UFC Commentator Daniel Cormier Gives His Verdict on Jake Paul’s New PFL Contract After Personal Conversation: “He’ll Actually Fight”

Jake Paul has been turning a lot of heads with his new PFL contract. ‘The Problem Child’ came up with a bang at the start of the year with some new demands from UFC President Dana White. He promises these activities to be the start of something wonderful that he sets out to do for the world of MMA. Moreover, his new PFL contract and a potential 2 fight contract with Nate Diaz are two things that have the MMA world’s interest. Furthermore, Paul has successfully managed to earn one UFC legend’s seal of approval. UFC fighter-turned-commentator Daniel Cormier talked about Paul in PFL and also his previous ‘run-ins’ with ‘The Problem Child’.

Daniel Cormier talks about ‘boisterous’ and ‘verbal’ Jake Paul

The former double champion had some interesting words for the YouTuber-turned-boxer. ‘DC’ said,  “Jake Paul, today, announced that he has signed with the PFL. A couple of weeks ago, Jake Paul and I were messaging each other about an appearance on my show, DC & RC, and we were going back and forth talking about his future, and honestly, Jake and I have had some run-ins. But when I started messaging him, he’s a kid that’s very respectful. We had respectful conversations, we really did. We didn’t argue, we didn’t fight.”

Cormier clarified the ‘run-ins’ he had with Paul at UFC 261. During that time Paul was hying up his fight with Tyron Woodley which didn’t go well with Daniel Cormier.

Furthermore, the UFC legend added while comparing Paul to the likes of Israel Adesanya and Jon Jones. He continued, “He’s a kid that, he has an idea of what he wants to do. Now, these kids today are different. It was like Adesanya with Jones. Where I would kind of hold back, Adesanya would just say whatever it is he wanted to say about Jones. If there was an accusation, he would levy the accusation even if they hadn’t proven it true. That is what kids like Jake Paul do today. He’s very boisterous, he’s very verbal, he speaks big, but he was respectful.”

Daniel Cormier believes Paul will actually fight in MMA

The former UFC double champion believes that ‘The Problem Child’ will fulfill his promise of fighting in MMA. Moreover, he thinks that he may actually do well in the sport following his wrestling background in school. Cormier being a wrestling legend himself knows all about the American style of wrestling.

He said on his YouTube channel, “But will Jake Paul actually fight in the PFL? A lot of boxers say they’re going to fight, but they never actually do. Here’s the thing about Jake Paul though: He’s from Ohio, a wrestling hotbed. Ohio has some of the best high-school wrestling in the entire country. Jake Paul was a high-school wrestler there and so was his brother Logan, and they weren’t bad.”

Adding to the facts, ‘DC’ continued, “So although it seems as though Jake Paul does a lot of things to drum up interest, I believe this one. He’ll actually fight.”

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What do you think about Daniel Cormier’s statements? Are you excited to see ‘The Problem Child’ fight in an MMA cage?