{"id":382235,"date":"2021-04-15T16:07:58","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T23:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=382235"},"modified":"2021-04-15T16:07:59","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T23:07:59","slug":"jake-paul-claims-he-has-early-signs-of-cte-ahead-of-ben-askren-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/jake-paul-claims-he-has-early-signs-of-cte-ahead-of-ben-askren-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Jake Paul claims he has &#8220;early signs of CTE&#8221; ahead of Ben Askren fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jake Paul is already showing the effects of being a professional boxer.<\/p>\n<p>Paul, the former Disney Channel host and YouTube star, has made the transition to boxing. He had his first pro fight in January of 2020 and he scored a first-round TKO win over AnEsonGib who is also a YouTuber. He then returned in November and scored a highlight-reel KO win over Nate Robinson.<\/p>\n<p>Since the win over Robinson, Paul began calling out several MMA fighters <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/pro-fighters-make-their-picks-for-ben-askren-vs-jake-paul-boxing-match\/\">and will face Ben Askren on Saturday night<\/a>. Although Paul only has two professional fights and one amateur, he claims he got his brain scanned and is showing early signs of CTE.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes and no. It\u2019s a dangerous sport. That\u2019s why, when people question my dedication to it, it\u2019s like, I\u2019m showing up every single day,&#8221; Jake Paul said at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MMAFighting\/status\/1382796298936479744\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media day on Thursday<\/a>. &#8220;I\u2019m putting my mental health on the line, my brain is on the line. Like you said, I\u2019ve gone and gotten brain scans and (I) have early signs of CTE. But, I love this sport and wouldn&#8217;t trade it for anything else. I&#8217;m a fighter and people will see that whether it&#8217;s after Saturday night or whether it&#8217;s a year from now they will see that I&#8217;m a fighter.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-370622 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jake-Paul-1.png\" alt=\"Jake Paul, Conor McGregor\" width=\"696\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jake-Paul-1.png 696w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jake-Paul-1-300x172.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If Jake Paul is indeed showing signs of CTE, that is definitely worrying. CTE has been a common issue in combat sports and is something we are learning more and more about. However, if Paul is certain about being a fighter, unfortunately, he will continue to get hit in the head whether it is in the fight or in sparring.<\/p>\n<p>If Paul <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/ben-askren-expects-to-make-jake-paul-quit-in-boxing-match-ill-make-him-hate-his-life\/\">does beat Askren<\/a> he will likely call out the likes of Conor McGregor and Dillon Danis among others.<\/p>\n<p>What do you make of Jake Paul saying he has early signs of CTE?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jake Paul is already showing the effects of being a professional boxer. Paul, the former Disney Channel host and YouTube star, has made the transition to boxing. He had his first pro fight in January of 2020 and he scored a first-round TKO win over AnEsonGib who is also a YouTuber. He then returned in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54463,"featured_media":369732,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[65043,39610],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v19.7 (Yoast SEO v19.14) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Jake Paul claims he has &quot;early signs of CTE&quot; ahead of Ben Askren fight | BJPenn.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Jake Paul is already showing the effects of being a professional boxer as he claims he is showing early signs of CTE on his brain.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/jake-paul-claims-he-has-early-signs-of-cte-ahead-of-ben-askren-fight\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Jake Paul claims he has &quot;early signs of CTE&quot; 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