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Jake Paul has been at the forefront for fair fighter pay. He also is one prime boxing face, who’s constantly hit at the UFC and its President, Dana White, over this vital point. This weekend, the UFC middleweight champ, Israel Adesanya will rematch Robert Whittaker in a quest to defend his throne.

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That said, ‘The Problem Child’ took this opportunity to wish Adesanya the very best for his fight. On top of this, he even shed some light on the champ’s purse and how much amount ‘The Last Stylebender’ deserves.

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Taking it to Twitter, Paul wrote, Congrats to my guy @stylebender – excited for this weekend. My boy should be getting at least $7 million a fight as a champ of his stature and following globally…”

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Some UFC fans didn’t enjoy Jake Paul’s statements, and they ended up going after him on Twitter.

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A fan wrote, “Can someone tell me why Jake only paid Tyrone Woodley 500K? “But, Dana, pay ur fighters.”

“Is ANY UFC fighter making 7 figures per fight besides Conor?” added another Twitter user.

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One more fan wrote, “How much do we really expect him to make including PPV points? I hear PPV points are pretty low too… a very small %”

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Another fan added, “7mil? That it? Now Jake is an investor in endeavour he doesn’t want fighters to get paid” 

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“Say what you want about their pay THEY sign the contract it’s on them boxers get paid more because it takes about a year of politics before someone signs at least with ufc we see the best v the best in their prime, boxing falls short on that,” wrote another fan.

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More fans lash out at Jake Paul

Many fans turned up to comment on Jake Paul’s statement. Citing his wish to see Adesanya earn a great payday, one fan wrote, “That’s pretty much what he gets.” 

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A fan wrote, “Boxing and MMA legends and experts have been around for years JP ,,,, you aren’t the chosen one ,,,,, calm down”.

“7 mill a fight is insane,” wrote a fan.

Just like the above tweets, many others poured in their reactions to this matter and Jake Paul’s comments.

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In all, Paul‘s statements didn’t go well with a lot of fans. Yet, the entire picture will get clear once it’s official on how much Adesanya makes for his high-voltage fight on Saturday night.

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Prathamesh Singh Chauhan is a Boxing Author at EssentiallySports. He is a graduate from the International Institute of Sports Management who combines his love for sports, particularly combat sports, and his flair for writing and analysis to help him in his day-to-day work. He has prior professional experience with sporting organizations such as Star Sports, Khelo India, and NBA. Chauhan explores and analyses a sport he has been following ever since Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte engaged in a duel in 2015. He adores old-school punchers like Manny Pacquiao, as well as modern-day greats such as 'The Gypsy King'. In his downtime, he engages in rigorous workouts to cater to his love for fitness.

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