6 days Ago By Donagh Corby
Jake Paul is not best pleased with Francis Ngannou after a recent threat the MMA champion made on social media. The controversial YouTuber-turned-boxer faced Mike Tyson on Friday night in Dallas, and while the bout was ultimately a bit of a flop, it broke all sorts of live gate and viewership records. And one of the unimpressed viewers was Paul’s PFL partner Ngannou, who is a close friend of Tyson’s.
He was not too keen on what he saw, and appeared to put his relationship with Paul in jeopardy as he slammed the Ohio native . And it seems that they are now not on such good terms as he responded with a mocking jab of his own on social media. Who is Francis Ngannou? Inside the former UFC heavyweight champion’s journey from poverty to combat sports superstardom Francis Ngannou slammed and threatened Jake Paul after Mike Tyson fight Many viewers were irked by the entire spectacle that was Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson, particularly those who expected to see a good fight or even a knockout.
One of those viewers was Francis Ngannou , who has a deep love for ‘Iron Mike’. As recently as last year, Francis Ngannou brought Tyson in to help with coaching for his fight with heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury . And they maintain a close friendship every since, with Ngannou offering to get Paul back for what he had done Jake Paul mocks Francis Ngannou with Jon Jones jibe after threat After seeing Ngannou’s tweet, Paul was quick to hit back on social media with a post of his own.
He invoked the name of Jon Jones , who took the UFC belt that Ngannou vacated when he left the promotion. The pair have had a long-standing feud that dates back to when Jones was light-heavyweight champion, and contemplating a move up. Even when Ngannou left the UFC , the pair found themselves face-to-face at a PFL event in the summer of last year.
And Paul knew it would touch a nerve to respond to Ngannou by writing on X, formerly Twitter: “Clout chasing doesn’t suit you legend. Maybe Jon Jones is the better heavyweight after all.” Hours later, Jones did defeat Stipe Miocic to defend his world title in New York CIty.
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