Mike Tyson should ‘splash water on his face and T-shirt’ if he’s going to fake training footage, says Chael Sonnen: UFC legend accuses 57-year-old ex-heavyweight champ of doctoring viral video ahead of bout with Jake Paul

Former UFC middleweight contender Chael Sonnen believes Mike Tyson faked a full session in his viral training video.

Tyson, 57, will fight 27-year-old Jake Paul in Netflix’s first boxing event on July 20 at AT&T Stadium. On Wednesday, the boxing legend posted a 10-second compilation of his first workout, saying: “It’s day one. The fun is just beginning.”

However, Sonnen was skeptical of Tyson’s preparation when he took to X (formerly Twitter) to call his bluff about the boxer.

“If you’re ever going to hit mitts for five seconds in the future to trick the crowd into thinking you’re doing a training session, make sure you splash water on your face and T-shirt first,” Sonnen wrote.

Sonnen, who fought Anderson Silva twice in the UFC, is known in the MMA community for his outspokenness. He is also often credited with opening the door for stars like Conor McGregor to engage in verbal warfare before fights.

Tyson will fight 27-year-old Paul on July 20 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

The blockbuster match between Paul and Tyson will be the first boxing event to be streamed on Netflix

However, this wasn’t the first time Sonnen’s skepticism towards Tyson was on display.

In an episode of the PBD podcastSonnen reiterated the age difference between Paul and Tyson. He also referenced fellow MMA great Vitor Belfort’s 2021 boxing match against Tyson’s former foe Evander Holyfield.

‘Vitor Belfort, who has never boxed before, put him away so quickly. So this (Holyfield) is an Olympic gold medalist you’re looking at. Vitor, who has never done it (boxing), put him away so quickly that it ended Vitor’s (boxing) career,” he said.

‘They wouldn’t book him again. They labeled him an older abuser. ‘How dare you? How could you do this?’ Vitor never had another fight… He (Paul) will be bullied for taking this (Tyson) fight.”

During his professional career, Tyson had a record of 50-6 with 44 knockouts before retiring in 2005. He returned to action in 2000, fighting Roy Jones Jr. in an exhibition.

On the other hand, Paul has a record of 9-1 with six finishes. The influencer-turned-boxer is coming off a first-round knockout against Ryan Bourland on March 2.