Dan Hardy suggests Jake Paul makes his MMA debut against a notable name that will stand with him.
Paul signed a multifight contract with PFL and is expected to compete in a new Super Fight division with events on pay-per-view. Paul, who boxes Tommy Fury on Feb. 26 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, dubbed Mike Perry as the replacement fighter if Fury doesn’t make it to the bout. But Hardy also likes Perry as Paul’s debut opponent in MMA.
“I think ultimately it’s the big-name fights,” Hardy told MMA Junkie of Paul. “I think there are fighters out there that are big enough names and they’re risky enough to make it an interesting fight, but of course they’re past their prime, they’re past their best. Having Jake Paul fight against the early pros, I don’t think there’s a great deal to be gained from that unless Jake Paul’s intention is to show people how difficult mixed martial arts is.”
