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Obscure fighter of the week: Before Jake Paul, there was Sean Gannon

know. Sean Gannon and Jake Paul are nothing alike. This isn’t meant to be a direct comparison, or obvious clickbait. But it’s a comparison I find spiritually fitting. Jake Paul wouldn’t be getting all these boxing matches with former UFC fighters if he didn’t start his career as a video sensation. Just the same, Sean Gannon wouldn’t have gotten the call to fight in the UFC back in 2005 if he also didn’t start his career as a video sensation. “Wait, who is Sean Gannon?”

Oh right.

I’m not sure I’d ever call Gannon obscure, per se.