MMA fighter says Ben Askren is ‘going down’ against Logan Paul

Photo by Eric Espada/Getty ImagesJake Paul is taking his upcoming boxing match with Ben Askren very seriously, as the YouTuber turned boxer has invited several MMA fighters to help him prepare for ‘Funky’ on April 17.

One of those fighters is Titan FC’s Raush Manfio (11-3 MMA) who, after five rounds of sparring with Paul says the 24-year-old will probably KO Askren if the latter tries to ‘trade hands’ on fight night.

“We did five rounds of pure boxing,” Manfio told MMA Fighting after training with Paul. “They had a referee there, it was all very professional. That kid works hard. He has a whole team working with him, not a bunch of yes-men. He trains really hard and he’s big, so I had to be…