Geordie Shore star Aaron Chalmers reveals talks to become Jake Paul’s first MMA opponent with two-fight deal discussed
AARON CHALMERS has put himself in line to be Jake Paul’s first MMA opponent after talks with the Professional Fighters League.
Chalmers left behind the Geordie Shore house for a career in MMA in 2017 and he went on to have a 5-2 record in the cage.
But he is now focused on boxing and this year faced American legend Floyd Mayweather in an exhibition.
Meanwhile, Paul is 6-1 as a boxer but is also signed to MMA promotion PFL, where he is set to make his cage debut in 2024.
And Chalmers spoke to PFL Europe chief James Frewin during an event in the UK about welcoming the YouTube sensation to MMA.
He proposed a two-fight deal which would see the celebrity pair share the cage and ring.
Chalmers told SunSport: “We were talking.
“It’s kind of dried up at the moment because I was trying to double up and get a crossover, as in Jake in boxing and in MMA.
“He’s obviously getting his way in the boxing and I’m a bit more experienced in MMA.
“It would make sense for something like that and I would definitely go back to it.
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“There’s a lot of hurdles to overcome, Jake’s right up there in the mix, he’s quite a big name.
“So I feel like a few wins under my belt in the next few months would hopefully push us back up that ladder.”
Chalmers, 36, switched over to boxing in 2022 and in only his second bout in the ring he went eight rounds with Mayweather, 46, in February.
And he returns on Saturday night at the 3Arena in Dublin against Irish MMA veteran Kiefer Crosbie, 33, training partner to Conor McGregor.
Chalmers said: “He’s MMA based and I’ll tell you hand on heart, whenever Kiefer fights I watch because I know he’s always in a f*****g war.
“That’s what gets the blood pumping for me, because I know every fight Kiefer has it’s a war. So that’s what I’m prepared for.
“I know that’s what it’s going to be and I can probably say hand on heart it’s going to be fight of the night by a long stretch.”