Jake Paul is including one other sport to his fight sports activities portfolio in MMA after signing with the Professional Fighters League on Thursday, New York Times reported.
Paul has achieved a document of 6-0 contained in the Boxing ring since making his debut in January 2020. He has not shied away from large names in fight sports activities as he has notched wins over Ben Askren, Tyron Woodley twice and most just lately Anderson Silva whom he defeated in October 2022. He has achieved 4 of his six wins by way of knockout, together with in opposition to Woodley and Askren who had solely been knocked out as soon as every of their fight sports activities careers.
Paul signed a multi-year take care of the PFL to compete within the promotion’s newly introduced ‘Tremendous Combat Division,’ which is able to anchor the PFL’s pay-per-view occasions. Whereas no dates have been revealed, the PFL plans on holding two pay-per-views this yr and it’s anticipated Paul will compete in a single whereas boxing as soon as someday within the yr as properly and he already has an opponent in thoughts for each bouts in Nate Diaz.
Signed, Sealed, Delivered. Welcome to the Skilled Fighters League @jakepaul pic.twitter.com/pgMDUprK6S
— PFL (@PFLMMA) January 5, 2023
Jake Paul is also added to an already celebrity-heavy possession fairness within the PFL, and his accomplice Nakisa Bidarian at Most Worthwhile Promotions will likely be serving to the PFL with ‘logistics’ for pay-per-view occasions. Bidarian is the previous Chief Monetary Officer of the UFC from 2011 to 2016 giving the promotion much-needed path financially as they appear to proceed constructing their roster.
Paul may also change into the PFL’s ‘head of fighter advocacy’ that means he’s considerably coming near his promise of a fighters union of kinds.
The wildest a part of the ‘Tremendous Combat Division’ particulars is fighters within the division will earn ‘not less than 50 % of the pay-per-view income’ from PFL occasions. Whereas they might have fallen flat within the latest Kayla Harrison pay-per-view, plainly Jake Paul has the PFL near being the highest-paying MMA promotion on this planet doubtlessly.
All of this will get introduced the identical week because the UFC silently maneuvers the waters from UFC President Dana White being seen on video slapping his spouse on New 12 months’s Eve. Jake Paul is arguably probably the most outspoken rival of Dana White as a persona and promoter and now he indicators with and owns part of the MMA promotion that shares a TV take care of the UFC in ESPN.
