Jake Paul is eyeing fights with Nate Diaz and KSI once he settles his rivalry with Tommy Fury this weekend.
YouTube star Paul will step into the boxing ring for the seventh time as a professional this weekend when he takes on ex-Love Island star Fury in a huge test in Saudi Arabia. Paul has already beaten the likes of former UFC stars Anderson Silva and Tyron Woodley, but believes he can conquer the sport in all aspects including as an influencer.
It is set to be a busy year for Paul who recently signed a new deal with MMA promotion PFL with one eye on making a debut in the cage in the future. There are likely to be several opponents on a fight list for Paul, if he is to progress beyond natural boxer Fury this weekend including veteran Diaz.
And the 'Problem Child' believes a two-fight deal with Diaz would make sense before he can finally settle another rivalry against fellow YouTuber KSI. He told BT Sport : "We've got a big, big year ahead. There's a massive offer out to Nate Diaz and his team to do one boxing match and one MMA match. And then, you know the kid KSI, keeps on talking and he says that December, he wants to fight.
"I'm ready whenever, November, September, December, I don't care. Whenever he wants to die, I'm cool with it. Whenever he wants to give me so much money, I'm cool with it. It's going to be a bank robbery. So hopefully that's my year, is one, two, three, finish up with KSI. But a lot of these guys are talk, man. So who knows?"
Paul has already proposed a deal to Diaz immediately upon signing a contract to make his MMA debut, with the UFC veteran seen as an ideal opponent for his maiden appearance in the cage. Meanwhile the 'Problem Child' has already agreed to a winner-takes-all deal with KSI for the end of this year, with the bout seen likely to take place in December at a stadium in the UK.
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However the British star has admitted Paul could lose out on a fight with him if he is to lose against Fury this weekend. "At that point I'd probably have to fight Tommy Fury instead of Jake," KSI said during a recent Twitter space. "If Tommy beats Jake then I don't think that's the money fight any more.
"For me it's always about being the best, I have a goal of fighting three fights this year and I'd have to do more than I said I would do [to fight both]. So for me the goal is fighting the best at the end of the year and if it's Tommy or if it's Jake we get it cracking. That's why I always say it's all on the line, every fight is dangerous."
