Morning Report: Chael Sonnen: Hasim Rahman Jr. attempted to pull a ‘scumbag move’ with Jake Paul

After all, Hasim Rahman Jr. won’t get the chance to give Jake Paul his first boxing defeat.

Widely regarded as the first ‘real’ boxer Paul would face, Rahman’s shot at fame and fortune fell short last weekend when it was announced the fight had been called off due to weight issues on Rahman’s side. The fight was set to take place at 200 pounds, with every pound exceeding Rahman meant he would be forced to forfeit 25 percent of his wallet, according to him.

Since then, most of the valuable promotions have come out saying Rahman’s camp informed them within the week that he was planning to fight at 215lbs and didn’t want to fight at a lower weight, resulting in his removal. The match was scheduled to take place at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night.

So the question is, why go through all this hassle and build up just to raise a flag this way? For former three-time UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen, he believes fear is the deciding factor.

“There’s a lot here, where do you start unpacking that?” Sonnen said on his YouTube channel. “I begged Jake Paul, I begged Jake Paul to listen to me, he can’t respect enough of what I said, he hears it anyway, he shared that with me. I asked him. Jake, don’t do the Tommy Fury thing. Not only does Tommy not want this fight, neither does the boxing community, they arrange you.

“They’re arranging you because they, the community, are just as scared as the guys in the locker room that you’re as good as you say you are. The community doesn’t want to accept that an underdog who didn’t start this as a second generation the day he was born out of the womb can be a main event and box office magnet. They just don’t want to, they will talk you into Tommy Fury and the second you say yes they will start tearing you down making your loss look great and your win small. I begged him…he went after Tommy anyway and Tommy keeps what we promised would happen [and that’s pull out].”

Considering the conclusion of this short saga with Rahman, it is highly unlikely that Paul will attempt to rebook the matchup. The only question left is whether Paul will again be facing a “celebrity” opponent or another MMA star.

In Paul’s first five fights as a professional boxer, he defeated another YouTuber, a former NBA player, and two former welterweight MMA champions, Ben Askren and Tyron Woodley, among others.

“‘Top’ Rahman Jr. was trying to pull off a scumbag train,” Sonnen said. “It’s at his expense, it’s part of his strategy, some people won’t like it, I don’t like it when you don’t honor your deal.”

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frenemies

I wish more champions would do that.

Damn Luke.

Class.

Life.

Let us.

Tease.

The snoring was A+.

hmm…

Oh…

The increasingly rare gliding Sugiyama.

fighter man

comeback trail.

The champion has a name…

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Phil de Fries (21-6, 1 NC) vs. Ricardo Prasel (13-3); KSW 74, 4.9

Muhammad Mokaev (8-0, 1 NC) vs. Malcolm Gordon (14-5); UFC 280, October 22nd

Andrei Arlovsky (34-20, 2 NC) vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima (19-9-1); UFC Fight Night, October 29

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I still can’t believe Seika Izawa’s performance on Sunday morning. She remains unreal.

Thank you for reading!

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Last week results:

Friday: 76% of the total 633 votes cast answered “No” to the question “Will Conor McGregor return in 2022?”

Thursday: 72% of the 528 votes cast answered “Derrick Lewis” to the question “Who wins this weekend?”. Sergei Pavlovich defeated Lewis by TKO (punches) in the first round at UFC 277.

Wednesday: 67% of a total of 557 votes answered “Brandon Moreno” to the question “Who wins this weekend?”. Moreno defeated Kai Kara-France via TKO (kick and punches) in the third round at UFC 277.

Tuesday: 61% of the 641 votes cast answered “Amanda Nunes” to the question “Who wins this weekend?”. Nunes defeated Julianna Pena via unanimous decision in the UFC 277 main event.

Monday: 57% of a total of 783 votes answered “Yan-O’Malley” to the question “Which UFC 280 fight interests you more?” At bantamweight, the title will also be at stake tonight when champion Aljamain Sterling takes on TJ Dillashaw defends.

Today’s Exit Poll:

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