Everybody and their dog know at this point that Dana White thinks Jon Jones is the greatest mixed martial artist of all time. Not to mention the most dangerous as well! To illustrate this point, the UFC CEO uses a very unique hypothetical situation. The head honcho believes that if Jon Jones is locked in a room with any fighter in the world, Jones will be the only one walking out of that room.
Recently, in a recent interview with ‘Broadcast Boys’, Jones was asked about the possibility of going up against the Paul brothers, i.e. Jake Paul and Logan Paul. And ‘Bones’ had a surprising and humble answer.
“I don’t know if I would be capable of knocking them both out. I think I would get out of the scenario and maybe get away from them. They both are respectable athletes. They both grew up on the wrestling team. Jake definitely has some serious punching power. I don’t even know if I’d make it out of that one if I’m being honest,” he said.
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While some feel Jones was being humble in his answer, his response does seem to hold a lot of merit. After all, as Jones pointed out, Jake Paul is no slouch and is a pretty good boxer. While he may not have been tested against a real active contender in his weight class, he is technically proficient and has knockout power to boot.
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His older brother Logan, too, is an athlete, having wrestled in High School and become a veritable WWE star in recent times. While Jones will no doubt easily dispatch both Pauls individually, he would have a much much harder time dealing with them together. But right now Jake Paul is targeting another UFC superstar, trying to goad them into a fight.
Jake Paul looking to fight a bigger UFC star than Jon Jones
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Is Jon Jones being too humble, or are the Paul brothers truly a formidable challenge?
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Jake Paul wants to fight Conor McGregor. But then again, that is old news since the former Disney star has been wanting to do that since his celebrity boxing career began. But this time around, Jake has called out ‘Mac’ for an MMA fight, with no weight restrictions!
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“Let’s run it in MMA. No weight class. Just like how it used to be done. But you won’t,” Paul wrote in part to McGregor on X. And while the Irishman confirmed that he had indeed heard from the co-founder of Jake Paul’s promotion, he ridiculed ‘The Problem Child’s fondness for fighting old men. McGregor posted a picture of 82-year-old Republican Senator Mitch McConnell in his reply tweet and joked that the politician would be Jake’s next opponent.
Of course, this call-out is likely nothing more than Jake trying to generate headlines. After all, ‘Mac’ still has two fights left on his UFC contract. And since Dana White despises Paul, there is no chance they would allow the Dubliner to fight and make Jake a lot of money. What do you think about Jon Jones’s answer to a hypothetical fight with Jake and Logan Paul?
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Is Jon Jones being too humble, or are the Paul brothers truly a formidable challenge?