Jake Paul | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #650

Jake Paul's promotion company, MVP, positions itself as a disruptive force in combat sports by prioritizing fighter compensation. He claims MVP offers fighters significantly higher percentages of revenue (e.g., 50% vs. UFC's 10-15%), operating with a 'fighter first' motto. Paul criticizes UFC for being 'greedy' and 'super corporate,' leading to declining entertainment value and a lack of 'heart' in their business model. He believes this approach will ultimately lead MVP to dominate the industry.

Paul states, 'we came into the game and... I saw boxing as like taxi and we were Uber.' He mentions MVP's motto is 'fighter first' and they 'make our fighters the most amount of money and give them the highest percentage of the fights.' He contrasts this with UFC, saying 'their investors have gotten greedy... they forgot their heart as a company' and pay '15% of the revenue, by the way, down to 10%.'

Jake Paul expresses serious political aspirations, viewing it as a duty to society, influenced by Marcus Aurelius's philosophy. He acknowledges the dangers and sacrifices involved, including the impact on his family, but suggests he would run if he felt he was the best person to win. He recounts a surprising, unprompted endorsement from Donald Trump, which he found validating and a sign of his growing influence.

Paul states, 'I've been like flirting with the idea of politics just cuz I think it goes back to Marcus Aurelius of like helping society... that's the number one thing you can do.' He mentions his business partner predicted he'd become president six years ago. He also notes, 'randomly Trump endorses me fully... which someone texted me, they said like you'd have to pay him a billion dollars to get that endorsement.'

Paul is a strong advocate for psychedelics, specifically Ayahuasca and 5-MeO-DMT, for their healing and neurogenesis properties. He shares a personal and profound story of his father's recovery from a stroke after using Ayahuasca, where shamans observed his 'spirit came back to him.' He criticizes Big Pharma and current laws for suppressing these natural medicines, highlighting the hypocrisy of legal alcohol while beneficial psychedelics remain illegal.

Paul states, 'I've always been into psychedelics because I'm in the sport where you get hit in the head. And there's science around mushrooms creating neurogenesis as as well as uh, Toad five 5 MO DMT.' He recounts his father's stroke and subsequent Ayahuasca experience: 'his spirit came back to him... since that day he's just been normal again.' He criticizes, 'there's a reason why it's illegal in the United States because of big pharma.'

Paul expresses deep distrust in mainstream media, believing it's heavily controlled by corporations and often disseminates 'invalid commentary' without repercussions. He attributes the rise of conspiracy theories to this lack of trust and public boredom, noting that 'rich person who's doing dope shit in life that gives a fuck about any of this shit because they're just have better shit to do.' He differentiates his own 'entertainment' from political discourse, where truth is paramount.

Paul states, 'there needs to be some form of punishment for invalid commentary on anything.' He adds, 'people can't trust mainstream media... it's heavily owned by a couple of corporations.' He believes conspiracy theories are 'something to do, bro. People are bored.' He contrasts his own entertainment-based 'truth' with political truth: 'I'm not doing it on things that like affect the world.'

Paul candidly discusses his past struggles with insecurity and suicidal thoughts, attributing them partly to the 'LA ecosystem' that fosters a cycle of 'money, bad people, drugs, alcohol, party, LA, girls, girls, girls.' He advises against living in LA, describing it as a 'dead end' that leads to unhappiness and addiction due to the constant chasing of validation. His personal journey involved working on self-love to overcome these challenges.

Paul shares, 'I've been in dark places as a kid... Disney star, crash out, bankrupt... bad people around you, drugs, alcohol, party, LA, girls, girls, girls.' He advises, 'don't live in LA and like go into that ecosystem... they become looped into that system and will end up unhappy and most likely addicted.' He identifies 'self-love' as the 'biggest one for me' in his healing process.