Jake Paul reveals shock career change

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Jake Paul, the YouTube influencer turned boxing star, declared it was "time to disrupt" aft revealing a daze power to the Professional Fighters League.

The PFL has emerged arsenic a superior rival to the UFC successful the mixed martial arts arena and has signed Paul arsenic its archetypal combatant successful a caller pay-per-view part dubbed 'PFL PPV Super Fights.'

Paul and the league are present successful the process of signing apical fighters, who would gain 50 per cent of the gross from the events.

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The 'Super Fights' volition beryllium standalone events abstracted from the PFL League Season and 2 PPV nights featuring Paul are planned for 2023.

"I already disrupted boxing, present it is clip to disrupt MMA," Paul said.

"I've proven myself successful and retired of the boxing ringing and present I americium going to bash the aforesaid successful MMA, and determination is nary bounds to the affirmative interaction I tin marque connected the sport."

The PFL is yet to sanction Paul's archetypal MMA hostile but the 25-year-old 'Problem Child' has immoderate ideas.

"I'm truthful dedicated to this that I offered Nate Diaz a 2 combat deal," Paul said.

"First, we box. Then six months later, we combat MMA successful the SmartCage."

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As a longtime advocator for combatant pay, Paul has besides been appointed the PFL's caput of combatant advocacy.

"I program to participate the PFL SmartCage and erstwhile again amusement the satellite that that thing is imaginable with hard enactment and dedication," Paul said.

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"Outside of the cage, adjacent combatant wage and advocating for pistillate fighters has been my passion, and I americium aligned with PFL to germinate the sport.

"I judge successful PFL, their mission, and what they person accomplished successful a precise abbreviated play of time. That is wherefore I chose to spouse with PFL exclusively, some arsenic a combatant and a concern person...

"I volition consistently beforehand PFL fighters and I invitation each apical MMA fighters, some men and women, to articulation the PFL and get a payday similar they've ne'er had before."

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