Jake Paul has carved out a lucrative boxing career by mainly fighting retired UFC fighters. Half of his career wins have been over retired mixed martial artists.
In his third professional boxing match, Paul knocked out Ben Askren in under two minutes. He holds two wins over former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley including by knockout in their rematch. He defeated former UFC middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva via unanimous decision and defeated The Ultimate Fighter 5 winner Nate Diaz in a one-sided fight.
On Saturday, Paul takes on former UFC fighter and current Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship standout Mike Perry. During the event’s pre-fight press conference, Paul took aim at ‘all MMA fighters.’
“MMA fighters are all pu**ies,” Paul said. “Every single MMA fighter is a f***ing pu**y and they can’t box for s***.” Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping was ‘annoyed’ by Paul’s comments and has considered coming out of retirement to take on “The Problem Child.”
“Jesus Christ, you know what I mean, ‘All MMA fighters are pu**ies and we can’t box for s***’, I mean that’s really annoyed me,” Bisping responded on his YouTube channel. “That almost makes me want to come out of retirement and smash this guy’s f***ing face in.”
After hearing Paul’s comments, Bisping went all in with his support for Mike Perry and hopes “Platinum” knocks the influencer-turned-boxer out at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.
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“I hope Mike Perry does it. There are so many great boxers from the world of Mixed Martial Arts that would whoop this guy’s ass,” Bisping said. ““I’ve never wanted someone to win a fight as much in my life, for the love of God, Jake Paul, please, I hope you get knocked out on Saturday night.
“Mike Perry is the smaller guy, but he’s more ferocious, he’s more aggressive and he’s got a good chance of winning this… Jake Paul is fake, Jake Paul’s an imposter, Jake Paul is a pretty boy who wants to seem like a badass,” Bisping continued.