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Ariel Helwani calls out MMA community crybabies triggered by Jake Paul’s latest victory: ‘You are the problem’

Renowned combat sports journalist Ariel Helwani is tired of seeing MMA community crybabies go into meltdown every time Jake Paul wins a fight.

On Saturday, March 2, ‘The Problem Child’ scored his ninth career win with a first-round finish of Ryan Bourland in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Though he made quick work of his opponent, fight fans were unimpressed with the victory and quickly lambasted Paul for fighting another no-name journeyman.

Offering his take on the unsurprising backlash, Helwani suggested that Paul is fighting the appropriate opponents based on his experience level and that the only ones who seem to have something negative to say about it are bitter MMA fans.