{"id":382272,"date":"2021-04-15T21:24:17","date_gmt":"2021-04-16T04:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=382272"},"modified":"2022-02-04T15:23:59","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T23:23:59","slug":"anthony-smith-slams-jake-paul-for-recent-cte-claims-hes-exactly-as-stupid-and-careless-as-we-all-thought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/anthony-smith-slams-jake-paul-for-recent-cte-claims-hes-exactly-as-stupid-and-careless-as-we-all-thought\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Smith slams Jake Paul for recent CTE claims: “He\u2019s exactly as stupid and careless as we all thought”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anthony Smith absolutely went off on Jake Paul after the YouTuber turned boxer claimed that he is already showing “early signs of CTE”.<\/p>\n

Paul (2-0), who is set to square off with former MMA champion Ben Askren on Saturday night, told media members on Thursday that he was already suffering the effects of being a professional boxer.<\/p>\n

\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,\u201d Jake Paul said at\u00a0media day on Thursday<\/a>. \u201cI\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.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Jake Paul continued:<\/p>\n

\u201cBut, I love this sport and wouldn\u2019t trade it for anything else. I\u2019m a fighter and people will see that whether it\u2019s after Saturday night or whether it\u2019s a year from now they will see that I\u2019m a fighter.\u201d<\/p>\n

Those comments clearly did not sit well with former UFC light heavyweight title challenger<\/a> Anthony Smith, as ‘Lionheart’ proceeded to unload on Jake Paul with the following take:<\/p>\n

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My take:<\/p>\n

1. He\u2019s exactly as stupid and careless as we all thought. <\/p>\n

2. Lying about this to be cool or whatever shows his absolute disrespect for the real fighters and their families that have and will suffer from the very real, devastating effects of CTE. He\u2019s disgusting. https:\/\/t.co\/9hgm0cZcR3<\/a><\/p>\n

— Anthony Smith (@lionheartasmith) April 16, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n