Jake Paul went to Paris to sell a fight against a Frenchman, and Paris let him know exactly how it felt about that. His answer, captured in a clip posted by Happy Punch on X: “Why y’all booing? You should boo yourself. Didn’t this place burn down? Shut the f*ck up!”
Operation Sports characterized the line as a World War II taunt aimed at the hostile French crowd. That’s a bold move to pull in your opponent’s backyard, but if you’ve watched Paul for more than five minutes you know the heat is the product. He walks into a room full of people who want him gone and treats the noise like a paycheck.
The guy on the other side of the table can actually fight. Cedric Doumbe is a Cameroonian-born French fighter who moved to France at nine and now competes at welterweight in the PFL. Before MMA he was a two-time Glory Welterweight Champion in kickboxing, spent several years ranked the No. 1 welterweight in the world by Combat Press and other outlets, and was named 2016 Fighter of the Year by Combat Press and Liver Kick. This is a decorated striker with a home crowd that clearly shows up for him.
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The PFL posted footage of the two coming face to face for the first time, and Championship Rounds shared the faceoff on X as well. The promotion also put out a separate clip framed around Paul wanting Doumbe in MMA too, which suggests he’s already pitching a second fight before the first one has happened.
Till piles on
The presser drew at least one loud reaction from the fight world. Darren Till’s account weighed in shortly after on X: “Jake Paul little fat failed juice ed beat no one hiding his little juice chin and nakisa is a failed assistant for the ufc a failed receptionist at best bums bums bums”
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The “juice” shots imply performance-enhancing drug use. Till offered no evidence, and the claim is unproven.
What’s next
The booing in Paris won’t follow them to the fight itself, at least not geographically. Paul and Doumbe meet Thursday, December 24, at Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai, UAE, and tickets go on sale Sunday, November 15. Paul just handed every French fan with a plane ticket a reason to book it, and Doumbe a reason to make the trip home a parade.
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