If Logan Paul ever competes within the UFC, he’ll accomplish that with the arrogance of Octagon announcer Bruce Buffer.
Paul, 30, bought his begin as a social media influencer. Nevertheless, he has some expertise in highschool wrestling. He has additionally competed in boxing fairly extensively, most notably going eight rounds in a 2021 exhibition with undefeated legend Floyd Mayweather Jr. He additionally dominated BJJ specialist Dillon Danis in a 2023 exhibition, in the end successful by disqualification attributable to his opponent’s unsportsmanlike conduct. Whereas that’s the extent of his fight sports activities expertise, he’s additionally one of many greatest stars on the WWE roster proper now.
By way of a lot of his current profession, Paul has teased a transfer to the UFC. He has made a number of requires a battle with light-weight contender Paddy Pimblett, and has even supplied to battle on a UFC undercard, regardless of his large fame.
It stays to be seen if UFC CEO Dana White and his workforce would ever give Paul the chance to battle within the Octagon. If it had been to occur, most followers would correctly doubt the influencer turned professional wrestler’s possibilities of success. However not Buffer.
The long-time UFC commentator, 67, believes Paul’s background in wrestling and scant boxing expertise may present the idea for a profitable transfer to MMA.
“He’s bought a pedigree in wrestling,” Buffer instructed TMZ Sports activities (by way of MMA Weekly). “Not simply the WCW, he has a pedigree in colligate wrestling if I’m not mistaken. He’s fairly the athlete. One factor about Logan is he’s a supreme athlete.
“I feel, and I’ve been requested this earlier than, like anyone else, you’re speaking about 40 weapons in combined martial arts, 40 plus weapons versus two weapons within the Marquess of Queensberry Guidelines of the wonderful sport of boxing,” Buffer continued. “He’s boxed. He’s doing the wrestling. If he trains correctly for MMA, I feel he may compete within the UFC. It’s a matter of who he goes up towards.”
