Former UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland has shredded Jake Paul in his latest social media rant.
Jake Paul is set to face Mike Tyson tomorrow night in a controversial heavyweight showdown, just months after the boxing icon turned 58 years old. Strickland has feuded with Jake Paul in the past and reckons it is a tasteless cash grab from the YouTuber-turned-boxer. Strickland is infamous for his lengthy and often offensive tirades on X, formerly Twitter, and Instagram. Sean Strickland has been banned on multiple occasions for his words and often brands himself as some sort of free speech advocate with his outspoken use of social media.
Sean Strickland Tears Into Jake Paul
After going and watching a few trailers for different Netflix offerings, including Jake Paul against Mike Tyson. The former UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland turned to X to make his feelings known surrounding the fight. The brash California native is not the biggest fan of seeing an ageing Mike Tyson compete and has always had a beef with Jake Paul. Speaking onto X Sean Strickland said;
“@jakepaul is a clown,”
“Your ability to make money off stupid people is impressive but being rich won’t buy you dignity. You’re fighting a 60-year-old man who is just trying to make a dollar by risking his life.. scum bag.”
Sean Strickland went on to tag his friend and is currently 17-0 cruiserweight contender Rob Safer. Sean Strickland went on further to explain;
“Here ya go.. JK you don’t fight boxers.”
Here Sean Strickland is referring to the common misconception in the boxing circles that Jake Paul hasn’t fought a ‘real boxer’ yet. However, this is despite him facing and defeating Andre August and Ryan Bourland.
Sean Believes the Fight Should Be Illegal
The former champion didn’t stop there when it came to his social media tirade with just one tweet. Instead, Sean Strickland responded to fans and made further slams of the fight. Sean even went and claimed that the fight, which is professionally sanctioned in Texas, should be called off.
Sean Strickland has claimed that Mike Tyson’s terrifying ulcer flare-up that went and saw their initial date for the fight pushed back took place just a month ago. However, it actually happened in May, and he has since been cleared by doctors to return to training and complete it once again. Sean wrote in response to a fight that Jake Paul had shared;
“You’re fighting a 60 year old,”
“Are you a f***ing idiot? This should be illegal… The man had a medical emergency a month before this because he’s too f***ing old. F***ing clown.”
Jake Paul and Sean Strickland Went Back and Forth
The feud between Jake Paul and Sean Strickland dates back to a sparring session between the pair discussed earlier this year. After a social media exchange, the boxer offered to fly the UFC rival to Puerto Rico on a private jet to come and spar him in fight camp. However, due to contractual obligations to the MMA promotion meant that Sean Strickland was not allowed to spar with influencers. This is despite him being caught on video brutalising streamer Sneako during a viral clip. Jake Paul responded on X by saying;
“Shawn [Sean] Strickland you’re embarrassing for trying to stop sneako like that.”
“You weren’t even able to drop someone with no experience while going all out. You’re a horrid boxer that only picks on inexperienced people.”
“I’ll fly you to PR and we can fight on camera… if you win I’ll give you $1 million (half your net worth). But if you get dropped you have to get ‘Betr’ tattooed on you. DM me. But just like paddy [Pimblett] I’m guessing you’ll find a way to run.”
Sean Strickland, who famously spars all comers at his local gym in Las Vegas, did not take Jake Paul up on the offer, instead branding the influencer as a ‘cancer’. This was when Sean said;
“I want to conclude this, I want you all to understand the phenomenon that is Jake,” Strickland said in a lengthy response.”
“You’re a professional troll, you fight retired small MMA fighters because you’re a troll but the worst part of it all is that you’re a cancer. You inspire people to accomplish nothing, to be nothing. You inspire people to be trolls because you were successful at it.”
“Jake Paul you might be rich but you’re not man, you byproduct of society that has fallen. Your trolls will rally around you and be inspired to be like you but understand one thing, you and your troll army are not my equals.”
“Enjoy your virtual world with the understanding that you’re a cancer on this country. Money will never buy you dignity. Enjoy.”
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