Jake Paul’s trainer said it would be ‘very difficult’ for Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal to beat the YouTube star.
Paul has built up rivalries with major MMA promotions to a trio of UFC stars in the past.
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And all three are potential opponents for the foreseeable future, their head coach BJ Flores revealed.
But the former cruiserweight contender also insisted that despite his wealth of experience in the cage, Paul would have his number in the ring.
Flores told The Shamo: “There are a lot of names, a lot of people, you obviously know people who are in the UFC now who have contracts.
“Masvidal and Diaz and people like that and McGregor, a lot of people who would make good matchups with Jake and he’s going to beat them.
“You know, that’s clearly my biased view, but being able to beat Jake by eight rounds or ten rounds would be very difficult for him to be able to do.”
Paul, 24, is now 5-0 as a boxer, having recently ousted 39-year-old Tyron Woodley on points, three months after defeating the ex-UFC champion.
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That means he has faced every opponent he has faced, including YouTuber ‘AnEsonGib’, ex-NBA player Nate Robinson, 37, and retired UFC welterweight Ben Askren, 37.
Paul was supposed to fight 22-year-old Tommy Fury until Britain was forced to pass out with a broken rib and a bacterial chest infection.
Woodley filled in as a late replacement and was ruthlessly ejected before Diaz, 36, and Masvidal, 37, left the arena.
Fury has since called for their fight to be rescheduled, but according to Flores, Paul is not interested.
She said: “Yeah, he fumbled, I don’t think Tommy Fury is on Jake’s mind right now.
Masvidal and Diaz and people like that and McGregor, a lot of people who would make good matchups with Jake and he would beat them.
Jake Paul’s trainer BJ Flores
“We all thought at the time that we would be surprised if this fight stops.
“We were working so hard for a gameplan for Tommy even after the contracts were signed and Tommy talked about it and we weren’t surprised when he said it two weeks ago.
“We talked about some options, but Nakisa (Bidrian) and Jake decided to rematch with Tyrone because he deserved his leave and leave and we didn’t want to back it up and not allow him to fight. wanted to give
“It’s the worst feeling in the world so I don’t think Tommy is on Jake’s mind right now.
“Tommy should go and do his pay-per-view so we can see the numbers, analyze them, and go from there.”
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