Many people were impressed by Jake Paul's win over Tyron Woodley and Francis Ngannou can now be included among those people. The UFC Heavyweight champion had only good things to say on the knockout.

Francis Ngannou spoke to TMZ about it and admitted he expected former UFC champion, Tyron Woodley to beat him. Now the heavyweight takes Paul very seriously.

“Honestly, I was impressed by Jake Paul,” Ngannou said. “I didn’t see that coming. I was sure that Tyron Woodley was gonna win this fight. But you’ve got to give it to Jake Paul, he made a statement, a huge statement, and he proved that his money is where his mouth is. He’s there, he’s taking himself very seriously.”

“You bet I take it seriously because he proved it,” Ngannou added.

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Since TMZ likes to stir the pot, they naturally asked the UFC heavyweight champion if he would ever take on Paul. Francis Ngannou wants to box, but not against Jake Paul.

“No, this is not the same thing,” Ngannou said. “It’s not the same generation. Even if I go out there for boxing, it’s not to box Jake Paul. As good as he might be, he’s not on my level. He’s not in my weight class first of all. I might have maybe 80-100 pounds over him. It’s not the same thing. He doesn’t want this smoke.”

Francis Ngannou is the hardest-hitting fighter in the UFC and it's safe to say Jake Paul would not want that fight. The fight would not be a realistic one anyway.