Jake Paul backs Ronda Rousey’s choice of UFC fighter that she would poach for MVP MMA

Ronda Rousey has one name in mind that she would pick to poach from the UFC for MVP MMA.

Ever since it was announced that Ronda Rousey would make her MMA return with Jake Paul‘s MVP MMA and not the UFC, the combat sports world has been taken aback.

The former UFC star has continuously been sending shots at her former promotion, and she claimed that the MVP MMA 1 Netflix card is better than the upcoming UFC White House event.

And despite her continuous criticism of the UFC’s recent practices, there is one current star she would like to poach for her new promotion.

Ronda Rousey chooses Paddy Pimblett as the fighter she would poach for MVP MMA

Earlier this month at the second MVP MMA press conference, Rousey accidentally insulted UFC star Paddy Pimblett when she was going in on Kayla Harrison.

Despite her accidental insult, it has been revealed that if Rousey could choose one UFC star to poach for MVP MMA, she would choose ‘The Baddy’.

“I was talking to Ronda and I asked her if there was one person on the UFC roster that she could poach and bring over to MVP, she said Paddy ‘The Baddy’,” Matt Welty of Complex told Jake Paul during a recent interview.

“Yeah, I think that would be good,” Paul replied.

“I think we just poach all of them, honestly, get the fighters what they deserve to be paid, similar to boxing and that’s why a lot of the UFC guys want to box because they can get $10-20 million for one fight as opposed to $1.5 million for being a champion.”

Pimblett is still getting over his interim lightweight title loss to Justin Gaethje earlier this year, which cost him the opportunity of headlining the UFC White House event against Ilia Topuria.

It was confirmed, though, that the Brit will return to action on International Fight Week on July 11 at UFC 329, on the event that is reportedly set to be headlined by Conor McGregor‘s MMA return.

Earlier this week, Pimblett appeared to confirm that his opponent will be Benoit Saint-Denis as he looks to return to the win column and potentially re-inserting himself into the lightweight title picture.

Although the 31-year-old suffered his first UFC loss last time out, he is still widely regarded as one of the biggest stars in the promotion with future title potential.