{"id":326874,"date":"2026-04-30T14:21:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T08:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=326874"},"modified":"2026-04-30T14:21:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T08:51:31","slug":"like-just-a-little-toy-jake-paul-mocks-ilia-topuria-as-he-claims-two-weight-ufc-champion-ducked-spar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/30\/like-just-a-little-toy-jake-paul-mocks-ilia-topuria-as-he-claims-two-weight-ufc-champion-ducked-spar\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Like just a little toy\u2019\u2026 Jake Paul mocks Ilia Topuria as he claims two-weight UFC champion ducked spar"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jake Paul isn’t a fan of Ilia Topuria \u2013 and believes the two-weight UFC champion avoided a sparring session between the pair.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The controversial boxer got into it with Topuria on a stream with Adin Ross earlier this 12 months, and the pair appeared to conform to meet in a non-public gym spar. Nevertheless, that has yet to occur between Paul getting his broken jaw repaired and the MMA star preparing for his UFC White House headliner.<\/p>\n

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Now, Paul says that he has been \u2018ducked\u2019 by Topuria. He insists that it could be easy work for him in the event that they did meet within the boxing ring given not only his experience with other top MMA fighters but his massive size difference.<\/p>\n

Jake Paul tears into Ilia Topuria in Complex interview<\/h2>\n

After the pair had an argument over the phone, Jake Paul pushed for a sparring session with Ilia Topuria at his home gym in Puerto Rico. And now, he has told Complex News that he feels the Spanish-based champion could be little greater than a tune-up for his return to fighting.<\/p>\n

Speaking in regards to the Topuria stream and UFC stars normally, Paul said: \u201cThey should publicly, once they\u2019re on the live streams, say \u2018I\u2019ll do it at once! Let\u2019s do it!\u2019 Then when it goes to occur, it doesn\u2019t come to fruition.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll see! I actually have respect for him. But in a boxing match? That\u2019s truthfully a warm up for me. All jokes aside, if we did MMA, he would probably win. But you only should know the reality that I believe these fighters attempt to boast an excessive amount of and act like they\u2019re higher than they’re to the world. <\/p>\n

\u201cBut let\u2019s discover the reality; that\u2019s what\u2019s great in regards to the sport\u2026 It could be like fiddling with just a little toy. He\u2019s like 5\u20195\u2033, can\u2019t even ride a roller coaster \u2013 the guy is tiny.\u201d<\/p>\n

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