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Social media sensation Logan Paul made his mark in boxing and in the WWE. As such, it is safe to assume that he has taken a liking to combat sports. ‘The Maverick’ was recently seen training with some big names in the fighting community, including Israel Adesanya, Alexander Volkanovski, and Craig Jones. The fans have shared their reactions after watching the YouTuber train with these world-class fighters.

Logan Paul has made a lot of friends in the UFC after his beverage brand, PRIME, became the official sports drink of the promotion. He has even mentioned many times over the past couple of years that he might consider steeping inside the Octagon sometime in the future.

Logan Paul trains with big MMA names

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The Oceanic trio of featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski, middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, and former IBJJF world champion Craig Jones found themselves training with Logan Paul recently in Puerto Rico.

All three fighters were involved in a grappling session with the YouTuber. Moreover, Paul even went toe-to-toe with Israel Adesanya in a session that looked very intense.

Logan Paul has competed in WWE and has received recognition for his achievements. However, it is unclear whether he intends to fight in MMA.

All three combat athletes took to their social media handles to share some snippets from their training. Moreover, Volkanovski even shared a story on Instagram and captioned it, “Good session in the books.” Many fans have shared their reactions to it.

Fans react to MMA stars training with the YouTube sensation

One fan mentioned how Logan Paul never misses the chance to promote his PRIME drink.

Most fans believe that the MMA stars shouldn’t have associated themselves with ‘The Maverick’.

Moreover, they believe that Israel Adesanya and Alexander Volkanovski could be the next ‘Impaulsive’ podcast guests.

Furthermore, A Twitter user made a hilarious claim that Logan Paul could beat Adesanya due to his background in wrestling and experience in boxing.

Fans on Instagram also had a lot to say about the picture shared. Gordon Ryan felt compelled to comment on Paul, “Maybe you can win if the matches are fake.”

 

 

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  • This is the strangest combo
  • The collab the world didn’t know it needed
  • Logan’s been skipping leg day
  • Noo f***ing wayyy , I DON’T wanna f***ing see Logan doing jiujitsu goddamniitttt
  • Has Logan taken half of liver kings supplements. God dam he’s jacked

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The fans didn’t feel that they wanted to see this collaboration between Adesanya, Paul, and Volkanovski. They also noticed that Paul’s legs looked skinny compared to his upper body and suggested that he should work out on his legs. Fans are hesitant to see him do jiu-jitsu. Also, Paul’s size has led them to believe that he might be taking some supplements or steroids.

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It isn’t a rare scene to see celebrities train with MMA fighters. MMA is known to help people learn new skills and stay in shape. We will have to wait and see if Logan Paul transitions to MMA and decides to fight inside the Octagon.

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