Chaos Erupts as Jake Paul, Francis Ngannou Fake News Draws Ire From Fans

Published 01/15/2023, 12:15 PM EST

Jake Paul recently joined the PFL and will now likely participate in MMA as well as in boxing. While Anthony Pettis expressed his willingness to be Paul’s debut MMA fight, KSI after his latest victory called ‘The Problem Child’ out. However, before fans could digest the mentioned options for Jake Paul, the unbelievable news of Paul facing UFC fighter Francis Ngannou broke out and caused chaos.

Jokingly, an account on Twitter claimed that Paul offered Ngannou a two-fight contract. “Jake Paul has offered a 2-fight contract to Francis Ngannou. 1st fight is boxing. 2nd fight is 6 months later, and it will be MMA. Wow!” they said. Although the account acknowledged that they were only joking, several fans took to Twitter and reacted to it.

While some contemplated a “Mortal Kombat Style” fight between Ngannou and ‘The Problem Child’, others joked about the impossibility and the absurdity of this event concerning the two athletes. In a video shared by XCellantMMA Clips, Jake Paul jokingly called Ngannou an “easy matchup” for him. In the video, Ngannou can be seen confronting Paul and asking him if he wouldn’t fight him. To which, Paul replied, “No, Francis. C’mon buddy.”

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Fans run into a frenzy as fake Jake Paul vs. Francis Ngannou fight rumors surface

A user tried to explain the situation. According to them, Paul intends to sign Ngannou to MVP with a 2-fight deal. In addition, they said, “He has Amanda Serrano as a fighter. He would probably have him box someone & then the MMA fight would probably be in the PFL since Jake is w them.”

People really think Jake Paul is talking about fighting Francis. He is talking about signing him to a 2 fight deal w MVP promotions. He has Amanda Serrano as a fighter. He would probably have him box someone & then MMA fight would probably be in the PFL since Jake is w them
— Donny (@iFUXwMMA) January 15, 2023

Similarly, one user suggested that Paul actually meant to sign Ngannou with a 2-fight deal.

I think people are misreading this lol I think he’s signing him to fight – not necessarily to fight him personally
— Mike’s Cat References (@MikesCatSource) January 15, 2023

Meanwhile, a user suggested a “Mortal Kombat style” fight between Ngannou and ‘The Problem Child’. However, they also stated that Fury vs. Francis was much more appealing.

Unless Francis is paid enough to take a dive then it ends in fatality Mortal Kombat style but still got no interest in this Fury Vs Francis is much more appealing to the masses
— Al McLean (@AllanBongoMc) January 15, 2023

In another’s opinion, Paul would fight Ngannou when the latter is”40-45 years old”.

This fight will never happen….probably he will challenge Francis when Francis is 40-45yrs old 🌚🌚🌚
— Airiohuodion Israel🇳🇬🤓💯 (@slicky_israel) January 15, 2023

Meanwhile, one quoted Agamemnon from Troy and replied using a hilarious gif.

pic.twitter.com/RJyDiTK8lw
— Pete (@Clipso_) January 15, 2023

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Finally, a user joked about saying the following:

I was gonna say no way he actually chose an active fighter in his weight class 😂🤣
— Demi (@demi_not_lovato) January 15, 2023

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Samrat Sardar is a Boxing writer at EssentiallySports and is currently a postgraduate student of English literature. A diligent journalist; he has been writing since his high school days, and possesses work experience as a commercial writer for companies such as WordsKraft among others. Samrat believes he fell in love with boxing the day he watched Vasiliy Lomachenko share the ring with Guillermo Rigondeaux.

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