“I don’t think it was written down” - Belal Muhammad suggests one aspect of Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua was unplanned for 

Former UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad believes one segment of the Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua fight didn’t go as planned.

The combat sports world was glued to their screens watching a YouTuber and influencer, Paul, box a former heavyweight champion in Joshua.

Many expected Joshua to steamroll past Paul, but the fight started slowly with the former boxing champion not looking great.

Paul did land a few blows, but it was Joshua who gathered momentum later on. The Brit was able to land a knockout blow in the sixth round, which also broke ‘The Problem Child’s’ jaw in two places.

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Muhammad, while speaking on his YouTube channel, lauded Paul for first taking the fight against someone of Joshua’s caliber.

However, he suggested that the broken jaw was not something anyone would have planned for:

“He [Paul] wasn’t afraid to step in there. People will say it was fixed or whatever but his jaw is broken. I don’t think that was part of the plan, I don’t think it was written down. It looked like Joshua was giving him some time in the early rounds but probably Joshua was seeing what he could do.”

Check out Belal Muhammad’s comments from 02:15 below:

Joe Rogan warns Jake Paul about boxing for too long

Even UFC commentator and popular podcaster Joe Rogan shared his thoughts on Jake Paul fighting Anthony Joshua.

The size difference was always going to be a factor going into this clash, and Rogan touched upon that. In an episode of The Joe Rogan podcast, the UFC commentator didn’t want Paul to continue fighting:

"He's 28 years old, 29 next month. Don’t do this for very long, because there is a price you pay that is not worth it... That price is deep depression, a severe brain imbalance that's going to lead you to addiction. It leads so many people to impulsive behavior, so many people become gambling addicts, drug addicts, alcoholics after their fighting career. You can only take so much."

Rogan also brought up the damage that Joshua had done with that one punch:

"That one [punch] that he got from Joshua... There were a lot of concussions in that one punch by Joshua. That was real damage. If someone is breaking your jaw in two places, the inside of your f**king head... There's a lot of damage going on in there too."

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Edited by Saiyed Adeem Karim