The morning of Sunday will be covered by two great combat sports events, very different in any case and two different sports. Jake Paul will face the ex -champion of the 39 -year -old world Julio César Chávez Jr.in Anaheim (California). Paul's fight will coincide with the billboard of UFC 317which takes place in Las Vegas (Nevada), and in which the stellar combat is from Ilia Topuria against Charles Oliveira. And if we get purists we can also include the return of Deontay Wilder to the quadrilaterals to measure a minor opponent like Tyrrell Herndon, in Wichita (Kansas).
In any case, the CEO of UFC Dana Whitewho does not appreciate Paul much, apparently had no idea that 'The Problem Child' was competing with UFC this weekend. To the mandamás of the most successful MMA competition in the world, this does not seem to worry about this, because his event has a guaranteed full and a faithful audience. “I didn't even know they fought, I'm not worried”said White. “It's interesting, it will be fun”the leader added, who wore a boxing combat t -shirt between Canelo vs. Crawford which promotes in the name of the company that owns UFC.
About Paul, he goes without saying that he has a lot of pull in his country despite the fact that some bother him and has also chosen his rival very well. JC Chávez Jr. was a very media boxer who became world champion and at the time rivaled Canelo. It also has a good base of Mexican fans who will be interested in seeing if they are able to live up to it. In his day he would have defeated Paul without problems, but he has been lost years ago. In 2021 he even lost with Anderson Silva to the points, although he says he is now in full form.
While, Paul is convinced that he can aspire to the world title if he wins Chávezso the fight has its importance. As Jake 'El Gallo' has revealed, “My goal is to become a world champion and WBA and WBC plan to qualify (in their top 10) depending on my performance. And once I am classified, I can fight for the title. ”
The youtuber and fighter added: “It is a formidable opponent, world champion. It is a great test of ten assaults to prepare for what will eventually be a fight for the world championship one day “. In his own way he is making a career in the noble art and we cannot rule out that this opportunity ends up arriving.
