In a recent interview, PFL’s Dan Hardy spoke about the prospect of Oleksandr Usyk competing in MMA against Jake Paul. “I know for a fact that Usyk is interested, like legitimately interested in fighting in MMA,” he said. “He’s the kind of person, he’s eccentric enough to have a wrestling skillset or he’s like a brown belt in, something like that. I would imagine he’s the kind of person that just happened to pick up a brown belt along the way between fights. He seems like an interesting person who would take to MMA very well. “The downside to Jake Paul though is unless his wrestling is up to par, that’s a horrible fight for him in boxing or mixed martial arts. Usyk’s a smart guy with great footwork, he’s ambidextrous. I think he would be a problem in mixed martial arts. “I think if we see Jake Paul, he’s gonna be fighting someone that’s well into their 40s if it’s an MMA fight.”