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It appeared that Jake Paul had found a new opponent for his Aug. 10 co-main event at Madison Square Garden, but now the fight may be in jeopardy.

Paul told Ariel Helwani on Monday’s episode of The MMA Hour that Hasim Rahman Jr. is attempting to renegotiate his contract for the fight. However, Paul’s camp has no intention of upping the incentives and would rather cancel the bout altogether.

“Who knows if this fight is even gonna happen at this point because we’re not gonna pay him more money,” Paul said. “He’s not worth it. He has a name, but he doesn’t have a massive name.”

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