Jake Paul is getting a boost with a whopping $10 million offer for his MMA debut against Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal.
Paul, who is 9-1 as a boxer, will step into the cage last year after signing a contract with the Professional Fighters League.
Meanwhile, Masvidal received permission from the UFC to continue boxing and has since returned to the Octagon.
He will step into the ring for the first time on June 1st to face Nate Diaz, 39, who lost over 10 rounds of boxing to Paul last year.
Masvidal, 39, won their 2019 UFC bout after Diaz was pulled out by cageside doctors during a horror cut, but now they'll have a boxing rematch.
The two put their feud aside and shouted “fuck Jake Paul” at each other next to a raucous Las Vegas press conference crowd.
Paul responded to the taunt by brazenly offering Masvidal and Diaz contracts worth $10 million to fight inside the PFL cage.
And PFL chief executive Peter Murray confirmed the huge offer was legitimate.
“I know how that fight is going to go. It's one of the biggest events in MMA,” Murray told SunSport.
“Absolutely, in terms of internet draws, that’s what it’s all about.
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“He's been training and building and there's a line of top MMA fighters who want that opportunity and want that opportunity.
“Then we'll talk to Jake and decide who we think is the biggest enemy and event.”
Paul, 27, will return to action on July 20 in Texas in a controversial bout with boxing icon Mike Tyson, 57, due to their 30-year age difference.
That appears to have delayed his MMA debut, but the American has a custom-built cage installed in his gym, which he uses to prepare for his transition.
Murray revealed, “He has a PFL Smart Cage installed directly on his property in Puerto Rico.''
“Obviously he's very focused on boxing right now with the Mike Tyson fight coming up.
“But he is working towards his debut and we are excited.”
