bit foolish to right away antagonize a worn UFC well-known person after which take hold of umbrage when acknowledged well-known person would handiest agree to an MMA fight.
Cormier would own shrimp to secure and the entirety to lose by facing off with Paul, so why wouldn’t he wish to state the phrases? He’s also a ways more proven in fight sports and a much bigger plan than Ben Askren, Paul’s opponent in his most most recent boxing match.
That is the plan back Paul will seemingly flee into if he hopes to proceed pursuing a boxing profession. In the extinguish, he’s shuffle to come upon somebody more experienced than Askren or Nate Robinson in the ring.
