UFC Legend Accuses Mike Tyson of Faking Workout Video for Jake Paul Fight

Former UFC middleweight contender Chael Sonnen took to social media Wednesday to take a shot at former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson to accuse him of faking a recent training video to promote his upcoming boxing match against Jake Paul. 

To promote the bout, the 57-year-old Tyson posted a video on X (formerly Twitter) of him hitting the mitts with a caption reading, “It’s Day 1 … the fun has just begun.”

But Sonnen isn’t buying it. He accused the boxing legend of faking the workout. 

“In the future, if you’re ever going to spend five seconds hitting mitts, as a way of making the audience believe you’re doing a training session, make sure you splash water on your face and T-shirt first,” Sonnen wrote on X. 

In the future, if you’re ever going to spend five seconds hitting mitts, as a way of making the audience believe you’re doing a training session, make sure you splash water on your face and T-shirt first. https://t.co/5MZ11RjshH

— Chael Sonnen (@ChaelSonnen) March 14, 2024

Sonnen noticed Tyson wasn’t sweating at all in the video, so he took that to mean the video wasn’t genuine. 

Nevertheless, the the boxing legend will face Paul on July 20 in Arlington, Texas, with the bout scheduled to be televised on Netflix.