Regardless of Jake Paul repeatedly poking at Dana White, the UFC president stays unfazed.
Paul has been a giant advocate for fighter pay, and thinks White is severely underpaying his fighters. Most lately, he ripped White for not paying Stephen Thompson his full present cash after he turned down an obese Michel Pereira at UFC 291.
However White thinks Paul is simply on the lookout for consideration.
“I don’t f*cking hate Jake Paul,” White stated on a current episode of “Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson.” “Jake Paul is a kind of guys that he’s a younger child, and he’s simply making an attempt to get consideration. He’s at all times on the lookout for consideration and, he’s doing his factor. No matter – it’s all good.”
Quite the opposite, White is buddies and enterprise companions with Paul’s older brother Logan Paul, whose hydration drink “Prime” partnered up with the UFC.
“The brother is f*cking good,” White stated. “I imply, the brother’s f*cking raking in huge dough. Logan Paul is a businessman. This child’s actually making some huge strikes, and KSI too. These children are making actual cash and doing their factor.”
Paul lately added one other former UFC fighter to his win column when he defeated fan favourite Nate Diaz by unanimous determination this previous Saturday in Dallas. The 185-pound boxing match served because the characteristic bout of the boxing occasion, and aired dwell on DAZN/ESPN+ pay-per-view. “The Drawback Youngster” now holds wins over ex-UFC fighters Ben Askren, Tyron Woodley, Anderson Silva and Diaz.
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