Khabib Nurmagomedov's coach Javier Mendez has backed Jake Paul to make a major impact in the world of MMA, despite previously indicating that he wouldn't train him.
Mendez is one of the most renowned trainers in the sport, and has been in the corner for some of the greatest fighters of all time including Nurmagomedov, Daniel Cormier and Luke Rockhold. And he is confident that an athlete of Paul's ability could make the transition into the sport after teasing a move yet again the past few weeks.
The YouTuber-turned-boxer is currently in camp preparing to face Anderson Silva, a legendary former UFC middleweight champion, on October 29. He has already knocked out former world champions Ben Askren and Tyron Woodley in the boxing ring, and is now looking to make the full transition the other way.
