Jake Paul wants to give “bully” Sean Strickland a taste of his own medicine.
On Friday, a video clip of the former middleweight world champion putting a beating on popular Rumble streamer Sneako during an intense sparring session went viral. In the clip — which you can see here — Strickland unloaded on the young internet celebrity. Seeing enough, Sneako’s corner threw in the towel, but ‘Tarzan’ refused to stop until someone physically stepped in to end the onslaught.
After the YouTuber made some disparaging remarks about jiu-jitsu and one of the sports’ biggest stars, Mikey Musumeci, MMA fans were delighted to see Sneako bloodied and battered by Strickland. However, one man was far from amused.
After seeing the clip for himself, Jake Paul took to social media and laid down a challenge.
“Shawn Strickland you’re embarrassing for trying to stop sneako like that you weren’t even able to drop someone with no experience while going all out,” Paul wrote on X in response to the clip.
“You’re a horrid boxer that only picks on inexperienced people.. I’ll fly you to PR and we can fight on camera… if you win I’ll give you $1 million (half your net worth) But if you get dropped you have to get Betr tattooed on you. DM me. But just like paddy I’m guessing you’ll find a way to run.”
Shawn Strickland you’re embarrassing for trying to stop sneako like that
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) February 9, 2024
you weren’t even able to drop someone with no experience while going all out😅
You’re a horrid boxer that only picks on inexperienced people..
I’ll fly you to PR and we can fight on camera… if you win…
“I hate bullies,” Paul added in a follow-up post. “I was bullied and then was the bully sometimes in my YouTuber days. But now all my energy is focused on Boxing Bullies @Boxingbullies and helping the youth. But when I see someone like Strickland constantly bullying people, it’s time to bully back.”
I hate bullies. I was bullied and then was the bully sometimes in my YouTuber days. But now all my energy is focused on Boxing Bullies @Boxingbullies and helping the youth.
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) February 9, 2024
But when I see someone like Strickland constantly bullying people, it’s time to bully back.
Sean Strickland Snaps Back at Jake Paul, Threatens the YouTuber’s Life
It didn’t take long for Sean Strickland to snap back at Jake Paul, where he immediately made light of the YouTuber’s loss to Tommy Fury in February 2023.
“You lost to a part time boxer….. lmao……… don’t forget that,” Strickland wrote.
You lost to a part time boxer….. lmao……… don't forget that… https://t.co/5fDBF6KhZv
— Sean Strickland (@SStricklandMMA) February 9, 2024
But the ex-champ was far from done. He laid into ‘The Problem Child’ in a series of expletive-filled posts, calling Paul a “cancer” and expressing his desire to take the boxer’s life.
“Real talk… jokes aside.. Jake Paul is an utter fucking joke,” Strickland added. “You box small retired old mma fighters and you sell sugar water to kids.. If it were legal I’d take your fucking life with a smile on my face. Is there any place on this earth I can take this man’s life and walk?
“Actually Jake I’ll make you a better deal because money can’t buy happiness and you have plenty of it and youre still a cunt……. No cameras, me and you in a desert…. That would buy my happiness… No Instagram, no likes, no games…. Just you that’s what I want…….
“I want to conclude this, I want you all to understand the phenomenon that is Jake. You’re a professional troll, you fight retired small MMA fighters because you’re a troll but the worst part of it all is that you’re a cancer. You inspire people to accomplish nothing, to be nothing. You inspire people to be trolls because you were successful at it. Jake Paul you might be rich but you’re not man, you byproduct of society that has fallen. “Your trolls will rally around you and be inspired to be like you but understand one thing, you and your troll army are not my equals. Enjoy your virtual world with the understanding that you’re a cancer on this country. Money will never buy you dignity. Enjoy.”
Real talk… jokes aside.. Jake Paul is an utter fucking joke….. You box small retired old mma fighters and you sell sugar water to kids.. If it were legal I'd take your fucking life with a smile on my face. Is there any place on this earth I can take this man's life and walk?
— Sean Strickland (@SStricklandMMA) February 9, 2024
Actually Jake I'll make you a better deal because money can't buy happiness and you have plenty of it and youre still a cunt……. No cameras, me and you in a desert…. That would buy my happiness… No Instagram, no likes, no games…. Just you that's what I want…….
— Sean Strickland (@SStricklandMMA) February 9, 2024
I want to conclude this, I want you all to understand the phenomenon that is Jake. You're a professional troll, you fight retired small MMA fighters because you're a troll but the worst part of it all is that you're a cancer. You inspire people to accomplish nothing, to be…
— Sean Strickland (@SStricklandMMA) February 10, 2024