British comedian Paul Smith has decided to put on the gloves to fight inside the eight-sided MMA cage. He is preparing for his MMA debut later this year as he shared a post regarding it on social media. Fans have flocked to the comment section to share their thoughts on Smith’s post.

Paul Smith has been doing stand-up comedy for a while now. He is popular due to his quick wit and friendly nature with the crowd. However, he has now decided to fight in a professional mixed martial arts fight, which is scheduled to take place in November. There have been many celebrities who’ve attended MMA events but never participated in a fight.

Paul Smith to fight Jake Quickenden

Smith earlier announced that he would make his debut in MMA in November against English singer Jack Quickenden in Manchester. Oktagon, who has made their intentions clear in becoming the biggest MMA league in the world, will promote the fight. Paul Smith mentioned that he will give his entire fight purse away as a means to help the Liverpool-based charity organization, ‘Weapons Down Gloves Up.’

Smith explained his reasons behind choosing MMA in his recent post on Instagram and said, “If you’re wondering why a 41 year old comedian would do such a thing it’s because it scares the f%@k out of me.” He also mentioned that this is one of his toughest undertakings so far. Let us see what fans had to say.

Fans react to Smith’s MMA fight announcement

Let us take a look at some of the reactions from fans who commented on the British comedian’s Instagram post.

“Good luck …and look after them teeth”

“Ticket info bud please”

“Hold on!!!! Its April fools”

“Wrong day to post this.”

“Great April fools joke, I aint falling for it”

“Hat off for you Legend! And remember, even if is so scary for you and for everyone, there is only one way after try once to be in the cage, you ll just want to be in that again and again and again let’s go”

“The toughest comedian! can’t wait!”

A lot of fans thought that Smith’s announcement for an MMA fight was an April fool’s joke and mentioned that they are not buying into it. However, there were a lot of fans who commended the comedian and wished him well in his endeavor.

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There were also some notable MMA figures in the British comedian’s post. Conor McGregor‘s coach John Kavanagh and former UFC fighter Callan Potter showered their support for Paul Smith. But another former UFC fighter, Danny Mitchell, shares the same sentiments as some of the fans and believes that it’s an April Fool’s joke.

But on the business end of things, Smith and his opponent Jack Quickenden will be documenting their journey as they approach the fight and will feature on a TV show. What are your thoughts? Let us know in the comments down below.

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