KSI believes he's a bigger matchup for Jake Paul than Nate Diaz
KSI made his return to the boxing ring in August last year after three years away. It's no secret that he ultimately aims to fight his arch-rival, Jake Paul, aka 'The Problem Child'.
KSI is currently preparing to fight gaming star and YouTuber Faze Temperrr as a sort of tune-up bout. He was originally scheduled to fight Dillon Danis who pulled out weeks before the bout.
'The Nightmare' recently made an appearance on The MMA Hour hosted by Ariel Helwani. The talk show host asked the Brit who he thinks the bigger fight is between KSI vs. Jake Paul and Paul vs. Nate Diaz. The YouTuber turned boxer replied:
"Me and Jake Paul, yeah. It's just been years of us going back and forth. People have just been so hungry for this fight...literally starving for it. And when it happens, it's like, 'Oh my god, finally.' And I already know everyone and their mum is going to hit me up about tickets left, right and centre and yeah, they can be like, 'Finally.'"
KSI and Jake Paul have been rivals ever since the Brit fought Logan Paul in their first fight back in 2018. The pair have vowed to fight each other and will look to lock horns by the end of 2023.
KSI AND JAKE PAUL GO AT IT 🥊
Full conversation 😳 https://t.co/KjEKF8qGXt
Take a look at the video (quotes from 2:28:22 onwards):
Jake Paul claims he has sent a contract to KSI and his team for a fight in the UK in December 2023
Jake Paul recently signed with the PFL and is looking to make his MMA debut, he has already challenged Nate Diaz.
Despite looking to start his MMA career, he has set his eyes on a potential boxing match against KSI later this year. He revealed on Twitter that he had already sent an offer to the Brit and his team, accepting their condition to fight in the UK:
"I sent KSI and his team a contract over a month ago. I offered to come to the UK, [fight at] 185 pounds and [for] 10 rounds. I have been at 8 rounds since [Ben] Askren. He and his team have yet to respond."
Paul added:
"The offer was/is to come to the UK in December 2023. If he doesn’t respond next week after his show, then it’s going to have to be in the US. The best part is he tells Ariel Helwani that I’m hiding behind negotiations when in fact he has yet to respond. Hahaha."
Jake Paul is ready to fight the Brit and has started applying his tactics of pressuring his opponents into signing the contract as early as possible. However, big fights like this require multiple negotiations between the two parties.
Take a look at the tweet:
The offer was / is to come to the UK in December 2023. If he doesn’t respond next week after his show, then it’s going to have to be in the US.
The best part is he tells @arielhelwani that I’m hiding behind negotiations when in fact he has yet to respond. Hahaha. twitter.com/i/web/status/1…