Dana White believes the confrontation between Floyd Mayweather and Jake Paul earlier this week was nothing greater than a stunt.
On Wednesday night, ‘Cash’ rolled up on Jake Paul outdoors of the Miami Warmth vs. Cleveland Cavaliers basketball recreation. Mayweather and his entourage approached ‘The Downside Youngster’ and the 2 events shared some phrases earlier than Paul ran away, figuring out he was in an unfavorable state of affairs. Paul later used the altercation as a chance to name for a battle with Mayweather on Instagram.
Talking with TMZ Sports activities, UFC president Dana White shared his ideas on the incident, believing it was nothing greater than a publicity stunt between the 2 to muster up consideration for a possible battle.
Dana White Calls Bullsh*t on Floyd Mayweather/Jake Paul Incident
“I simply can’t see Floyd doing that,” White stated. “I can’t see Floyd rolling up on any individual and doing that. It’s not Floyd’s fashion. It’s probably not his persona. I assumed it was a skit.”
“I’m not shopping for it,” Dana White continued. When’s the final time you noticed Floyd Mayweather act like a thug and roll up on any individual with 50 folks? That’s simply not what Floyd does. Yeah, I’m not shopping for it.”
After TMZ launched video of the incident, sources related to Mayweather claimed that they weren’t mendacity in look ahead to Jake Paul outdoors of the world, however was upset over feedback made by Paul that the boxing icon believes crossed the road. “Jake crossed the road. This wasn’t about grabbing a hat. This was about Jake’s feedback to Floyd about Floyd’s deceased member of the family and different below-the-belt inappropriate habits,” a supply related to Mayweather stated.
Addressing the state of affairs on social media Paul stated, “You wanna run it one on one, no drawback. However I’m not dumb. Okay? I’m robust, I don’t have to show my toughness., however I’m not f*cking dumb. I’m not gonna sit there and attempt to battle 50 dudes.“
