Jake Paul secured a sixth-round knockout victory over Mike Perry, continuing his streak against MMA fighters and subsequently calling out Mike Tyson and Alex Pereira, which drew mixed reactions from the combat sports community.
Jake Paul did it again.
The influencer-turned-boxer continued his crusade against MMA veterans with a sixth-round knockout of Mike Perry on Saturday at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. Perry remains inhumanly tough and continued to march forward despite eating a ton of punishment. Ultimately, Paul’s size, speed, and ringcraft were too much for BKFC’s King of Violence to overcome.
Afterward, Paul called out Mike Tyson — who he’s expected to fight on November 15 in Dallas — and UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira. Check out how the combat sports world reacted to Paul’s win and callouts below.
Rampage Jackson tweeted, “Jake Paul out here looking like a French maid.” Omg let’s fight already smh 20min walk outs,” Kamaru Usman chimed in. Heavyweight vs. Welterweight Damn,” Usman added later.
Mike Perry out here acting a fool,” Derek Brunson commented. This is not boxing …” Turki Alalshikh noted.
Respect to Jake Paul for embracing combat sports and WINNING, but we need one for the MMA guys,” Aljamain Sterling said. “Great scrap so far! Can’t count Perry out! And Jake boxing very well!”
That was a Perry round,” Usman observed during the match. I promise on everything I love I would beat Jake Paul in a boxing match!” Dustin Jacoby declared.
Something is wrong with Perry leg he is limping during the fight and back to the corner,” Demetrious Johnson pointed out. There’s no way they still do Tyson v Paul!” Brunson exclaimed.
How long are we going to pretend that Jake Paul is beating people his size or his age?” Josh Thomson questioned. The one person he fought his size and age, he lost too.”
Well Jake Paul just bullied another smaller guy in lieu of fighting a senior citizen,” Jason Mayhem Miller remarked sarcastically. So God Bless America I guess.”
I’ll never make the mistake of ordering from DAZN again,” Chael Sonnen complained.
Somebody call Ngannou lol,” Adrian Yañez joked. We can’t let this keep happening lmao.” He also praised Paul’s jab: “Paul’s Jab was super on point tonight.”
I know there’s a size difference in a lot of Paul fights,” Sterling acknowledged again later on Twitter. But the man is constantly improving in each fight.”
GTFOH!!!!!! Pereira ANNIHILATE’S Jake Paul,” Jacoby emphasized emphatically. Alex Pereira would fucking spark Jake Paul,” Michael Chiesa agreed bluntly.
I’m about get a team Jake Paul shirt,” Brunson admitted surprisingly later on Twitter.” The way MMA is controlled… From now on I’m supporting the movement!”
Jake Paul is the biggest pissbag I have ever seen in my life,” Conor McGregor ranted angrily.” 40 pound weight difference… juiced out of his head… still shitting himself in there.”
Hey Mike you’re released and you can go compete in your smelly dirty boxing championship thing,” McGregor added dismissively.” Good luck… You’re fired.”