F͏͏rom do͏minat͏i͏ng͏ Y͏ouTu͏be͏ t͏o b͏ec͏͏om͏ing so͏͏͏me ͏͏of͏͏ ͏t͏͏h͏e ͏͏mo͏st ͏t͏a͏͏͏l͏͏k͏ed-abou͏͏t͏ ͏͏͏figur͏es in co͏mbat͏ ͏s͏ports,͏͏ the Pa͏ul ͏b͏ro͏͏t͏he͏r͏s͏ hav͏͏e ͏c͏om͏͏e͏ ͏a lo͏ng͏ way fro͏m ͏thei͏r͏͏ ea͏r͏l͏y ͏c͏aree͏r͏͏͏͏s. B͏͏o͏th ͏͏͏t͏ransitione͏͏d͏͏ i͏nto c͏om͏b͏at spo͏r͏͏ts af͏͏͏͏͏ter ͏͏a͏c͏hi͏e͏ving ͏s͏ucc͏es͏s e͏͏lsewhe͏͏͏re, but doe͏s͏ t͏hat ma͏ke ͏th͏͏em͏ ͏leg͏͏itimate ͏͏con͏t͏͏͏enders for ͏͏t͏he s͏p͏͏͏͏o͏tli͏gh͏t ͏͏͏in th͏e wo͏͏͏rld͏ ͏͏͏o͏f co͏͏mbat͏͏ sp͏or͏ts͏͏͏? Well, the answer might differ from person to person, but for former UFC fighter Matt Brown, Jake Paul’s fights are equally entertaining.

Youtuber-turned-boxer, Jake Paul and former undisputed heavyweight champion, Mike Tyson are about to set the stage on fire when they face each other at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on November 15, 2024. The event got the tag of either the biggest fight of this year or the worst fight of this year considering the age gap. The combat sports community might find Paul’s fighting career a bit annoying, but Matt Brown has the opposite thoughts on this. The former UFC fighter sat down with EssentiallySports to have an exclusive interview diving deep into the world of combat sports.

Brown gave us his detailed take on every topic, and one of them was his honest take on crossover fights and the inclusive nature of Jake Paul in combat sports, specifically in boxing. During his conversation with EssentiallySports’ Andrew Whitelaw, Brown confessed that Jake Paul is for sure entertaining despite his antics, “I like the eyeballs being on combat sports, period, but I also appreciate and respect the purity of the sport too, so that’s a tough one. I like the entertainment, you know, like Jake Paul,” said Matt Brown.

He further added, “He’s entertaining, you know. I watch his fights. It’s not that I want to. I think the only thing I don’t like about it is that the average person thinks they’re watching some high level, right? That’s why I like Muay Thai. I love the purity, you know, but I’m not watching it specifically for entertainment. I can go watch WWE for entertainment. I can watch Jake Paul for entertainment.”

It’s quite intr͏igu͏ing t͏o consider that M͏att B͏rown͏, whose ent͏ir͏e career can͏ be͏ defined by ͏his evolut͏ion͏ as a mat͏ure mar͏tial͏ ar͏tist, views Jake Paul as͏ b͏oth entertaining ͏and legitimate. While the MMA c͏om͏mu͏n͏i͏ty migh͏t͏ assume that ‘͏The͏ Im͏mortal’ has a so͏ft sp͏ot for Paul, ͏that’s not the case. In fact, Brown has ͏called out ‘The Problem Child’ on ͏sev͏eral o͏ccasions.

Matt Brown schools Jake Paul for his willingness to fight Mike Tyson

͏Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul is arguably one of the biggest talked about things in the world of combat sports right now. The entire combat sports community has come forward to disregard Paul’s eagerness to fight Mike Tyson despite the 30-year age difference and Tyson’s stomach ulcer. Well, Brown has largely supported Jake Paul in his boxing endeavors but fighting a legend at such a tender age is something that shouldn’t be done, and ‘The Immortal’ knows it.

While having a conversation with The Fighter vs. The Writer, Matt Brown was asked about his opinion on a clash between Tyson and Paul, to which the UFC welterweight responded with anger. “I think that’s probably the biggest thing here. It’s a lose-lose for him. Obviously, he’s going to get a bag. We’re all going to watch it. I’m sure Netflix is paying him well. We’re all going to watch it, we’re going to talk about it. He’s getting that. But it’s a lose-lose in actual fighting. You can’t lose to a 60-year-old man and you also can’t beat a 60-year-old man. It’s a lose-lose. It’s garbage to me.”

He further noted, “Jake obviously, he’s doing that because he wants to be in that position where everybody wants to see him get knocked out and that’s why they’re going to watch, he wants to be the heel but it’s a 60-year-old man and so he’s probably going to be able to pull it out. That’s an obvious storyline. We know the plot here. We know the narrative.” Both Paul and Tyson are eager to clash against each other, but according to Brown, this is nothing but a clash where there’s no winner.

But what’s your take on Matt Brown’s statement about Jake Paul? Do you agree with ‘The Immortal’s assessment of ‘The Problem Child’? State your thoughts in the comments below.