Overview
- Shevchenko, posting Wednesday on X, told Paul to enter the cage and warned elite fighters would "wipe the floor" with him.
- Paul had said on a podcast that the UFC is "dying" under Dana White and argued wrestling-heavy styles from stars like Khabib Nurmagomedov and Khamzat Chimaev are boring.
- Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions is set to stage its first MMA card on May 16 at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, streamed on Netflix and headlined by Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano.
- The critique fits into Paul’s running dispute with White over fighter pay and recent booking choices, which he has used to question the UFC’s direction.
- As of Thursday, Paul had not replied to Shevchenko’s post, leaving her challenge as the latest high-profile pushback to his commentary.