Jake Paul’s Opponent Carousel Spins Again, Somehow We’re All Still Watching

Even Joe Rogan has admitted Jake Paul has real hands. The loss to Tommy Fury didn’t send him back to influencer land — he doubled down, worked harder, and then beat Mike Perry and Mike Tyson in the same 12-month stretch.

That’s where the problem starts. Jake Paul isn’t just trolling, he’s legit enough to stay here. He isn’t losing his way out of our screens like a normal villain. He’s becoming a wealthy, skilled, attention-addicted problem we can’t ignore, and he knows it.

Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz II: Too Small, Too Real, Too Loved

The Diaz rematch rumor? It’s the only realistic one, and that’s why it stinks.

Could Diaz choke him out in MMA? In seconds. Could Diaz win a fair boxing match? Maybe in a universe where weight classes don’t exist.

But this isn’t that universe. Paul is built like a linebacker. Diaz grew up slapping dudes at 155. A “fair fight” doesn’t exist between them — it’s a spectacle, not a sport. We already saw the first one.

We didn’t need it then, and we don’t need it now. The only reason it happens again is money and delusion — Jake’s delusion that this earns him legitimacy, and fans’ delusion that Diaz can overcome physics with attitude.

He’s Stockton tough — not indestructible.

Jake Paul vs. Francis Ngannou: The Fight That Will Never Happen (and you know it)

Then there’s the Ngannou talk — the “grandpa” jokes, the fantasy match-ups, the PR fishing expedition. Let’s say it straight:

Jake Paul is never fighting Francis Ngannou. Not for real. Not for real risk. Not without a script behind the scenes. If it ever gets announced, congratulations — you’ve bought a lottery ticket inside a magic trick.

Francis Ngannou isn’t falling for influencer money games. The man left the UFC over principle and power — not to play YouTube poker.

If this ever materialized, it would look exactly like Paul-Tyson: weird pacing, questionable exchanges, “was this fixed?” text messages flying around. Francis would probably carry him just enough to keep the show alive and cash the check, and then we’d all argue online about what we just watched.

That’s the game. Jake Paul doesn’t need to win — he needs conversation, controversy, and clicks. He weaponizes attention better than anyone since McGregor, and honestly? His marketing might actually be better than the UFC’s machine right now.

The Inevitable Ending for Jake Paul

The most likely outcome for Jake Paul’s next fight? We get Diaz-Paul II.
It sells. It trends. Diaz gets paid. Paul gets richer. MMA fans get angry, and like every time before, we still watch.

Here’s the uncomfortable truth: Jake Paul is the villain of MMA, but he’s also the only villain who pays our folk heroes more than the system ever did.

You can hate him, and you can refuse to click his name, but the moment he picks up the phone and dangles eight-figure checks in front of fighters who were underpaid for a decade?

Someone always answers, and then the rest of us follow — doom-scrolling, disgusted, yet somehow entertained, asking the same question every time:

How is this guy still winning?