Stephen Thompson assured he would “crush” Jake Paul

Stephen Thompson thinks he would crush Jake Paul if they were to struggle one particular a further.

At any time considering that Paul knocked out Nate Robinson on the Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. undercard he has develop into a large star. The 23-yr-old YouTube star has considering that taken around the beat athletics planet and has named out the likes of Conor McGregor, Chris Weidman, and Dillon Danis. Nonetheless, for Thompson, he knows if he had been to struggle him, it would not stop properly for Paul.

“I would crush Jake Paul. For a single, as an athlete, it doesn’t make sense. They just are not worthy to stage into the cage or the ring with these guys that they are likely to be preventing,” Thompson said at media working day. “Not deserving. But, as any person who has dabbled in YouTube and social media and things, you have to choose your hat off to Jake and Logan Paul. These men are building some cash and generating moves. Hats off to them in the organization aspect. But, the athlete in me is like why is this even happening like they really don’t even should have it. You have to gain the ideal to move in the ring with these legends.”

Stephen Thompson raises a fantastic place. Most fighters acquire many years to get to the significant stage and possibly even many years. For the Paul brothers, they are receiving substantial fights just a couple of fights into their vocation. But, as Thompson suggests, their fame from YouTube and social media can help them get these fights.

Thompson is set to return to the Octagon in the major celebration of UFC Vegas 17 this Saturday from Geoff Neal. It is a very intriguing combat and the winner is most likely to get a leading-5 opponent following.

Would you like to see Stephen Thompson fight Jake Paul and crush him as he claims?