{"id":4704,"date":"2023-01-05T12:39:38","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T12:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/jake-paul-signs-contract-for-mma-debut-with-investment-in-ufc-competitor\/"},"modified":"2023-01-05T12:39:38","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T12:39:38","slug":"jake-paul-signs-contract-for-mma-debut-with-investment-in-ufc-competitor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/jake-paul-signs-contract-for-mma-debut-with-investment-in-ufc-competitor\/","title":{"rendered":"Jake Paul signs contract for MMA debut with investment in UFC competitor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"AuthorTag\"><button class=\"w-fit border-b border-transparent hover:border-primary-yellow\">Connor Bennett<\/button><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden md:inline\">    \u2758   <\/span>Published<!-- -->: <!-- -->2023-01-05T12:35:00<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden md:inline\">    \u2758   <\/span>Has been updated<!-- -->: <!-- -->2023-01-05T12:39:11<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div class=\"text-link-3 text-neutral-grey-70\">\n<p>jake-paul-ufc-fighter pay<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-1\">\n<p data-cy=\"Paragraph\" class=\"text-neutral-grey w-full mb-4 text-body-1 font-body\"><strong>Jake Paul finally stepped into the world of mixed martial arts after signing with the PFL (Professional Fighters League).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"Paragraph\" class=\"text-neutral-grey w-full mb-4 text-body-1 font-body\">Since Jake Paul&#8217;s involvement in boxing, he&#8217;s been connected to the world of mixed martial arts through fights with former UFC stars and trash talks with the likes of Dana White and Conor McGregor. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"Paragraph\" class=\"text-neutral-grey w-full mb-4 text-body-1 font-body\">Switching from boxing to MMA has always been mentioned by a &#8220;problem child&#8221;. <\/p>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center w-full md:mx-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>Ad followed by article<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"Paragraph\" class=\"text-neutral-grey w-full mb-4 text-body-1 font-body\">With an ongoing feud with Dana White making that unlikely to happen, Jake signs up as an investor so he can finally make his MMA debut in the PFL (Professional Fighters League). <\/p>\n<h2 data-cy=\"Heading\" id=\"h-jake-paul-to-make-mma-debut-in-pfl-after-investing\" class=\"text-neutral-grey font-display font-bold mb-5 text-title-2\">Jake Paul makes MMA debut in PFL after investment<\/h2>\n<p data-cy=\"Paragraph\" class=\"text-neutral-grey w-full mb-4 text-body-1 font-body\">That&#8217;s right, the YouTuber-turned-boxer invested in the PFL and signed a &#8220;multi-year deal&#8221; with his UFC rival, according to The New York Times. <\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"NewsletterSignup\" class=\"flex-col w-full py-[14.5px] px-5 bg-neutral-grey-4 md:py-5 md:flex-row md:items-center md:justify-between md:gap-x-5 col-span-full lg:col-span-7 my-8 flex\">\n<p class=\"mb-5 font-body text-link-1 text-neutral-grey md:flex-1 md:mb-0\">Subscribe to our newsletter to stay up to date on esports, gaming and more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"Paragraph\" class=\"text-neutral-grey w-full mb-4 text-body-1 font-body\">According to their report, Jake will fight at least once in the PFL in 2023 and participate in the new &#8220;superfight&#8221; division of pay-per-view events. can be seen. This is what Jake has been advocating since his UFC. <\/p>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center w-full md:mx-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>Ad followed by article<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"Paragraph\" class=\"text-neutral-grey w-full mb-4 text-body-1 font-body\">In addition, he will also become the PFL&#8217;s &#8220;Head of Fighter Advocacy.&#8221;  This is set for the role of ambassador, according to a Times report. <\/p>\n<div class=\"Division_custom-division__EpPhC\">\n<figure class=\"relative mb-[10px]\"><span data-cy=\"ImageContainer\" class=\"relative block w-full isolate z-0 mb-2.5\"><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative\"><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:56.25%\"\/><img alt=\"Jake Paul sticking his tongue out at the gym\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"responsive\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:contain\"\/><noscript><img alt=\"Jake Paul sticking his tongue out at the gym\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"\/_next\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditors.dexerto.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F01%2F11%2FFormer-UFC-champ-offers-to-fight-Jake-Paul-for-free-amid-MMA-switch-rumors-1024x576.jpg&amp;w=640&amp;q=75 640w, \/_next\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditors.dexerto.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F01%2F11%2FFormer-UFC-champ-offers-to-fight-Jake-Paul-for-free-amid-MMA-switch-rumors-1024x576.jpg&amp;w=750&amp;q=75 750w, \/_next\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditors.dexerto.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F01%2F11%2FFormer-UFC-champ-offers-to-fight-Jake-Paul-for-free-amid-MMA-switch-rumors-1024x576.jpg&amp;w=828&amp;q=75 828w, \/_next\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditors.dexerto.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F01%2F11%2FFormer-UFC-champ-offers-to-fight-Jake-Paul-for-free-amid-MMA-switch-rumors-1024x576.jpg&amp;w=1080&amp;q=75 1080w, \/_next\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditors.dexerto.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F01%2F11%2FFormer-UFC-champ-offers-to-fight-Jake-Paul-for-free-amid-MMA-switch-rumors-1024x576.jpg&amp;w=1200&amp;q=75 1200w, \/_next\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditors.dexerto.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F01%2F11%2FFormer-UFC-champ-offers-to-fight-Jake-Paul-for-free-amid-MMA-switch-rumors-1024x576.jpg&amp;w=1920&amp;q=75 1920w, \/_next\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditors.dexerto.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F01%2F11%2FFormer-UFC-champ-offers-to-fight-Jake-Paul-for-free-amid-MMA-switch-rumors-1024x576.jpg&amp;w=2048&amp;q=75 2048w, \/_next\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditors.dexerto.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F01%2F11%2FFormer-UFC-champ-offers-to-fight-Jake-Paul-for-free-amid-MMA-switch-rumors-1024x576.jpg&amp;w=3840&amp;q=75 3840w\" src=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/_next\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditors.dexerto.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F01%2F11%2FFormer-UFC-champ-offers-to-fight-Jake-Paul-for-free-amid-MMA-switch-rumors-1024x576.jpg&amp;w=3840&amp;q=75\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"responsive\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:contain\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/noscript><\/span><\/span><span data-cy=\"ImageCredit\" class=\"px-2 py-3 w-fit text-neutral-grey-4 bg-neutral-grey text-body-3 font-bold font-body uppercase absolute bottom-0 left-0\">Instagram: Jake Paul<\/span><\/figure>\n<p><span class=\"block m-1 ml-0\">Jake suggested training in MMA for a UFC fight, but that hasn&#8217;t happened yet. <\/span><\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"Paragraph\" class=\"text-neutral-grey w-full mb-4 text-body-1 font-body\">Like his brother Logan, Jake has a background in amateur wrestling and competed in high school. He also recently dropped a workout video of himself while kickboxing.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"Paragraph\" class=\"text-neutral-grey w-full mb-4 text-body-1 font-body\">The 26-year-old is reportedly set to return to boxing in February, so his cage-fighting debut may still have to wait a bit. But when it finally happens, there&#8217;s a lot of excitement around it. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/__i\/rss\/rd\/articles\/CBMiVWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmRleGVydG8uY29tL2VudGVydGFpbm1lbnQvamFrZS1wYXVsLXNpZ25zLWRlYWwtZm9yLW1tYS1kZWJ1dC1wZmwtMjAyNDM2Ni_SAQA?oc=5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Connor Bennett \u2758 Published: 2023-01-05T12:35:00 \u2758 Has been updated: 2023-01-05T12:39:11 jake-paul-ufc-fighter pay Jake Paul finally stepped into the world of mixed martial arts after<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4705,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-boxing-mma-combat-sports","two-columns"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Dexerto-Header-2.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4704"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4704\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}