Jake Paul is flying high after he knocked out the former Bellator champion Ben Askren in a celebrity boxing bout last night. Paul reached his third winning streak with that win, and it seems his confidence level is skyward now.
Prior to last night’s battle, both Ben and Jake trash-talked on each other, but it turned out that Paul kept his word by defeating Ben. The YouTuber landed a massive right arm to stop the former UFC fighter in the first round of their boxing fight on Saturday.
Now that Paul won his third straight fight, he seems to invite other starfighters to knock them out. “Who should I retire next?” the Problem Child tweeted about fighting another top-notch fighter.
WHO SHOULD I RETIRE NEXT? https://t.co/ZI08p0Xnjd
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) April 18, 2021
Paul previously invited Conor McGregor and Dillon Danis for a fight, but Ben Askren took the challenge. Now as Askren is down, who should be Paul’s next opponent?
Jake Paul is positive about McGregor
Previously, Paul expressed his intention of fighting the double UFC Champion Conor McGregor. Paul thinks if he can beat Askren, he will have a big chance to fight McGregor.
Jake Paul enters the ring against Ben Askren in their cruiserweight bout during Triller Fight Club at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on April 17, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images for Triller)
In a pre-fight press conference, Paul said his plan about fighting Conor McGregor. He said, “He’s [Ben Askren] one of the first fighters on the list yeah, he’s the first MMA fighter that will be taken down I think this will make the Jake Paul versus Conor McGregor fight that will happen one day.”
In Paul’s latest tweet, he invited Conor McGregor or other top fighters to battle him. Although none of the top fighters were interested in entering the ring, after Paul’s win, the thought might change.
