{"id":431762,"date":"2022-02-07T05:54:12","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T13:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=431762"},"modified":"2022-02-07T05:59:14","modified_gmt":"2022-02-07T13:59:14","slug":"jon-anik-explains-why-the-ufc-wont-take-a-chance-on-jake-paul-like-they-did-with-cm-punk-we-just-dont-need-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/jon-anik-explains-why-the-ufc-wont-take-a-chance-on-jake-paul-like-they-did-with-cm-punk-we-just-dont-need-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Anik explains why the UFC won\u2019t take a chance on Jake Paul like they did with CM Punk: \u201cWe just don&#8217;t need him\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jon Anik has explained why he doesn&#8217;t believe the UFC will sign Jake Paul, in what would likely be a similar signing to CM Punk.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s now become fairly common for mixed martial arts fans to hear the name &#8220;Jake Paul&#8221; in every other article they read, largely because &#8220;The Problem Child&#8221; can&#8217;t stay out of the spotlight. From his <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/jake-paul-releases-dana-white-diss-track-on-youtube-video\/\">diss track<\/a> about Dana White to his constant fighter pay talk, the YouTuber turned pro boxer certainly knows how to market himself.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s been some speculation that the UFC could potentially be interested in signing him. 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I really doubt it,&#8221; Anik said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">&#8220;I just don&#8217;t think that he wants to scratch that competitive itch. I think he is legitimately passionate about boxing. CM Punk, for lack of a better example, he needed to scratch that itch. It didn&#8217;t go the way he wanted it to. It didn&#8217;t go the way he thought it would. But he needed that for his own peace of mind.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He seems to be a genuinely good guy in terms of some of his initiatives and his efforts to try to help the masses. That is not falling on a deaf ear with me.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think Dana White probably respects him enough that he engaged in any sort of back and forth with Jake Paul. But we just don&#8217;t need him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are not just the MMA leader. As humbly as I can say this as a guy whose check is cut by the promotion, we are the combat sports leader right now. UFC pay-per-views have never been as anticipated as they are right now.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So while it disappoints me that maybe we haven&#8217;t sent in the right boxer, like Jorge Masvidal to maybe humble Jake Paul a little bit, I&#8217;m happy that he&#8217;s realized millions, and I&#8217;m happy with where the UFC is. I just don&#8217;t think they need each other. But I think it has been saged the way Jake Paul has sort of leveraged mixed martial arts to his advantage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Quotes via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazn.com\/en-US\/news\/boxing\/jake-paul-fighting-in-the-ufc-i-doubt-it-i-really-doubt-it-says-ufc-lead-commentator-jon-anik\/29ks1n692xtm1ganx4fb480ra\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DAZN<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p><em>Is there a chance we could see Jake Paul fight in the UFC one day? Who do you think he&#8217;s going to fight next in boxing? 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