UFC star Jorge Masvidal grew weary of the internet phenomenon Jake Paul after the latter failed to shield his undefeated streak. The welterweight fighter snubbed the possibility of a high-voltage match involving the two after Tommy Fury snapped the Youtuber’s juggernaut. Notably, the Miami-native eyes a return to the winner’s column and a last hurrah at the title shot as he faces Gilbert Burns at UFC 287 in Miami on April 8. However, uncertainty looms large over the ‘Gamebred’ career in the case of another crushing defeat. But the list of his future opponents might not feature Jake Paul. A probable matchup with ‘Problem Child’ didn’t tempt the American fighter, as he didn’t recognize Paul as a draw.

The 38-year-old specified he wanted to burst the social media star’s bubble when he established himself as a household name and went undefeated. The list of Paul’s victims also included illustrious names like Ben Askren, Tyron Woodley, and Anderson Silva. Despite this splendid resume, the UFC associate discarded him as an opponent in MMA.

Jorge Masvidal believes Jake Paul doesn’t bring any prize to the fight

In a conversation with Sporting News, Masvidal mentioned the overture to Paul didn’t hold significance in MMA. Further, he said, “He’s not a draw. I’ll be honest with you. It’s proven.”

Following this, the American Top Team representative illustrated his own experience and specified the influencers didn’t see PPVs. The same rationale applied to the actor. In addition, to strengthen his case, he pointed out, “His biggest draw was against I don’t know, Woodley or something, and got 80,000 buys.”

Similarly, the 35-16 record holder sought the relevance of fighting Paul. He acknowledged he signed up for MMA for two reasons. First, to fight the best in the world, or to amass the most money possible. On the contrary, Paul didn’t fit in either of those yardsticks.

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Lastly, the #11 ranked welterweight suggested, “So, would I see Jake Paul right now and allegedly just beat his as*? Yeah, I would.”

“But in a prize-fighting ring? It doesn’t really serve me a purpose because I’m a prizefighter, and he doesn’t bring a prize in any way, shape, or form,” he added later on.

Markedly, the BMF holder suffered a slump in the form in recent years as he is riding on a 3-loss streak.

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