Chael Sonnen has a theory as to why Jake Paul keeps calling out the UFC’s roster for boxing matches. Paul recently knocked former UFC welterweight champ Tyron Woodley out in the sixth round of their rematch, and immediately took to the mic post-fight to call out the likes of Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz.
He even requested the UFC’s current welterweight champ, Kamaru Usman, the #1 ranked pound-for-pound fighter on the planet.
Chael Sonnen Explains Why Jake Paul Keeps Calling Out UFC Fighters
Chael Sonnen, on YouTube, posited his own theory as to why Jake Paul keeps running his mouth at the UFC roster. “Dana’s guys are under contract with Dana. The end!
There’s nothing else to talk about here. Paul knows that. Paul’s not thinking, ‘I can get under Dana’s skin. I can do just enough to just drive him crazy and make him send one of these guys.’
It’s not going to happen. Dana’s not going to do him the favor, he’s not interested, and it has nothing to do with Paul, Showtime, and anybody else. Dana has never done that. His policy is very simple. It’s very straightforward but it’s also very consistent.
Why does Paul keep doing that? I don’t think that you got to put on your Columbo rain jacket to figure this out. Because he gets a response. It’s very good for business.”
Chael Sonnen, one of the most prolific trash talkers in history, might be onto something. He knows as well as any other fighter how lucrative attention can be. Paul, a social media star and one of the wealthiest YouTubers alive, shares this intimate understanding.
In the attention economy, attention is inherently valuable, and for Paul’s legions of young social media-savvy followers, blasting the UFC’s biggest names keeps him in the news feed.
However, Jake Paul has long been criticized for failing to box a professional. Although he is undefeated in his pro boxing career, Paul has, to date, fought a fellow YouTuber, a basketball player, and two wresting-oriented mixed martial artists in Ben Askren and Tyron Woodley.
He prefers fighting retired or semi-retired UFC personalities, preferably ones from the 170-pound weight division despite the fact that Paul walks around at around two hundred pounds.
Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal are at the tail ends of their respective careers, with recent losses fresh on their records. Paul probably sees the UFC roster as soft targets for his burgeoning boxing career.
Do you agree with Chael Sonnen’s assessment, or is there more to Jake Paul’s callouts than meets the eye? Let us know in the comments.
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