Jake Paul tries to coax Khabib Nurmagomedov out of retirement for MVP; Khabib responds

You can’t blame Jake Paul for trying.

Last week, Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions announced it was merging with the PFL to create one combat sports promotion under the MVP banner. While the PFL won’t officially change until 2027, the promotion’s event last Friday in New York had Paul and MVP co-founder Nakisa Bidarian in attendance, and Paul did his best to make some big moves for their new company.

PFL New York was headlined by a lightweight title fight between Usman Nurmagomedov and Archie Colgan. Of course, Nurmagomedov was accompanied by his coach and cousin, the legendary Khabib Nurmagomedov, and backstage at the event, Paul tried to recrui