Former UFC Fighter Ben Askren Signs On To Fight Jake Paul

It seems like Jake Paul has called about just about everybody to be his opponent in the ring, but we finally have an answer on who he’ll be scrapping with next. Last night, former UFC fighter Ben Askren took to social media to accept Paul’s offer.

Yes @jakepaul I accept. See you March 28. pic.twitter.com/eJ6EUXwTwT

— Funky (@Benaskren) December 23, 2020

“Yes, Mr. Jake Paul I do accept, I know you called me out after you beat up Nate Robinson. It’s a pretty simple choice, I’m going to beat up a guy who’s pretending to be an athlete.,” Askren says in his video.

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Apparently fellow former UFC star Chael Sonnen has some stake in the fight, because he took to Twitter to announce the Paul-Askren fight will happen in late March.

. @jakepaul doesn’t trust many in the media to spread the word…. I’m was told “Ben then Dillion.” pic.twitter.com/evn9WdznoA

— Chael Sonnen (@ChaelSonnen) December 22, 2020

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Jake Paul’s last fight against former NBA star Nate Robinson went according to plan for the Youtube star. Paul put Robinson down pretty easily, and sent social media into a frenzy. However, Paul would be going from the frying pan into the fryer by getting into the ring with Ben Askren. While the fight would probably be a boxing match, which isn’t exactly Askren’s forte, he still knows his way around a ring much better than Jake Paul.

I’d expect Askren to knock Jake Paul out pretty early in this one.

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