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Sean O’Malley thinks Jake Paul is ‘a bigger star’ than Francis Ngannou

Top UFC bantamweight prospect Sean O’Malley thinks YouTuber Jake Paul is a bigger star than the baddest man on the planet, Francis Ngannou.

Paul may only have five professional fights to his resume but O’Malley says the numbers speak for themselves.

‘Suga’ heaped praise on ‘The Problem Child’ following the news that ‘The Predator’ reportedly lost an estimated $7 million by rejecting the UFC’s latest contract offer.

(Side note: Ngannou’s agent was also reportedly in talks with Paul’s team over a potential boxing match between the two fighters).

“Does that say $7 million? Could have been over three or four fights… When you are the heavyweight champion of the world and with Jake Paul making $20 million per fight or something, it’s not (a big amount) if you compare it,” O’Malley said on his podcast (h/t BJPenn.