There is no denying that Jake Paul loves to stir up a storm. Surprisingly, ‘The Problem Child’ has also had considerable success in the sports betting scene as well. Paul recently stirred up a storm by making a prediction about the upcoming Khamzat Chimaev vs Nate Diaz showdown.
It was recently reported that Chimaev will face Diaz at UFC 279 at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada on September 10, 2022. In fact, about the fight, Chimaev was quoted saying, “I am going to handle Nate Diaz’s funeral.”
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Moreover, UFC executive Hunter Campbell mentioned that the verbal agreement between the fighters is in place. And, that it is the final obligation of Diaz’s current contract with the UFC.
Betr believe I’m putting my money on Nate Diaz to win versus fake Khabib
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) July 20, 2022
However, this announcement caught Paul‘s eye. In fact, he took to social media to mention that he will put his money on Diaz, who is certain to win against Chimaev, whom he addressed as ‘Fake Khabib’.
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Fans react to Jake Paul’s take on Khamzat Chimaev vs Nate Diaz
Fans were rather intrigued by Jake Paul’s take on the potential outcome of the fight. Moreover, many fans responded to Paul’s tweet to let their thoughts out.
"Fake Khabib" would quite literally kill you, and im not overexaggerating in the slightest pic.twitter.com/fFUpAu1FF6
— NoName 🇨🇦 🇿🇦 (@NoNameMMA_) July 20, 2022
User @NoNameMMA was offended by the fact that Paul called Chimaev ‘fake Khabib’. The user also mentioned that Chimaev could easily defeat Paul in a fight.
Khazmat would put u in a coffin bro chill
— ÝA🇵🇸 (@_____yasA) July 20, 2022
Similarly, user @_yasA also mentioned that Paul was no match for Chimaev.
Khamzat is nothing like Khabib. Seems a little weird that you’d make that comparison
— yoey (@_yosep_19) July 20, 2022
Another user @_yosep_19 was also confused at Paul comparing Chimaev and Khabib Nurmagomedov.
You gonna lose money then because Nate might actually die
— Keegan (@Keeganseminoles) July 20, 2022
I love Nate but that’s not happening
— Prime Royce 🥋 (@Prime_Royce) July 20, 2022
**I DARE YOU TO POST YOUR BET**. Bet 500k that Nate Diaz….the guy who hasn't won a fight in many many years beats a guy who is bigger, better, and a terrible matchup for him. Nate is over the hill and about to retire. He should have fought another old guy for fun.
— R Ligan (@r_ligan) July 20, 2022
A lot of users warned Paul that he will lose money by betting on Diaz. In fact, user @r_ligan even challenged Paul to bet USD 500,000 on Diaz. The user also stated that Diaz has not won a fight in years while Chimaev was a prime fighting machine.
Say you know nothing about the sport without saying you know nothing about the sport
— 𝙒𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙 🇦🇺 (@WonderbreadMMA) July 20, 2022
Meanwhile, user @WonderbreadMMA accused Paul of being ignorant about the sport of MMA.
So how about you fight fake khabib in the octagon then?
— Brown_Banana (@el_diablow7) July 20, 2022
User @el_diablow7 in fact challenged Paul to crossover into MMA and face Chimaev.
I’m betting the years rent money, 6K on @NateDiaz209 I know he gonna get in there and give us a war. The lack of respect he getting is crazy to me, he should be the favourite here #DiazArmy #WarDiaz
— Tr00 (@Clu0000) July 20, 2022
However, user @Clu0000 backed up Paul by extending support to Diaz. The user also felt that people were being unnecessarily disrespectful to Diaz.
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In UFC 229, Khabib beat a fake version of GOAT Jake Paul
— ABHI 🇮🇳🇷🇺 (@stargazer109) July 20, 2022
But, one of the most hysterical comments was from user @stargazer109 who hilariously called Conor McGregor a ‘fake version’ of Paul.
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