Michael Bisping was among the many critics of Jake Paul's boxing match against former UFC fighter Mike Perry over the weekend.
Paul (10-1) recorded a sixth-round TKO of Perry (0-2) at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.
Bisping, a UFC Hall of Famer, ripped the fight for happening, saying the size advantage Paul had over Perry was unfair.
“Coming into this fight, I think myself, I think the whole fight community, everyone was behind Mike Perry, but the reality was he was too small,” Bisping said on YouTube. “There are weight classes in boxing, in combat sports for a reason.
“It was only until the fight started – when I saw them both with their shirts off and just the gloves and the shoes on and the shorts – that I realized just the discrepancy in the size. Jake Paul was about twice the size of him. The weight difference (was) going to be insane.”
Paul is a divisive figure in the sport and has fought several former MMA fighters. He went as far as to call out Conor McGregor and UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira.
Up next for "The Problem Child" is another controversial fight: taking on 58-year-old Mike Tyson at AT&T Stadium in Dallas on November 15.
