Overview
- After canceling the Nov. 14 Gervonta Davis exhibition over a civil lawsuit, Paul and Most Valuable Promotions are targeting a December return.
- Paul told ESPN he has held preliminary conversations with Alex Pereira’s team, though the UFC champion is reportedly four fights into an eight‑fight deal.
- Coverage and fan reaction highlight widespread skepticism that the UFC would permit an active titleholder to box under an outside promotion.
- Replacement talk has featured ex‑UFC fighters such as Andrei Arlovski and Nate Diaz, and MVP’s Nakisa Bidarian framed UFC reluctance as worry Paul could win.
- Francis Ngannou said he was approached to step in for Davis but declined and touted a Jon Jones showdown as the sport’s biggest; no new opponent for Paul has been announced.