UFC fighter Paddy Pimblett has snapped back at former YouTube star now boxer Jake Paul.
The UFC star uploaded a video on Sunday titled: "Let’s talk about Jake Paul", responding to the American, who had offered a million dollars for a sparring match between himself and Pimblett.
During the video published on Pimblett’s own YouTube channel, the fighter says Paul is well aware that he has a fight in the coming days and is still trying to fight him regardless.
“Knowing full well I am fighting next week," the Scouser said while reacting to Paul’s call-out video. The 6-0 boxer went on to offer Pimblett a million dollars if he is to win the sparring match between the two.
“If you win I’ll give you a million dollars which is what you deserve to get paid Paddy," he said.
“If I win you have to join the United Fighters Association.”
The United Fighters Association was created by Paul as a union for fighters. And for which he has already attempted to headhunt other MMA personalities in the past.
Although Pimblett is one half of the UFC 282 co-main event this weekend in Las Vegas, the Scouser was adamant he would fight Paul with some financial acceptations.
“Lad I would spar him anytime," he replied.
“We would have to get the million put in escrow because I know he would just bump me he wouldn’t give me a million dollars after I beat him up.”
Later on in the video, Paddy explains that an MMA fight, or spar, wouldn’t happen between him and Paul because the 6-0 boxer knows he wouldn’t stand a chance if grappling was involved.
He added.: “Lad, if I felt like it when I was sparring him I’d just pick him up and drop him on his head.
“If I felt like it I could just shoot in pick him up and drop him on his forehead and then kick him in the face on the floor if I wanted to.”
Adding: “You want to have a real fight?”
The Next Generation MMA fighter claimed Paul had reached out via social media and offered to fly him to Puerto Rico after he asked to spar with him the Monday folowing his fight at the UFC Performance Institute in Las Vegas.
“I’ve said to him come and spar me on the 12th in the PI in Vegas I am there on the Monday come and spar me lets do it and he’s said I’ve got something I need to do come to Puerto Rico on the 19th or the 20th," said Pimblett.
“No I am not doing it on your terms.”
Pimblett announced during the video that Jake Paul is booked into the UFC fighter’s podcast: the Chattin’ Pony Podcast, on January 5t, crediting Paul on the decision.
Paul has previously beaten former UFC fighters and has been criticised for shifting the fights in his favour, whether it be fighting fighters who predominantly wrestle or strikers who are arguably past their prime.
He said: “That’s the thing with Jake Paul he always wants it on his terms he’ll never have it with anyone on an even playing field.”
Paul tends to fight at around 190 pounds while Pimblett’s fight weight is 155 pounds therefore the former would have to drop around 15 pounds in weight in order to make any fight happen.
The two men are up there with the biggest names in combat sports and a sparring match between the two would attract millions of viewers.
