Jake Paul likely never fighting in MMA, says promotion that signed him: 'I think he's pretty set on boxing'

Jake Paul likely never fighting in MMA, says promotion that signed him: 'I think he's pretty set on boxing'

An executive from the Professional Fighters League said it is unlikely that boxing star Jake Paul will crossover into mixed martial arts. Dan Hardy, PFL's the director of fighter operations for Europe, directly contradicted the promotion's founder Donn Davis when he said he did not think Paul would make the jump to MMA.

PFL executive doubts Jake Paul will ever actually fight in MMA: "He's not going to fight anybody"

PFL analyst Dan Hardy doesn't believe Jake Paul will be stepping into the MMA cage anytime in the near future.

Oleksandr Usyk reportedly has a serious interest in fighting in MMA after ending his illustrious career in the boxing ring. The world boxing champion...

Oleksandr Usyk is ‘dead serious’ about MMA but PFL unsure they can make Jake Paul match happen

Undisputed heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk has his sights set on conquering another combat sport domain, according to Professional Fighters League (PFL) European head Dan Hardy. “One thing I can say is that I do know that Usyk is absolutely dead serious about fighting in MMA,” Hardy told talkSPORT. “I can tell you that for sure. Which would be incredibly exciting because I think he would be lethal.” The Ukrainian boxing icon has recen…

Oleksandr Usyk 'dead serious' about MMA but PFL chief unsure on Jake Paul fight

Oleksandr Usyk is ‘dead serious’ about fighting in MMA after the undisputed champion is finished in boxing. That’s according to PFL’s Dan Hardy, who has admitted the WBA, WBC and WBO heavyweight champion would be ‘lethal’ in the cage. Usyk became boxing’s first undisputed heavyweight champion in almost 25 years when he beat Tyson Fury last yearGetty This follows comments from a representative of Usyk, Sergey Lapin, who said ‘it might be great’ f…