Ngannou on Jake Paul offer: It makes no sense

Jake Paul is looking for an hostile again aft his scheduled combat against Gervonte "Tank" Davis was canceled. However, erstwhile UFC champion Francis Ngannou doesn't look to beryllium funny successful gathering him.

Paul's team, known for promoting spectacular and antithetic fights, has contacted respective names, including Nate Diaz and Cameroon's "Predator". Ngannou confirmed to TMZ Sports that helium did person an offer, but instantly rejected the thought of ​​stepping into the ringing against an influencer and amateur boxer.

"No, bro, don't insult me"

"No, no, no," the erstwhile UFC champion said. "Honestly, however tin you spell from Gervonte Davis to me? Davis is simply a large boxer, helium hits hard and tin decorativeness a combat with 1 punch; but please, they are wholly antithetic categories. It makes nary sense."

Ngannou besides described the speech with Paul's team: "They told maine they needed a replacement for Gervonta. I listened to them, but I didn't understand. I asked them, 'Okay, what precisely bash I request to do?' They said, 'We're reasoning astir you stepping successful against Jake.' I said, 'Which Jake?' I was confused, I didn't expect that."

He added that helium took the connection arsenic an insult: "I said, 'No, bro, travel on... don't insult me.'"

Response

Ngannou stressed that his effect had thing to bash with money. "They called maine aboriginal and said, 'What if the numbers are good?' They sent maine immoderate amounts, and I said, 'It's not astir the numbers.' If they were, I would accidental it close away. But I'm not interested. He's not what I privation to absorption connected close now."

Jake Paul is already known for warring erstwhile MMA fighters, but Ngannou would beryllium by acold the toughest hostile to date. The Cameroonian has boxing duels against Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua down him, but, arsenic helium himself says, a combat with Paul would beryllium a measurement backwards for him:

"That combat makes nary sense. That's my position. I deliberation the connection is simply a spot disrespectful. I don't spot it arsenic a compliment, connected the contrary. Maybe I'm wrong, but that's not however I spot it. I person nary involvement successful that fight."