Jake Paul won’t be taking Daniel Cormier up on his challenge to fight MMA, but is more than happy to step into the boxing ring with the former two-division UFC champion. Tension between Paul and Cormier has ramped up in recent days after a face-to-face confrontation between the two occurred at UFC 261 this past Saturday in Jacksonville, Fla. The situation irked Cormier, and Monday he proposed an MMA showdown with the YouTuber-turned-boxer, who has ruffled the feathers of many in the MMA community since his knockout of Ben Askren at Triller Fight Club this month. During a conversation with ESPN’s Ariel Helwani on Tuesday, Paul made it clear he’s not going to oblige Cormier’s choice of ruleset. It’s boxing or nothing, he said, and explained why.
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