UFC middleweight Marvin Vettori challenges Jake Paul to a sparring match and says: ‘Put your maniacs on the table’.
Paul has already defeated two former UFC fighters, most recently in a brutal knockout against Tyron Woodley.
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But current contender Vettori, 28, now wants a piece of the YouTube star, even if they come behind closed doors at the gym.
Tweeting to Paul, Vettori posted: “Let’s set up a sparring. I’ll match whatever bet you want.
“You claim anyone, anytime, anywhere, but you won’t go ahead, then I promise you will take 6 rounds.
“Put your nuts on the table, I want to feel if you can really box.”
Vettori, who has previously dethroned ex-WBC boxing champion David Benavidez, is 18-5-1 in his MMA career, and lost in his UFC title challenge to Israel Adesanya last June.
Meanwhile, Paul, YouTuber ‘AnEsonGib’, is 5-0 as a professional boxer with KOs against ex-NBA player Nate Robinson, 37, retired UFC welterweight Ben Askren, 37, and Woodley, 39.
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Vettori’s callout comes as the social media sensation continues his feud with UFC president Dana White.
White agreed to a trial for cocaine for the next ten years, until he could do the same for steroids with Paul over the next 24 months.
But Paul retorted: “Test me steroids whenever you want. It’s two weeks after my fight and I’m a fat bitch.
“And I take it as a compliment because I have no other excuse to beat all your champions [than], This kid does steroids.
“Look at me. Look at her, a fat bitch. If you test steroids, I want to steroid test every single one of your fighters.”
“Oh, you don’t want to do that, do you?”
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