That’s like comparing Backstreet Boys to John Coltrane.
Jake Paul is the king of combat sports.
That’s according to a Google Trends comparison posted by Most Valuable Promotions, which measures the frequency of search terms over a defined period of time. Paul out-boxed the recently-arrested Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on June 28 in Anaheim, the same night Ilia Topuria captured the lightweight title against Charles Oliveira at UFC 317 in Las Vegas.
“Nobody was watching your fight and just searched your name to see how it went,” one fan wrote on social media, while another added “Yes, because people WATCHED 317 and had to Google your event for the results, because they did not watch.”
The pay-per-view (PPV) numbers for both events have yet to be published but considering DAZN (Paul vs. Chavez Jr.) and ESPN (UFC 317) control that information, we’re unlikely to get any sort of hard data in terms of how many units were sold on each side. Naturally, that won’t stop the respective promoters from declaring victory.
Though it might be a battle for second place once Joey Chestnut takes the stage in Coney Island.
saddening
What’s really sad is the high percentage of casuals that probably tune in, watch his horrible fights and then are not thinking about watching a better promotion. That UFC card was awesome, and if you skipped it to watch Jake out jab a hand picked, past their prime fighter, you missed out.
well the size diff is enough that jake would take a fight with ilia
if ilia was at least 38
Maybe the UFC should do a better job marketing their fighters.
Obviously everyone on here hates on Jake Paul for some reason but the guy is the biggest star in the game and has been for years.
He landed a fucking Mike Tyson fight last year for Christ sake and it was the most viewed fight of all time.
You think Tyson would fight jones or ANYONE in the ufc even if it was straight boxing rules, hell no. He knew him and Jake would make that fucking money
This only shows us not to trust google trends
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