“I had to google what PEDs are,” Jake Paul responds to accusations of cheating by Firas Zahabi ahead of his fight
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Ahead of his boxing match against Tyron Woodley, Jake Paul has been accused of using PEDs by popular MMA coach Firas Zahabi. The YouTuber denies any such usage.
Jake Paul is set to take on Tyron Woodley on 29th August headlining Showtime Boxing’s pay-per-view. The fight is set to take place in Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio. This is the first time Woodley, a former UFC welterweight champion will be stepping into the boxing ring. A real test awaits Paul. While things are going smoothly, MMA coach Firas Zahabi accused the Disney star of consuming PEDs. “I definitely think Jake Paul’s gonna be on PEDs,” Zahabi said. “It exists in the world of boxing just like it exists in MMA, and I don’t think Tyron will be on PEDs. I think Tyron will be totally natural. Does it make a difference? It absolutely does.”
After the final press conference ahead of the boxing match, Jake sat down with a reporter from MMA Junkie to talk about the press conference and this accusation. “My manager sent me that the morning it came out like, ‘Hey, by the way, Georges St-Pierre’s coach said you’re on PEDs,’” Paul told MMA Junkie. “So I swiped up my phone – this is a true story on my mom’s life, she’s looking me in my eyes (right now) – I swipe up my phone, click Safari and type in, ‘What’s PEDs?’ Then I see it says performance-enhancing drugs. I texted my manager back, ‘Good thing I had to Google what PEDs are.’”
Jake Paul takes the accusation as a compliment
Paul believes these are tales that the MMA community is spinning to build an excuse for Tyron Woodley when he loses to the YouTube boxer. “But I look at it as a compliment. People are trying to do anything they can to discredit me and take away from this journey. They’re already making excuses for him when he loses,” says Paul. He is also open to testing and says he will soon be tested. “Not yet. I think that happens the day of the fight or the day before the fight. But test me whenever.”
Jake also thinks Zahabi, the coach of Georges St Pierre is doing this to gain some clout. “I do real pro fights with a commission who is drug testing me. These claims are stupid and of course, doing it to get clout. Look at it, four weeks later it’s still getting brought up in interviews. His name gets mentioned. He gets some clout and he’s a happy little wanker jerking off to these videos somewhere all excited about the clout he’s getting.”
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