Former UFC champion Charles Oliveira has sent a text to Jake Paul 's coach declaring he is a "big fan" of the YouTube star.
Oliveira, who was stripped of his UFC lightweight title in May, recently exchanged text messages with Paul's coach BJ Flores. It's unclear as part of the message is cut off, but Flores messaged Oliveira about UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou and top contender Blagoy Ivanov.
The former cruiserweight world title challenger then added: "Much respect for what you have done and what you have accomplished. We are rooting for you Charles." Oliveira then replied to him: "Thanks for the love I'm a big fan of Jake Paul thanks for the love of god bless you," with Flores writing back: "We are just getting started. Appreciate the love/respect," accompanied with a fist emoji.
