Jake Paul explains why he is so confident of beating UFC champion Alex Pereira

Since making his debut backmost successful 2020, 'The Problem Child' has defeated respective erstwhile UFC fighters and is present targeting a mouthwatering showdown with the light-heavyweight king

YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul is assured helium would bushed Alex Pereira arsenic the young American sees holes successful the Brazilian's game.

'Poatan' precocious fought for the 3rd clip this twelvemonth against Khalil Rountree Jr. The Brazilian successfully defended his light-heavyweight rubric against the American astatine the Delta Centre successful Salt Lake City. Rountree provided Pereira with 1 of the toughest tests of his career, peculiarly successful the archetypal fewer rounds.

That said, successful the title rounds, a gassed and bloodied Rountree could lone instrumentality truthful overmuch punishment, with Pereira going connected to sound the challenger retired successful the 4th round. Immediately aft the main event, the Brazilian played down speech of an contiguous determination to middleweight oregon heavyweight aft racking up his 3rd palmy rubric defence astatine 205.

“We saw that Dricus is going to beryllium warring Sean Strickland. He’s a grooming spouse of excavation truthful I don’t privation to get successful his way,” helium said. “I could spell up to heavyweight but this part is great, I consciousness large with this value chopped and this is wherever I’m at.”

Against Rountree, it was lone the 2nd clip successful his UFC vocation that 'Poatan' went past the 3rd round. While the Brazilian was dealing with immoderate issues heading into the blockbuster showdown, Paul was not convinced by what helium saw from the UFC superstar.

In a recent chat with Adin Ross, 'The Problem Child' was asked however a boxing combat with Pereira would play out. ”One 1000 percent I would bushed him,” helium said. “That’s the happening is, Rountree really benignant of exposed that helium doesn’t person a precocious measurement output. He doesn’t similar assemblage shots. In MMA, Pereira would rip my caput off. But boxing is simply a wholly antithetic sport, and the gait of it, and the benignant of it…

”He has holes. I mean, Rountree rocked him, wounded him a mates of times to the body, but didn’t travel up connected it. So if anything, this combat showed me, yes, Alex Pereira is great. But I cognize I would bushed him successful a boxing match, and I inactive would emotion to marque that happen. Pressure is connected him. If helium tin find his mode retired of the UFC declaration similar Nate Diaz did, past yet him and I tin talk.”

As of close now, Pereira is yet to respond to the American's comments. It's not the archetypal clip 'The Problem Child' has issued a telephone retired of 'Poatan.' After defeating erstwhile UFC combatant Mike Perry backmost successful July successful his past outing, Paul utilized the post-fight interrogation arsenic an accidental to telephone retired the 37-year-old.

"And Alex Pereira, Alex Pereira, you said you privation to box. I'm the king of this," helium said. "I'm the king of this. Come over. We tin marque it happen. I privation you, Alex Pereira. Indeed. Indeed. I conscionable bushed a BKFC champion. I bushed aggregate UFC champions. And helium said helium wants to box. So Alex Pereira, aft Mike Tyson, let's marque it happen."

After making his nonrecreational debut successful 2020, Paul has gone connected to decision respective MMA icons, including Anderson Silva, Tyron Woodley and Nate Diaz. While helium inactive has 1 oculus connected a bout with the light-heavyweight champion, the 27-year-old is presently preparing for his boxing showdown with Mike Tyson. The combat is scheduled take spot connected Friday, November 15 successful Arlington, Texas astatine the AT&T Stadium successful beforehand of up to 90,000 fans.