Jake Paul has at all times been a large fan of Ronda Rousey, a lot in order that he even desired to experience how great she was within the cage for himself.
The controversial YouTuber-turned-boxer will promote Rousey’s return to MMA on May 16 when she faces Gina Carano in Los Angeles. And in a brand new video showing his first conversation with the legendary former UFC champion, an old video from 2016 showed him jokingly calling to fight her.
Paul is currently recovering from a broken jaw he suffered against Anthony Joshua of their December showdown on Netflix. Within the meantime, he’s working with ex-UFC CFO Nakisa Bidarian and the broadcaster to placed on a large night for MMA.
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Ronda Rousey inspired Jake and Logan Paul to try judo during UFC run
The promotional machine for Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano’s fight has already gone into overdrive after this morning’s news. The pair’s first announcement video has drawn over 7 million views on Instagram alone in only a matter of hours.
And in a brand new video on the Most Beneficial Promotions Instagram page, Rousey will be seen taking a video call from Jake Paul to have their first virtual meeting. The boxer is currently in Italy for the Winter Olympics where his girlfriend Jutta Leerdam has won two medals, and couldn’t attend the primary shoot.
But he told Rousey how big of a fan he was, as she detailed her excitement to satisfy him. Most Beneficial Promotions’ crack social media team were then in a position to track down an old video proving how much he loved Rousey in her pomp, and spliced the 2 videos together.
“Me, Logan [Paul] and our dad were like your biggest fans,” Paul will be seen telling Rousey. “We actually began doing a little judo since you inspired us.” She was clearly flattered by the thought, telling him that if he desired to learn the game some more she could help him.
Jake Paul calls out Ronda Rousey in resurfaced video from YouTube heyday
In the identical social media clip, Paul could possibly be seen in a video during his days as a Disney and YouTube star sending a message to Rousey in one among his day by day vlogs. Each Paul brothers became massive celebrities by posting each day during their rise to social media prominence within the mid-2010s.
“Ronda, should you ever watch my videos I’ll fight you and put it on video,” a young Paul joked. “I actually used to do MMA and I do know you’d probably whoop me, however it would still be an excellent video so Ronda should you’re on the market, let’s fight.”
Paul wouldn’t begin boxing until 2018, and has gone on to fight multiple MMA legends. He knocked out Ben Askren and Tyron Woodley in his early skilled profession, before flooring Anderson Silva and Nate Diaz and most recently Mike Perry.