Former UFC middleweight champion, Sean Strickland exposes Jake Paul’s lack of pay-per-view (PPV) sales amidst rumors of their boxing match. Strickland reveals that the UFC informed him about Paul’s inability to generate revenue from PPV fights. Despite expressing his interest in boxing the YouTuber-turned-boxer, the UFC dismissed the idea, stating that Paul does not sell any fights. According to Strickland, a UFC executive confirmed this by mentioning that Paul’s fights do not attract paying viewers. Strickland was disappointed by the UFC’s negative perspective on a potentially lucrative matchup with Paul.
In response to Paul’s proposal of a $1 million charity sparring match with Strickland, the former champion extended an offer of his own. He invited Paul to Las Vegas for a sparring session, emphasizing that it would be free of charge as he does not require payment. Although Paul has not directly responded to Strickland’s offer, he changed his social media background image to a picture of Strickland being knocked unconscious, possibly implying his confidence in defeating Strickland in a fight.
The feud between Jake Paul, a YouTube personality and boxer, and Sean Strickland, a former UFC middleweight, began when Paul criticized footage of Strickland aggressively sparring with internet streamer Sneako. Paul accused Strickland of “bullying” Sneako despite the latter’s lack of experience. In retaliation, Strickland taunted Paul for his loss to Tommy Fury and reminded him of his defeat to a “part-time boxer.”
Following their social media exchange, Paul formally offered Strickland a sanctioned bout, proposing to fly him to Puerto Rico for a fight that would be filmed. Paul promised to award Strickland $1 million as prize money if he emerged victorious. However, there was a condition that Strickland would have to get Paul’s betting company’s logo tattooed on himself if he won. Instead of directly addressing the $1 million offer, Strickland disturbingly suggested meeting Paul alone in the desert, without any cameras present, with the intention of violently “ending” Paul’s life.
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