Harking back to the UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Brandao event, Jake Paul declared that he had outsold Conor McGregor’s tally of tickets even though the Dubliner was fighting in his backyard under the UFC’s banner.
Jake Paul conveniently overlooks an essential factor
While talking up his ability to sell tickets for his fight and dismissing McGregor’s efforts in Dublin, Jake Paul disregarded an essential piece of information - the fact that the capacity of the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, Ohio, is much more than the 3Arena.
The UFC Dublin event was held in 2014 at the 3Arena that used to be known as The O2. The arena has a capacity of 13,000. The Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, on the other hand, can accommodate 20,562 at a time. Therefore, it is no surprise that Jake Paul outsold Conor McGregor.
The fact that Jake Paul is comparing himself to Conor McGregor is nothing short of absurd. ‘The Problem Child’ has been trying hard to build his legitimacy in the combat sports community, and Conor McGregor’s name has been at the tip of his tongue all along the way. However, competing with a household name like Conor McGregor when it comes to selling a fight is all for naught, for there is only one ‘Notorious’.
That said, Jake Paul definitely proved a lot of naysayers wrong with his victory over Tyron Woodley and is a surefire draw in the fight game. It will be interesting to see who he fights next.
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