Former UFC champion backs Jake Paul to beat Tommy Fury in grudge match

Michael Bisping thinks that Jake Paul will beat Tommy Fury in their boxing match scheduled for February 25. Paul and Fury have been slated to fight twice in the past. Fury pulled out of the fight both times, once due to a rib injury and chest infection, and the other due to visa issues.

On his YouTube channel, Bisping gave his predictions for the fight and picked 'The Problem Child' as the winner of the bout:

"I think Jake Paul wins this fight. Fair play to him, you know, he wanted this fight. He said a couple of times [that] this fight was never going to happen again. But both men are going to make a lot of money here. Both men are guaranteed to make a lot of money."

Skip to 7:40 for Bisping's predictions for Paul vs. Fury:

'The Count' then went on to talk about how good Jake Paul's management and team are after touching upon the fact that the fight will take place in Saudi Arabia.

Michael Bisping did express some concern, however, about the bout not taking place on Showtime:

"It is concerning that it's not on Showtime and, obviously, that does kind of give further credence to the rumors that were going around that the [previous] pay-per-view bombed, and that Showtime no longer want to do business with him [Paul]. Maybe that's also why Jake Paul came over to the PFL because they needed a partner."

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What's the future for Jake Paul – MMA or boxing?

'The Problem Child' made headlines earlier in January when he signed with the Professional Fighters League (PFL), one of the best MMA organizations in the world. As soon as he made the announcement, Paul called Nate Diaz out for a two-fight deal. Paul said that he wanted to box the Stockton native and then rematch him in MMA.

Given that the PFL is a mixed martial arts organization, will they host a boxing event just for the YouTuber turned boxer? It's highly unlikely that they will go forth with it. However, an MMA bout with Diaz won't be off the books as the fight has the potential to bring more eyes to the organization and draw in huge pay-per-view numbers.