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Ex-UFC title challenger Thiago Santos is the latest to call out Jake Paul

Related Topics: Jake Paul, Thiago Santos, UFC

Jake Paul has taken the combat sports world by storm by posting up a 6-0 boxing record, and leaving a wake of former MMA/UFC champions, and one former NBA star, behind him. Nowadays, everybody and their mother is calling for a boxing match against the YouTube sensation, and former UFC title challenger Thiago Santos is latest to put his name in the ‘gotcha’ hat.

Hey @jakepaul You have been having fun boxing wrestlers and old men. How about fighting a real opponent? I am your huckleberry! @MostVpromotions @Alexdavismma

— Thiago “Marreta” Santos (@TMarretaMMA) November 15, 2022

Santos took to his social media and questioned the strength of Paul’s competition, before recommending that he fight a ‘real opponent:’

“Marreta” expressed his desire to be next for Jake by ending his message with a common quote from the classic movie Tombstone,

Santos just recently signed with the PFL following his departure from his nine-year relationship with the UFC.