Jake Paul: ‘Masvidal is NEXT, OLD Dana, KSI, Woodley, fighter union, Rashad who? – and more!’

Jake Paul, YouTube & social media sensation, catches up with Combat Culture’s Shakiel Mahjouri, to talk about a potential ‘Paul vs Masvidal’ fight up…

By: June M. Williams | 2 years ago
Jake Paul: ‘Masvidal is NEXT, OLD Dana, KSI, Woodley, fighter union, Rashad who? – and more!’
Bloody Elbow 2.0 | Anton Tabuena

Jake Paul, YouTube & social media sensation, catches up with Combat Culture’s Shakiel Mahjouri, to talk about a potential ‘Paul vs Masvidal’ fight up next, the problem with Dana White’s inability to promote nowadays, boxing KSI, his SHOWTIME Sports PPV boxing match with Tyron Woodley, starting a fighter union, “who is Rashad Evans? he’s old right?” – & more!

Interview Timestamps:

  • 0:00 – Teaser
  • 0:09 – Intro
  • 0:32 – Jake Paul vs Tyron Woodley
  • 2:33 – Villain or Hero in combat sports
  • 4:07 – UFC fighter union
  • 5:36 – Paying out UFC on ESPN 30 fighters
  • 6:05 – Jorge Masvidal beef
  • 7:45 – Jake Paul vs KSI
  • 8:53 – Rashad Evans
  • 9:48 – Showtime Boxing PPV trailer
  • 10:48 – Birthday message

“Men lie, women lie, but numbers don’t. That’s why I think I’ve become the face of the fight game. Just because of the numbers. I can’t be denied. I’m bringing the heat. I’m bringing the attention.

Statistics like that just go to show you that when I fight somebody, they become famous. They become a star for a second. People start to care about them. The couple of million people who don’t like Jake Paul and what to see me lose, they’re the ones who start to support whoever I’m fighting next.

That’s what we’re seeing here with Tyron. This is the new digital age of marketing, social media clicks, attention, content and the old guys, the Dana Whites, the UFCs, can’t move as fast. These are big companies who don’t really know how to get into the weeds and promote. It’s a new era. You’re seeing that from crypto and NFTs, all the way to boxing. People are consuming differently. People are paying for things differently. It’s quite literally in with the new and out with the old.”

This event goes down this Sunday, August 29, 2021, from the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH. Stream the PPV via SHOWTIME.com or FITE.tv – Start Time: 8PM/5PM ETPT, Main Event: 12AM/9PM ETPT. PPV (pay-per-view) price: $59.99. Be sure to check Bloody Elbow for fight coverage, breaking results, play-by-plays and radio-style commentary.

Share this story

About the author
June M. Williams
June M. Williams

June M. Williams is the Bloody Elbow Production Manager & Ombudsperson, as well as our Podcast Syndicator. She is also an acting author, editor & lead fixer for Bloody Elbow. She began work for the Combat Sports Division of SB Nation in 2010, making BE her primary home since 2013.

More from the author

Recent Stories