Jake or Logan Paul vs. Gordon Ryan in MMA

[mkt]

Why not?

• Around the same age (Logan and Gordon both 28; Jake is 26)
• Around the same height/reach. Gordon is heavier but got down to Paul brother size (or lighter) when his medical issues flared up (see picture)
• All 3 probably ingest some of the same performance-enhancing substances
• Gordon has a huge edge in submissions (one of the world's best). While the Paul Bros. aren't elite by boxing standards, they still have a huge striking edge over Ryan.
• The Paul bros. were good high school wrestlers which may give them some chance or not ending up on the ground or staying there long enough to get submited

Photo of Gordon Ryan cutting weight for the fight on the right side
Bloody Elbow on X: "ADCC champion Gordon Ryan before and after his current battle with severe illness https://t.co/AWn4wau2O3" / X (twitter.com)

 

[MEAN357]

Book it Dana

 

[USA!USA!]

Gordon wins this easily. I don't think their HS wrestling (or pro wreslting) would save them.

 

[mkt]

Gordon wins this easily. I don't think their HS wrestling (or pro wreslting) would save them.

Probably not. But you never know how Gordon will react to getting punched in the face (remember the famous Mike Tyson quote about that?). If one of the Paul bros. can stuff just a couple of TD attempts and land 10 or 15 unanswered punches, can Gordon keep going? We've seen other grappling purists (both BJJ and wrestlers) react very poorly when they start getting hit.