Dan Hardy ran through the list of possible opponents that Jake Paul could turn to in his next fight.
Paul suffered his first professional defeat when he was outpointed by Tommy Fury in Saudi Arabia, but shows no inclination to step away from the sport for good.
A rematch is one option, though Hardy is sceptical, and told the DAZN MMA Show that he expected another crossover bout, with one name standing out.
“I think the obvious one is Nate Diaz,” he began. “I think that one is megabucks. I think people would tune in because regardless of whether they’d ever watched Jake Paul before or not, that one’s a real game-changer.
“Especially because of the character and intensity that Diaz brings.“
Hardy explained why he thinks Fury will look elsewhere for another fight.
“It might be a rematch with Tommy Fury but I think Tommy will stay away from that because he’s got the victory and the relief that comes with it,” he said.
“It’s going to be someone interesting, it might even be [Jorge] Masvidal. I don’t know what his contract situation is with UFC now that he’s retired. They might keep him locked up for a little bit. It might even be GSP [Georges St-Pierre], that would be amazing.”
Dan Hardy discusses Jake Paul and more on the forthcoming DAZN MMA Show. Click here to subscribe to DAZN.