Since his win over former NBA star Nate Robinson as an undercard of Mike Tyson, Jake Paul has been causing major chaos on social media. He is taking numerous shots on UFC and Conor McGregor to be precise. These outburst were meant to ultimately land a fight against the notorious champion.

But Paul’s efforts to land a boxing match against Conor McGregor went into vain. The UFC champ didn’t even budge to respond him. As a result, Paul started looking elsewhere for a fight.

During a Twitter rant Jake challenged Ben Askren to face him in a boxing bout. Ben accepted his challenge and said that he was going to make a lot of money beating up the boasting YouTuber in a shared video. But at that time everyone took it with a pinch of salt.

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Recently Jake teased that his mystery opponent has signed a contract for the fight. Jake broke the new that he will fight April 17 against an opponent to be determined, it was announced Wednesday.

Now, Jake has announced that he will face former UFC fighter Ben Askren in an eight-round pro boxing match on April 17. The fight will take place under the Triller Fight Club banner and will serve as the main event.

“I know Jake Paul is enjoying pretending he is a fighter,” Askren said. “I think on April 17 he is going to have a rude awakening to what being a fighter is really like. Jake has led a privileged life and doesn’t really know what the meaning of being a fighter is. I’m going to put his dreams to an end.”

Ben Askren is an American retired professional mixed martial artist and amateur wrestler. Askren was the former Bellator and ONE Welterweight Champion before competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He announced his retirement from the sport in 2019.

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