With hypothesis flying that the Conor McGregor’s UFC 303 return in opposition to Michael Chandler could also be in jeopardy, bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley supplied to avoid wasting the occasion by combating influencer-turned-boxer Jake Paul.
“I will combat Jake Paul to avoid wasting UFC 303,” O’Malley posted on social media on Wednesday. Paul responded saying he’d ‘kill’ O’Malley in an MMA combat and known as “Sugar” a ‘small man.’
After all, the 2 are signed to completely different combat promotions with O’Malley holding the UFC’s 135-pound title. Paul is signed to the Skilled Fighters League (PFL) however hasn’t made his MMA debut but. He competes within the cruiserweight division in boxing. Though a match between the 2 is a digital impossibility and would not be sanctioned by any athletic fee, the 2 did not let that cease them from going through off on Thursday.
Paul was scheduled to tackle Mike Tyson on July 20 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas however a medical scare pressured the bout to be postponed till Nov. 15. Paul is anticipated to nonetheless combat on the July combat card with stories swirling that he is taking up Naked Knuckle Preventing Championship’s “Platinum” Mike Perry. Paul final fought in March stopping Ryan Bourland within the first spherical.
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O’Malley is anticipated to fulfill high bantamweight contender Merab Dvalishvili later this 12 months in his second title protection. He efficiently defended the belt at UFC 299 in March, defeated Marlon Vera in a one-sided unanimous resolution.
