Khabib’s Coach Javier Mendez Reveals Exact “Routine” for Jake Paul to Train at AKA

One of the most famous and successful mixed martial arts coaches, Javier Mendez shared his thoughts on Jake Paul moving into MMA. Paul’s signing with the Professional Fighters League has created a lot of buzz in the MMA community. Many MMA personalities have spoken about his new venture and Javier Mendez is the latest among the bunch.

The 25-year-old YouTuber-boxer has had a successful boxing run so far. He has amassed a record of 6 wins without any losses. His social media status has brought more eyes to combat sports than ever before. Javier Mendez believes that signing Jake Paul was the best move the PFL ever made. He is well acquainted with training champion fighters. Mendez has trained fighters like Khabib Nurmagomedov, Daniel Cormier, BJ Penn, and Cain Velasquez, just to name a few.

“I think the PFL signing Jake Paul is the best move they’ve ever done. I think that Jake Paul is gonna bring more eyeballs, more attention to the PFL,” said Mendez to ‘The Schmo’. He added, “Nobody is talking about Jake Paul not being legit. Before they used to and I used to always talk positive about him.” Javier Mendez has always believed that Jake Paul is a legit fighter ever since he started boxing.

Javier Mendez talks about the possibility of Jake Paul training with the American Kickboxing Academy

Since he announced his MMA venture, Jake Paul has garnered interest from former UFC lightweight champion Tony Ferguson and ‘El Cucuy’ has offered to coach him. The ‘Problem Child’ also mentioned training with the American Kickboxing Academy. ‘The Schmo’ asked Mendez if Paul had consulted him for training. Mendez said, “I don’t know, he never asked. He mentioned it on social media, but he’s never asked us, so I don’t know. There is a routine we go through to get accepted. They have to be through the coaches and fighters. If there’s any particular fighter in our camp that doesn’t want disruption from that individual, then he won’t get allowed in.”

Javier Mendez also mentioned that Paul will have to be the one to approach AKA for training. “He’d have to ask first. Then I will ask the coaches and I would have a team meeting and then we will talk about it.

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Javier Mendez has praised the 6-0 undefeated boxer for his work ethic. He believes that the ‘Problem Child’ has a better mindset as a fighter than his brother, Logan Paul. Mendez also mentioned that Jake Paul is not just a YouTuber anymore and believes that the ‘Problem Child’ is a real fighter. What are your thoughts on Jake Paul’s MMA move? Drop your comments below.

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