Chuck Liddell on Jake Paul – “He likes to pick guys that are a lot smaller than him”
UFC Hall of Famer and former light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell recently spoke with TMZ while at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
Topics of discussion included both Conor McGregor and Jake Paul.
When the Iceman was asked if he believes that Paul could beat Nate Diaz in an MMA bout, Liddell wasn’t so sure.
Paul defeated Diaz in a boxing match earlier this month and an offer has been put on the table for the two men to run it back in mixed martial arts.
“That tells me [Jake] just doesn’t understand the difference,” Liddell said. “He has no clue what the difference between MMA and boxing.”
Liddell explained some of the challenges when going from boxing to mixed martial arts.
“It’s funny [Paul] usually fights two weight classes below him, he likes to pick guys that are a lot smaller than him but Nate’s a good jiu-jitsu guy, he’s a good grappler and he knows how to fight MMA,” Chuck told us.
“There’s a different stance, everything changes. You add kicks, you gotta change your stance, you can’t stand in boxing stance. I hit you so, it hurts so bad in the first round, you got one round to knock me out.”
