The internet absolutely lost it when Jake Paul just obliterated MMA star Ben Askren on Saturday night. The YouTube star knocked out the UFC Welterweight in the very first round of their fight. Of course, the memes on Twitter instantly broke out as soon as Askren hit the canvas. The referee called off the fight shortly after.
Some people felt like the hype on the fight wasn't worth it considering how it ended.
#TrillerFightClub
I illegally streamed the Jake Paul fight and i still feel robbed 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/GB8saWDSNo— you promised me tatsumi 💔 (@modinho010) April 18, 2021
People paid $50 and waited 3 hours just to see the Jake Paul fight end like this pic.twitter.com/X53DqHCPNo
— DawsonDomo (@DawsonDomo1) April 18, 2021
Others clowned Paul for celebrating like he's the GOAT after dropping non-boxers in his three professional fights.
Lmfao Jake Paul thought he was Lebron after winning a rigged fight 💀 pic.twitter.com/k0CCXTZ49i
— Dan (Ye Betta) (@CliffPaul0) April 18, 2021
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jake paul after boxing for 3 years and beating people who aren't boxers at boxing pic.twitter.com/1Qolr7gfLS
— IDMTHY OUT NOW (@Quadeca) April 18, 2021
Jake Paul had the opportunity to do this but chose not to. pic.twitter.com/vKyCaRZbfL
— Matt Dood (@Smurfology_) April 18, 2021
The MMA world probably wasn't too pleased to see one of their own go down like that against a YouTuber. UFC President Dana White placed an informal bet with Jake Paul on the fight. White is probably sweating buckets right now as he may need to issue a million dollar check to Saturday night's winner.
The MMA community watching Askren get one punched by Jake Paul pic.twitter.com/TRoVFRlI85
— The Strangle Squad (@_StrangleSquad) April 18, 2021
Dana White after betting a million dollars on Ben Askren to beat Jake Paul:#UFCVegas24 pic.twitter.com/InNWdABOQG
— The Fight Bubble (@thefightbubble) April 18, 2021
Meanwhile, some believed that Askren sold the fight and was just in there for the bag.
Ben Askren after Jake Paul paid him to flop https://t.co/TTOFbtg5wl
— ⚡️ (@Prime_VC) April 18, 2021
Ben Askren once the direct deposit hits his bank account after getting knocked out by Jake Paul pic.twitter.com/1h01RHeX7F
— Best Videos 🎬🍿 (@10SECVIDEOS) April 18, 2021
*Ben Askren & Jake Paul practicing the day before the fight. #JakePaul #JakePaulAskren pic.twitter.com/2oy3Lb6t5d
— BillyShankSports (@BillyshankM) April 18, 2021
https://twitter.com/mauricehaleyGSW/status/1383647804820627461
Make it stop. There's just too many of hilarious ones out there.
The conspiracy theorists out there who suggested the fight was fixed may have a point here. Paul certainly rocked Askren with that one-two combination. However, it's hard to believe that one punch actually stopped a world-class MMA fighter like Askren. It definitely seemed like the former Bellator and ONE Championship welterweight champion was ready to go before the referee issued the stoppage.
Barstool Sports even pointed out how Askren can take these barrage of punches in MMA, yet dropped with just one punch from Paul.
Askren ate these punches from Lawler but couldn’t take one punch from Jake Paul pic.twitter.com/ZWE3HWSkYU
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) April 18, 2021
Well, whatever the case may be, at least Twitter had a field day with this Jake Paul – Ben Askren fight for the rest of the evening.