Jake Paul vs Cedric Doumbe OFFICIAL PRESS CONFERENCE [LIVE FROM DUBAI]

[0:01] Millions watching around the world, thousands right here in Dubai, we're excited for a big fight. [0:40] Jake, I will go to you first, mate. [0:43] Firstly, welcome back to Dubai. [0:46] How are you feeling right here, right now? [0:48] Yeah, feeling good. [0:49] Excited to be here. [0:51] You know, Dubai is one of my favorite cities, one of the most beautiful cities. [0:54] I love the people, the culture, everyone's been so hospitable. [0:58] So, excited for Christmas Eve. [1:00] It's going to be a great show. [1:06] I love you too. [1:08] Regarding the date, December 24th, Christmas Eve, have you thought about Christmas Day, win or lose? [1:15] Have we thought about that yet? [1:18] I mean, yeah, it's going to be full of presents, all of that. [1:21] You know, I'm going to win. [1:22] You know, this is a great opponent. [1:24] He's obviously locked in. [1:26] He's a champion, 45 knockouts, but it's my night, it's my day, and we're going to have a holly jolly Christmas. [1:33] Cedric, we saw somewhat of the face-off in France. [1:43] Here we are in Dubai. [1:45] You're wearing our traditional kandora. [1:46] How are you feeling tonight, sitting across from Jake Paul? [1:50] I feel very good. [1:53] I feel very good. [1:54] First of all, I say thank you to Dubai for the hospitality. [2:21] Thank you to the Emir and about what Jake said, you know, I have like more than 75 and I've been there so many times. It's just same shit, different day. Another day in the office. All my opponents, they say they will knock me out. They say they will beat me and I have like more than 45 knockouts. So it's going to be the 46th one. It's an easy fight for me. No pressure. [2:48] But I'm just enjoying my day in Dubai and I'm going to get paid for an easy fight. So thank you. [2:57] Thank you, Cedric. Jake, any reply to that? He says he's going to have an easy fight and it's going to be an easy win. [3:03] You know, he doesn't believe what he's actually saying and I think he's doing a good job of promoting and all of these things, but he knows what's coming. [3:12] Look, I mean, you just look at the video footage of him shadowboxing today on top of the helipad. [3:18] I mean, this guy is flat footed. His weight is over his front foot and this guy can't box. He couldn't, he couldn't crack an egg. [3:28] So as, as good as he is, it's just a different sport. And we've seen that time and time again. [3:33] And on December 24th, I'm going to teach him a boxing lesson and he knows it. [3:40] Cedric, Cedric, one of the greatest kickboxers to ever, to ever be a part of the sport. [3:46] Obviously, you know, no, no kicks allowed in this one, pure boxing. How are you feeling going into this fight? [3:51] I know you've said it's going to be an easy one, but have you had to change your tactics, change your training coming into this? [3:57] Boxing is another, a different sport, like way, way, way different sport. [4:02] And I've been training in boxing. I've been boxing. I've been sparring in boxing. [4:07] Obviously, sparring is not the same as boxing, but, you know, first of all, I'm not a, I'm not a boxer. [4:14] I'm not a kickboxer. I'm not an MMA fighter. I'm a fighter. You know, I was born for that. [4:20] And I fought all my life. But this guy has been doing like YouTube video. That's very good. [4:27] He's a good YouTuber. He's been like singing, dancing. But fighting, he doesn't know what does that mean. [4:35] Like fighting. You know, I look at his video. I watch his gym, very nice gym, beautiful. [4:41] But you can smell, you can smell like the blood. You can smell the work, the hard work. [4:47] But me, you know, just look at my record. Do you really think this guy can beat me? [4:53] Even though he's a Navyweight. I don't give a fuck. He's a Navyweight. [4:57] I'm a fighterweight and I will knock him out. And then you will see, you will say, damn, Cedric Dunbe. [5:03] So, are you down to bet your whole entire purse then? [5:08] Of course. [5:10] That you can beat me? [5:11] Of course. [5:11] So, we're going to sign it in an actual contract that if I win, I get your whole entire purse. [5:18] And if you win, I will pay you double your purse. [5:21] No, listen, listen. If you win, I retire. If you win, I retire. [5:31] No, let's like put money behind it, not just retire. Because no one cares about you retiring. [5:36] I didn't even know you existed before this. No one in America knows who the fuck you are. [5:41] My dog has more followers than you on Instagram. That's actually a fact. [5:46] Listen, you can go and type it in on Instagram. [5:50] Nobody knows you exist, so we don't give a fuck about your retirement. [5:53] So, if you win, I will pay you double your purse. If I win, you pay me your entire purse. [5:59] Deal or no deal? Deal or no deal? [6:02] Let's do it. [6:03] Let's do it. [6:03] Let's do it. [6:04] Okay, we're going to write it up after this. [6:06] And he's going to see how easy of a night it's going to be. [6:08] Easy night for me to fucking make a bunch of money off your dumbass. [6:11] Now I can see in your eyes you're taking it seriously now. [6:14] Now you're not joking anymore. [6:15] I'm the one that proposed the bet, dumbass. [6:17] It's clear after spending time with you today you have low IQ, but I didn't think it was this bad. [6:22] Listen, I can bet everything I got, you never can beat me. [6:26] I swear to God, you never can beat me. [6:28] Okay, perfect. [6:29] So, we'll sign it into a contract. [6:32] All right, there is more on the line than just the winner. [6:34] It looks like the purse is on the line. [6:36] We'll let the managers deal with that one. [6:38] Jake, just over to you real quickly, man. [6:40] How is the jaw? [6:41] Obviously, in the last fight, it was broken. [6:44] You publicly put it up on social. [6:45] We saw it. [6:46] How is it feeling now? [6:47] Is there any hesitation coming into this fight? [6:49] No, not at all. [6:51] It's feeling good. [6:52] It got medically cleared. [6:53] It's just a bone that gets broken and it heals back stronger. [6:57] So, excited to be back in there against someone that's my own size. [7:03] All right. [7:06] Now, at all, do you think you're taking a risk in this fight? [7:11] Every fight's a risk. [7:13] Every fighter knows that there's always that one punch or moment or thing that can go wrong. [7:19] You never know. [7:20] There's always a risk in any single fight, and especially against the two-time kickboxing world champion, 45 knockouts. [7:27] I don't take anything away from Cedric. [7:29] I just know what I'm capable of and what I'm going to do on Christmas Eve. [7:35] Cedric, Cedric, you look very calm and confident going into this fight. [7:43] Some people may say that you're bluffing. [7:48] How do you actually feel going into this fight against Jake Paul, December 24th, here in Dubai? [7:53] Oh, as I said, I'm not bluffing. [7:58] I've been there so many times against real opponent. [8:02] And if you watch my boxing record, I fought like monsters. [8:06] And now I'm faking Jake Paul. [8:09] Like, what are you talking about? [8:11] What would I be scared, you know? [8:13] Of course, I'm stressed because of what I'm going to do to him. [8:17] You know, I'm not stressed about like losing or getting knockout. [8:20] I thought it's big, like it's very big. [8:23] But, you know, we were in the building on top and I saw him like shadowboxing. [8:29] Like, I was like, is he doing it in purpose? [8:32] Like doing like a shit shadowboxing like this? [8:35] So, like, I don't feel anything, you know? [8:38] And we're way far from the fight, so the pressure is not there. [8:42] Not yet. [8:43] The pressure is going to be there, you know, in the locker room. [8:46] Because it's like, I will feel like a lion, you know, in the cage. [8:49] I just want the cage to be, to get open and to eat, you know, my opponent. [8:55] That's it. [8:59] Jake, you've done a lot for the sport of boxing with MVP. [9:04] You could have chosen where you wanted to fight. [9:07] You took the last press conference to France. [9:10] You had that respect. [9:11] You're now going to have the fight in Dubai. [9:13] You've come to Dubai. [9:14] Why? [9:15] When you can call the shots and you can do what you want, why have you decided to do that? [9:19] Yeah, this is one of the biggest and best cities in the world. [9:22] We only do big events. [9:24] We had to bring it here for the people. [9:27] We have a ton of fans here. [9:29] They love fighting. [9:30] They love Cedric. [9:32] So it's going to be just a good night overall at Coca-Cola Arena on Christmas Eve. [9:36] We've always wanted to do a fight on Christmas Eve. [9:39] We've been sitting there on Christmas Eve and realizing there's no form of entertainment on. [9:44] And so we're going to make it a staple at MVP to have fights on Christmas Eve moving forward. [9:50] Well done. [9:53] We are going to go to the crowd right now. [9:54] We do have media from around the world here tonight in Dubai. [9:58] Over to you. [9:59] Hi, Jake. [10:00] Lee and Caria from Guerrilla Energy UAE. [10:03] You have wins over kickboxing legends like Anderson Silva and many more. [10:08] And now you're facing another dominant striker, Cedric Dombey. [10:11] How do you think the fight is going to go? [10:12] And what is your message to your French fans that will be tuning in? [10:15] Yeah, the fans are saying first round knockout. [10:23] Look, I mean, these kickboxers are a little bit more awkward. [10:28] So we'll just be, you know, establishing the jab in the early rounds, picking him apart, learning his timing. [10:33] And then from there it should be pretty easy to finish him off. [10:37] And to the French fans, you know, all I have to say is Cedric, you know, he is your hero. [10:45] But unfortunately he's going to lose and he's going to get knocked out on Christmas Eve. [10:52] Thank you, Jake. [10:53] Next question, please, from the crowd. [10:56] Hello, guys. [10:57] Nice to meet you, Jake. [10:58] Nice to meet you, Cedric. [11:00] So, Jake, my question is for you. [11:03] You are a great boxer. [11:04] You have a lot of money. [11:05] But what is your childhood dream? [11:08] My childhood dream? [11:09] Yes. [11:10] I'm living it, man. [11:12] Everything that I've accomplished and doing on a day-to-day basis is to inspire the next generation and to change the world for the better. [11:20] And to continue to show the youth what's possible and the next generation what's possible. [11:26] And to be a living embodiment of the American dream. [11:29] And coming from nothing and rising to the top and helping others and lifting up others along the way. [11:35] And making the sport of boxing and MMA a better sport. [11:39] And helping fighters get paid. [11:42] So, really living the dream. [11:43] And shout out to God. [11:44] I'm very blessed. [11:50] Hello, Cedric. [11:52] So, Jake Paul has the certainty to win against you. [11:56] Do you feel like you're the one who must finish your career? [11:58] Or is it a simple formality against a YouTuber? [12:03] In French? [12:04] In English? [12:04] Yeah. [12:05] You could do it in French. [12:06] No, French is fine. [12:07] If you can just answer in French, that's fine. [12:09] No, it's true that there's a pressure. [12:12] A pressure because you told me that I've faced killers throughout my career. [12:17] And then I'm going to confront Jake Paul. [12:19] If I lose, it's really a shame. [12:22] So, that's why it's the only pressure, in fact. [12:26] You know, there's no other pressure, except that it's true that it's a heavy burden. [12:29] But, besides that, no. [12:31] Besides that, there's no pressure. [12:32] No pressure. [12:33] Cedric, could you also say it in English, please, as well? [12:36] Yeah, he asked me if, you know, my whole career, I fought, like, strong people, like, real fighter, and now I'm facing Jake Paul. [12:44] Like, the pressure is on me, or, like, is he going to finish my career? [12:49] I said, no, there is no pressure. [12:50] You know, I've been there so many times, and there's no real pressure. [12:55] The pressure will be there as a fighter, you know, I'm stepping into the ring. [12:59] So, of course, I have to feel that pressure. [13:03] And this is the pressure I need to perform inside the ring. [13:08] If I go inside a fight without any pressure, this is not very good. [13:13] So, I need that pressure to knock him out. [13:14] I need that pressure to be focused and to deliver a very good fight. [13:19] Thank you, Cedric. [13:20] Ria, over to you. [13:21] Jake, thank you so much for what you've done to boxing. [13:25] You resurrected. [13:26] You're taking over the PFL. [13:28] A lot of the PFL fighters want to switch over to MVP. [13:32] And as far as this fight, with all due respect, I can't help but thinking of Rocky IV, [13:37] with Ivan Drago versus a very, very optimistic Apollo Creed. [13:42] I wish you luck, Cedric, with all due respect. [13:44] But you have as much chance as Chris Fait fighting this fight. [13:51] Inshallah, Habibi. [13:53] The crossover. [13:54] A lot of the MMA fighters want to do crossover. [13:56] Are you going to help them to cross over to boxing? [13:58] Yeah, 100%. [13:59] We got Dakota here in the front. [14:01] Everyone wants to see her box. [14:03] There's so many superstars at the PFL, and I think us crossing over sports, [14:09] I'm going to go and do MMA. [14:10] The MMA fighters are going to come and box. [14:12] That's the future of combat sports, and we're going to support it at MVP. [14:16] That didn't sound good. [14:21] That didn't go. [14:22] Next question. [14:22] Yeah. [14:23] Hey, Cedric. [14:24] Hey, Jake. [14:24] This is Abdul-Bahir from Gulf News. [14:26] Question for Jake. [14:27] Floyd Mayweather has been looking for an opponent. [14:29] His fight with Manny Pacquiao failed, with Mike Tyson failed. [14:32] Are there any talks with him regarding a fight next year, maybe, with Floyd Mayweather? [14:37] I'm not sure. [14:39] You know, I'm focused on Cedric right now. [14:42] Maybe the winner can fight Floyd Mayweather next year. [14:44] He needs the money. [14:53] Hi, Jake. [14:54] Hi, Cedric. [14:54] Muzama from Gulf Today. [14:57] Cedric, this is my question to you, okay? [14:59] Cedric, Jake just offered you his entire double purse, and you've accepted him, [15:05] despite the fact that you've said that he's easy, and he's a joke, considering what he [15:10] said in Paris. [15:12] Why take the bet? [15:14] Why take the bet at all if you think he's that easy? [15:17] I take a bet because I'm like 100% sure I will win the fight, you know? [15:22] And you guys talking about stress, that's why I have to confess, I'm really stressed, [15:29] because I didn't decide yet how I'm going to knock him out. [15:33] Like, I'm very stressed. [15:35] But this is a very big problem for me. [15:36] Second round or last round? [15:39] Like, I'm thinking about it every day, every day. [15:42] Because you guys don't know, maybe, but Jake is my boss. [15:47] Jake is my boss. [15:48] So I'm going to get paid to kick my boss' ass. [15:52] So that's, you've never seen that before. [15:55] So that's really, that's the first time you will see that. [15:59] He's my boss. [16:01] And so as he's my boss, I need to be kind. [16:05] So second round, I think I'm going to make it quickly. [16:08] Like, second round, knockout, he sleep. [16:10] And then after the fight, like, he, you know, he lost his mind after the fight. [16:15] So I think I would be nice. [16:16] I don't want to make him suffer. [16:20] One more. [16:21] Thank you. [16:22] You're such a kind employee, man. [16:24] Thank you. [16:25] I'm Muslim. [16:25] I'm Juliano with Wayne Media. [16:29] My question is for Jake. [16:31] Jake, since your last fight with Anthony Joshua, what improvements in specific have you made to your boxing? [16:38] And how is Cedric Dumbey the right opponent to test those improvements? [16:42] Yeah, it's a good question. [16:43] We've worked a lot on defense in the gym, specifically head movement, more combinations and punches, [16:50] and then just changing up my conditioning in the gym as well. [16:54] So, you know, fighting Anthony and such a big opponent who is super experienced, [17:01] I didn't really get to showcase my skills and the things that I've improved on. [17:06] So, December 24th, I'm excited to show the updates and what we've been working on. [17:13] Like, fighting Anthony Joshua make him improve his running. [17:17] Like, he runs so fast. [17:19] I think now he knows how to run now. [17:22] I think now he will run faster than the last one. [17:27] Avery, please. [17:29] As-salamu alaykum and hi. [17:32] Jake, question for you. [17:34] You have built your brand around being the bad guy. [17:37] Maybe you're real good guy? [17:39] Uh, yeah, I don't know, man. [17:45] Mike Tyson calls me the anti-hero, so I don't know. [17:50] But, yeah, people made me the bad guy, so I just embraced it when I was younger [17:56] and just been running with that ever since. [18:03] Hi, Jake. [18:04] Hi, Cedric. [18:04] Welcome to Dubai. [18:05] My name is Vrimo from Arabs MMA. [18:07] Question to you, Jake. [18:08] Jake, very few fighters come back after what happened against Joshua. [18:12] What did that year teach you about who you are [18:15] and how do you differentiate between Jake the promoter and Jake the fighter? [18:20] Yeah, I think it only just taught me that I'm sometimes retarded [18:24] for taking on such hard challenges and getting my jaw broken. [18:30] But I have no fear, and I think that's a good and a bad thing. [18:33] And so just managing, you know, how to move along with that. [18:38] And the difference in me being a promoter and fighter is kind of one and the same. [18:44] But a lot of times when I'm being a promoter and the fighters on our whole entire roster [18:50] are talking smack to me, it's hard to not talk smack back. [18:54] But we just let them do their thing. [18:57] And just as a fighter, I'm evolving and growing as a young man as well. [19:01] And so still going through the process of life. [19:08] Sari from Sports for All. [19:11] My question to Cedric, it seems that you've learned Arabic. [19:15] So do you mind that I cannot ask you in Arabic? [19:20] Yeah, go ahead, no problem. [19:22] Okay. [19:23] What does Dubai mean in other words in order to do your job? [19:27] And do you think you're an Arabic support for your support? [19:35] To answer in Arabic or in English? [19:40] As you like. [19:41] In Arabic? [19:41] Yes, yes. [19:44] So why did you choose Dubai? [19:47] What's special in Dubai? [19:49] What does Dubai mean? [19:50] Dubai. [19:50] Dubai. [19:51] Dubai. [19:52] Dubai is so beautiful. [19:55] I love Dubai. [19:58] I love Dubai. [20:00] Dubai. [20:01] Dubai is so beautiful. [20:05] I want to watch the world to come and get to Dubai. [20:22] And this is very important. [20:25] It's really important because I've been in the Riyadhia since the time and I want to [20:35] look at the world about Cedric Dumbe and how he is strong and how he will win against [20:48] this man. [20:51] Could you just quickly summarize that Cedric in English? [20:54] Could you just quickly summarize your Arabic into English there? [20:58] Dubai is a very beautiful country. [21:01] This is not a big news. [21:03] Everybody knows that. [21:05] I wanted to show to the world why Dubai is amazing and also I want to show to people of [21:17] Dubai who I am, how strong am I and how I am going to beat this guy in front of me. [21:24] Thank you. [21:26] We'll take one last one from the crowd. [21:28] Thank you so much guys. [21:29] First of all Jake, Cedric, welcome to Dubai. [21:32] It's a pleasure to have you. [21:33] My name is Saima Adram and I own Fighter Boxing. [21:39] I work a lot with Grassroot Level Boxing and I also work with Next Fight News. [21:44] Now what I am going to say is a very personal request and I wanted to speak to you both now [21:49] that you are here. [21:50] I work a lot with Grassroot Levels and what you have done by coming here has supported this [21:54] industry in a way that maybe you will never understand. [21:57] So thank you for that first of all and thank you from all of us here in Dubai. [22:00] What I would like to say is Jake, specifically to yourself, my daughter is 14. [22:06] She is a boxer, an amateur boxer. [22:09] She is one of the best in the UAE. [22:11] She fights people a lot older than her. [22:13] I support her so much to take her wherever I can to get her the right matches, the right [22:17] fight. [22:18] She is hitting the ceiling now and I am very, very supportive. [22:21] I take her to the UK as well. [22:23] You support women in boxing. [22:25] Can you please help us here too? [22:27] We need you. [22:29] Yeah, 100%. [22:30] We got to sign her to MVP. [22:32] Let's make it happen. [22:33] Her name is, her name is Tarantula Tijan and I'm not saying it because I'm a mom. [22:38] I'm telling you, she is one to watch and she needs people like you to support her because [22:42] I can't do it anymore. [22:43] I've done my best as her mother. [22:45] Yeah, let's do it. [22:46] We'll figure out the conversation and see how we can help, but we're always down to [22:50] support women's boxing in any way possible. [22:52] Thank you so much. [22:53] UAE, boxing needs you. [22:54] Female boxing needs you. [22:56] Do I speak to someone afterwards? [22:57] I don't want this to fall apart. [22:59] Yeah, we'll hit you up on email. [23:03] Just hang out afterwards and we'll try to get your details. [23:05] Thank you, Chris. [23:06] Thank you guys. [23:07] Thank you so much. [23:10] One quick clip. [23:12] We've run out of time for the crowd. [23:13] We do have a few more questions just here right now. [23:18] Okay, so Jake, we are not far away from the Coca-Cola arena. [23:22] Here we are at the Mall of the Emirates, not far. [23:25] The New Covered Garden, beautiful place by the way. [23:27] We are less than a 10 minute drive from where it's all happening. [23:30] December 24th, Christmas Eve. [23:33] What's your take on this all? [23:35] Are you getting the feelings now? [23:36] You're going to be a month from now, you'll be back here in Dubai. [23:39] A couple of questions. [23:41] How early are you going to come back? [23:42] Are you going to do any of the camp here at the end towards it? [23:45] Or are you just flying in on the fight night? [23:47] No, we'll see. [23:48] I'm still figuring that out with the team on when we're going to come in and see how far out we're going to get here and acclimate. [23:54] Okay. [23:55] Feelings, emotions tonight. [23:57] Is it getting real? [23:58] Do you have any nerves going into any fights? [24:01] Not a ton, not a ton. [24:05] You know, I start to come alive during the during the fight week, but this is business, you know, and I've done enough of these big events now to just be used to it and just feel comfortable in these situations and to enjoy the process. [24:19] Soak it all in and just know that the more calm I stay and not getting nervous, the better my performance is in the ring. [24:27] Okay, Cedric, I want to ask you something. [24:30] Jake has heard it all before. [24:32] Fighters have come and gone, calling him out, saying that he's not going to win, but he's proved many of them wrong and he's taken them out, including getting into the ring with, pound for pound, one of the greatest boxers of all time, Anthony Joshua. [24:44] You are confident getting into this ring and you are confident that you're going to win. [24:49] At what round do you believe you'll take this out? [24:52] Yeah, of course, I'm confident. [24:54] You know, he never fought, he never fight anyone, anybody. [24:58] You know, the only good boxer he fought, he got knocked out and he got his jaw broken. [25:04] But Mike Tyson was a good fighter and Derson Silva was a good fighter. [25:10] Tyrone Rousey was, was, was, was, was. [25:12] And Tony Joshua is a good fighter and he knocked him out. [25:15] And he knocked him out. [25:16] I'm a good fighter. [25:17] I'm the best and I will knock him out. [25:19] So as I said, I think, you know, I feel better at this in the second round. [25:23] So if I, if I want to do it quickly, I think I will go for the second round. [25:28] But my coach want me to play with him and to make him suffer, like to, to teach him how [25:33] to box like first, second, third. [25:35] I think also, I love, I love the crowd. [25:39] I love the audience. [25:40] I think I will show them like, I will give them like five, six rounds. [25:44] Thank you very much, Jake. [25:46] I'll leave the final question with you. [25:47] Your prediction of the fight. [25:49] How is it going to go? [25:50] Yeah, inside of four rounds. [25:52] All right. [25:53] I'll save you the dumb ass explanation that he was trying to give. [25:58] Inside four rounds. [25:59] You heard it here. [26:00] Ladies and gentlemen, please give both our fighters a big round of applause. [26:04] December 24th, Coca-Cola arena right here in Dubai. [26:11] Now, please welcome as we get our official face off underway within moments. [26:19] Please welcome the CEO of most valuable promotions. [26:23] Nakisa Vidaria. [26:26] Also welcome your ring leader. [26:35] In UFC's light heavyweight division. [27:11] Known for his explosive punching power and aggressive fighting style. [27:17] The poster boy from London, England. [27:21] Give him a big round of applause. [27:23] Jimmy Manu. [27:33] his face fighter. [27:47] The country. [27:51] The understated championship titles across MMA and kickboxing during his legendary career. [27:58] He's the man. [27:59] He is the myth. [28:00] He is living now. [28:02] The Danne. [28:08] The call.