UFC Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier thinks Jake Paul fighting Francis Ngannou would be a terrible idea.
Ngannou was contacted after Gervonta Davis was pulled from his Nov. 15 boxing match against Paul on Netflix, but the former UFC heavyweight champion declined and found the idea disrespectful. Paul accused Ngannou of ducking him, but Cormier believes Paul should be careful what you wish for.
“I don’t care what Anthony Joshua did to Francis Ngannou,” Cormier said on his YouTube channel. “Jake Paul gets in there with Francis, Francis will knock his head off this planet. You don’t want those Francis problems. … This is the type of stuff that pisses him off.
“I’m telling you, Jake Paul don’t want those problems because I don’t care that you’re a boxer. I watched Francis put down Tyson Fury. Sure, Anthony Joshua beat him, but even if Jake got power, I don’t think he’s got the power to be dealing with Francis. It only takes one to land, and he’s going to put you out.”
The Paul vs. Davis event at Kaseya Center in Miami was canceled, with Paul expecting to compete later in the year against a different opponent. If Paul does end up fighting Ngannou, Cormier said he’ll give him nothing but credit – but doubts he’ll do it.
“You play stupid games, you get stupid prizes,” Cormier said. “The stupid prize will be fighting Francis Ngannou. I don’t care what money Jake Paul would make. He should not be fighting Francis Ngannou. Francis will put him out. Big Frank doesn’t know how to play games, Big Frank doesn’t know how to pull his punches. Big Frank’s going to put you down. Stay away from Francis Ngannou.”
