“Perfectly Executed Fight Fixing”- MMA World Including Henry Cejudo, Aljamain Sterling and Dillon Danis React to Jake Paul vs. Tommy Fury

Jake Paul suffered the first loss of his career after he lost a split decision to Tommy Fury in their long-awaited grudge match. The pair faced each other in Saudi Arabia on February 25 after their previous two fights fell off. Paul and Fury battered each other over eight rounds to settle their differences. At the end of the night, the judges gave the nod to the younger Fury brother, handing Paul his first career loss.

Despite the loss, Paul put on a convincing performance, earning commendations from many. Both fighters matched each other evenly with Fury keeping Paul in check with his jabs. In the later rounds, Paul gave it his all to catch up with Fury and score a knockout. His efforts resulted in him knocking down Fury in the final round. However, his efforts were in vain, as Fury had done enough on the scorecards to get his hand raised.

Paul made a name for himself fighting aging MMA stars like Anderson Silva, Tyron Woodley, and Ben Askren. Therefore, many members of the MMA community reacted to Paul getting his first loss from a pure boxer in Tommy Fury.

MMA world reacts to Jake Paul losing to Tommy Fury

Jake Paul has been a polarizing figure since his entry into the combat sports scene. The 26-year-old has earned the ire of many fans and quite a few MMA pros with his antics and outlandish statements.

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However, many of them gave Paul his due credit following his fight against Fury. Among those few, was former UFC champion Henry Cejudo. ‘Triple C’ congratulated Paul for his efforts in keeping boxing popular.

Surging UFC lightweight prospect Terrance McKinney also shared a few words of appreciation for Paul while adding that the judges made the right call.

UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling acknowledged the effort from both fighters.

He also gave his professional insights into their fighting skills.

Jake Paul’s nemesis, Dillon Danis, did not have anything nice to say after the fight. The Bellator star used the opportunity to take another shot at Paul.

UFC welterweight Stephen Thompson highlighted how Paul might be regretting the bet about the fight purses after that defeat.

Another UFC welterweight, Michael Chiesa, had a conspiracy theory about the fight related to a supposed script that leaked the previous day.

What did you think about Jake Paul vs. Tommy Fury? Where do you think Paul goes from here? Would you like to see an immediate rematch?

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