Jake Paul did not face Nate Robinson this time, but a decorated MMA fighter, and the result was the same.
Paul, a sensation on YouTube, hit Ben Askren in the first round of their cross-country fight on Saturday night at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta with a straight right hand to the head.
The thriller Fight Club event was televised on FITE.tv for $ 49.99, and the main event lasted less than two minutes.
The standstill was questionable. Askren, 36, wanted to continue, but referee Brian Stutts said he was not in shape to fight, and it was stopped at 1:59 p.m.
Askren, who has a 19-2-0 record in the UFC (no match), does not look crushed after the loss. He was apparently walking behind the stage smiling after the fight, and he was apparently in a good mood after earning $ 500,000 in disclosure for the match, according to CBS Sports.
The 24-year-old Paul – a social media influencer who insists he’s a real boxer – has yet to fight a professional, but it was his first win over a pro fighter. He is now 3-0 with three knockout blows with previous wins over Robinson and AnEsonGib, a fellow YouTuber.
“It’s the craziest moment of my life,” said Paul, who was printing after the victory. “I told everyone I was going to do it in the first round. I said everyone is a real fighter. I do not know how many times I had to prove to myself that it really is.
‘It’s been four months, I was in a training camp every day. I deserve this s – t. I do not know how many times I have to prove to myself that it really is.
Paul, a performer who took a spectacle of Kevin Owens in a WrestleMania 37 match last week, did not judge the best fighters trembling in their boots after their reactions on Twitter.
Nate Robinson, who fought for the fight with Paul, now actually has bragging rights because he lasted the longest against the YouTube star. The former Knick and NBA champion in the battlefield was knocked out in the second round in their result on November 28th.