JAKARTA - YouTuber sensation Jake Paul will step into the boxing ring for his third professional match this weekend.
Paul will face former MMA fighter Ben Askren, who has previously fought at the UFC and has also been a ONE welterweight champion.
In the run-up to the fight between Paul and Askren, former UFC star Markus Perez made scathing comments. He said, "Paul is not a fighter".
Perez, who was released from his UFC contract earlier this year after three consecutive defeats, thinks Askren will be the winner in the fight.
"To be honest I don't know who he (Paul) is, but when someone associated with him offered me 300 US dollars (to train with him), I decided to accept it," said Perez quoted by the Daily Star, Thursday, April 15.
"When I arrived at his house with my friend Alexandre Pantoja, I politely greeted everyone," he continued.
But, said Perez, when he was about to shake hands, Paul instead clenched Perez's fists. Then Perez looked at Pantoja and asked, "Is that the person I helped?"
“He started sparring hard, and I hit him at the end of the first round and his nose started bleeding. Since then we started fighting. "
Perez then asked Paul to beat him. But Paul is scared and just circling, out of reach of Perez.
"Of course, he is capable of boxing and has a good cross, but he is definitely not a fighter - just (type) an adventurer," explained Perez.
"Askren is a real fighter. He will close the distance and beat him around the body and heart, like I did. I'm sure he will knock Paul out in the second or third round."
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