Former undisputed UFC middleweight champion and Corridor of Fame inductee, Michael Bisping has laid into skilled boxing star, Jake Paul a “bully” off the again of the Ohio native’s one-sided first spherical TKO win over Ryan Bourland over the course of the weekend, claiming the outspoken social media star is “disrespecting” the game.
Bisping, a former undisputed middleweight champion and present color-commentator below the banner of the UFC, has additional claimed that the 10-fight skilled boxing veteran is “conning” his followers together with his overmatched combat in opposition to former Golden Gloves champion, Bourland – earlier than calling for a future combat with tremendous middleweight kingpin, Canelo Alvarez.
“Jake Paul was at all times destined to win this combat [with Ryan Bourland] and also you all are the suckers if you happen to paid for this combat,” Michael Bisping mentioned on his YouTube channel. “Now I do know most individuals didn’t. Sadly, his opponent was utter dog-sh*t and couldn’t make it by means of one spherical. ‘How was he capable of get it carried out?’ Oh, he’s simply so good. He anticipated a second spherical however my God, the man did it in spherical one.”
“… He (Jake Paul) is disrespecting the game of boxing,” Bisping defined. “He’s disrespecting all of the individuals who labored their method up. However extra importantly, he’s conning the followers. If Ryan Bourland is your subsequent Uber driver, give him 5 stars and an excellent tip. Beating folks you understand you may beat, that’s known as being a bully.”
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Weighing up a quickfire comeback to the squared circle forward of a possible blended martial arts debut later this 12 months, Ohio native, Paul has, nevertheless, dominated out the prospect of a future combat with former interim UFC light-weight champion, Tony Ferguson, at first.
“Anybody who can get out of their [UFC] contract, I’ll combat,” Jake Paul advised assembled media after his win over the weekend. “That’s straightforward work, so far as I’m involved. I do need to do a PFL MMA match – it simply needs to be the best opponent. However Nate (Diaz) did duck my $15,000,000 provide, so we’ll see who else is on the chopping block.
“Tony Ferguson? He mentioned he wished to combat? I don’t need to see him exit like that – that might be unhappy,” Jake Paul defined. “He’s a terrific man. We don’t need that for Tony.”
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