UFC legend Daniel Cormier gives brutally honest take on Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson fight

UFC legend Daniel Cormier has explained why Jake Paul is in a 'no-win situation' against Mike Tyson.

Paul, who scored a big win over Ryan Bourland earlier this month, returns to action against boxing legend Tyson.

The fight between Paul and Tyson has been widely condemned as UFC CEO Dana White didn't hold back as he shared his honest thoughts.

Joe Rogan, however, has backed the 57-year-old to beat the 27-year-old when they meet on July 20.

Former UFC champion Cormier has also slammed the contest and doesn't think Paul has thought this fight through, explaining why it's a 'no-win situation'.

Speaking to ex-UFC welterweight contender Ben Askren, he said: "It might ruin you if he just beats on Mike Tyson. He’s in a no-win situation.

"I don’t know that he thought this one through as much as he probably should have been, because if you just go out there and you just beat the sh*t outta Mike Tyson. Everybody’s gonna be really mad at you. I mean, really mad."

Mike Tyson during the Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou fight. Image: Getty

Askren, who suffered a first-round defeat to Paul, replied: "Yes, I don’t disagree.

"Especially if it’s kind of like, I don’t wanna say like disrespectful because it’s fighting.

"So there, there probably shouldn’t be that much respect. But, if you say Tyson gasses and he starts looking really bad, and he’s just kinda like picking ’em apart, like that’s gonna be something that people say, f**k this pay-per-view.

"Why am I watching this? This is awful. I don’t wanna watch this. This looks terrible."

'DC' added: "If he knocks Mike out, like if he just like starches Mike Tyson, it might be over."

'The Problem Child' is 30 years younger than 'Iron' Mike and boasts six knockouts on his professional record.

A knockout over Tyson could spell the end of his boxing career, according to Cormier.

Topics: Daniel Cormier, Mike Tyson, Jake Paul, Boxing

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