Josh Barnett Criticizes Jake Hager For Power Slap Involvement, ‘It’s Just Not Worth It’

Josh Barnett gives his take on Jake Hager in Power Slap.

After signing with the company earlier this year, Hager made his Power Slap debut on April 17. Fast forward to September, where Hager took on Johnny Magna in just his third match. Hager lost that bout via referee stoppage after suffering an eye injury.

Speaking with Ariel Helwani for a new interview, Josh Barnett critiqued Jake Hager for getting involved with slap fighting.

“We’ve had our differences in the past, but watching Jake Hager go out there, it’s just, what are you doing? What are you thinking? This is the dumbest thing you could ever do. If you needed money or you needed this, look man — it kills me to see an Oklahoma wrestler out there, a collegiate D1 wrestler, I think he was an All American. Pro wrestled in WWE and AEW, fought a few times in Bellator. It’s just like, what are you doing, man? There’s so much more you can do with your life and career. You’d be better off doing MMA than you would be ever doing slap fighting. It’s just not worth it.”

Speaking about Hager’s eye injury, Barnett questioned if it was worth it for the former World Heavyweight Champion.

“For what? No, I’m sorry, there’s nothing. I can’t say anything good about slap fighting, that’s it.”

Elsewhere in the interview, Josh Barnett talked about the future of Bloodsport. Check out his full comments by clicking here.

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