Michael Bisping has listed Dubai and an Indian reservation as two potential locations for a fight with Jake Paul.
Paul named former UFC champion Bisping on his six-man hitlist and has since offered the Brit $1million plus a pay-per-view bonus if he can get licensed for a fight. Bisping scraped past strict pre-fight medical checks from athletic commissions for years and fought with one eye for the latter end of his UFC career.
It means that Bisping, who has accepted Paul's call out, would face a tough challenge getting licensed by any top athletic commission in America for a boxing fight. 'The Count' has now suggested potential locations for the fight whilst replying to Paul on his YouTube channel.
"Jake Paul, beating you up sounds like fun," he said. "If you're watching and you want to throw down, step in the squared circle with me, I'll do it. I'll oblige, it sounds like fun. It gives me a reason to train and to get in shape. Give me a few months to lose a couple pounds, let's go baby, no problem.
"Only thing is, I won't get sanctioned. I doubt one of the athletic commissions would let me. I used to lie about my eye, but now the secret's out. There's lots of places where they don't care. What about Dubai? What about an Indian reservation?
"Lots of countries in Europe, Africa, China. I mean the world is our oyster, there's not athletic commissions everywhere. Am I joking? A little bit. Am I serious? Maybe a little bit. If you are serious and you want to do it, send an email."
Paul was in talks to fight Bisping last April but went on to face another retired UFC fighter in Ben Askren instead. Bisping said Paul offered him $500,000 but never replied after he countered with $1million plus a pay-per-view bonus.
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The other fighters on Paul's hitlist included legendary boxers Floyd Mayweather and Oscar de la Hoya, Love Island celebrity Tommy Fury, UFC legend Anderson Silva and ex-rugby star Sonny Bill Williams. It's likely Paul will explore those options instead of a problematic fight with Bisping.
YouTube star Paul is targeting a return to the ring in August. The 25-year-old is 5-0 as a professional boxer and has knocked out every opponent he's faced, with his last win coming against Tyron Woodley this past December.
