But... you must know this is much different, tho right? Like you aren't that dumb, right? Often a fighter will pay sparring partners for their services.
This is entirely different the "sparring partner" here is a social media tycoon who has outright challenged and offered money to Sean. It's completely, categorically different than a sparring partner.
If I walked into the bank with a gun and a mask and said I wanted to "make a withdrawal" that would be a bank robbery and to try and compare that to Mr Jones who came in 2 hours earlier and waited in line to deposit his social security cheque... that would be almost as silly a comparison as to compare Jake Paul offering a million dollars to spar Sean Strickland. He might say it's "sparring" but to anyone with half a functioning brain, It is clearly a prize fight undertaken to garner usable video that can be used for clicks and views online... this is way beyond obvious.