Usyk reportedly in preliminary talks for potential MMA fight with Jake Paul

MVP’s Nakisa Bidarian says early talks have been positive.

Oleksandr Usyk has accomplished everything there is to do in boxing after having gone undisputed at both cruiserweight and heavyweight, and while he aims to go undisputed once more in an upcoming showdown with Daniel Dubois on July 19, Sky Sports is reporting that Usyk’s team is considering a future MMA clash with Jake Paul.

MVP’s Nakisa Bidarian says a couple of preliminary conversations have been positive and he believes the opportunity is there to make the fight.

“Jake is crazy enough to do it for sure, Usyk’s side seem very interested in it. So it’s just about lining up the timing and I think eventually it’s something that will happen.”

Bidarian says Paul’s aspirations are not only to become a world champion in boxing but also put on mainstream cross-cultural events in combat sports in the same way Paul’s fight with Mike Tyson proved to capture the imagination of audiences (even if the actual product failed to deliver).

Whether or not this proposed event actually gains any traction remains to be seen at this time, but it obviously can’t be completely ruled out considering these types of novelty events are becoming ever more frequent.