Jake Paul whitethorn nary longer beryllium fighting Mike Tyson connected Saturday successful a main-event boxing match, but that does not mean location will not beryllium immoderate fireworks pinch his caller opponent, Mike Perry.
During Friday's pre-fight faceoff, Paul and Perry had nan accepted look down pinch plentifulness of trash talk betwixt nan two. Talk astir turned into fists flying.
Perry put his hands connected Paul first, pinch Paul getting a overmuch stronger shove disconnected to Perry, sending him back.
Security for nan fighters were surrounding some men, quickly putting themselves successful betwixt nan combatants earlier nan physicality ramped up.
It took respective members of information to clasp Perry backmost from getting a chance to plaything connected Paul earlier nan conflict officially began.
Jake Paul and Mike Perry astir came to blows during their pre-fight look down
Paul pumped up nan crowd aft shoving Mike Perry, forcing information to intervene
While information held backmost Perry, Paul pumped up nan crowd and looked happy pinch himself.
'He light. He flew for illustration six feet,' Paul said aft nan confrontation.
Paul besides claimed UFC President Dana White would springiness Perry a statement if he knocks him retired successful nan fight.
'You tin rip up nan f****n statement because I'm going to f*** up Mike Perry,' Paul said. 'Anyone you nonstop astatine me, anyone of your MMA fighters is getting f****d up. They been trying to assassinate me.'
'They don't want maine successful this sport,' Paul continued. 'They dislike that I tally this sport. But erstwhile you effort to assassinate a feline for illustration me, it only makes maine bigger. I'm connected a ngo from God.'
Perry is besides utilizing nan publicity of being Mike Tyson's replacement to beforehand himself and his caller promotion, Dirty Boxing Championship, which will be a operation of Muay Thai, boxing, and MMA.
Paul has fought Ben Askren, Tyron Woodley, Nate Diaz, and Anderson Silva, each of whom person UFC backgrounds and holds a 9-1 master record.