UFC boss Dana White ridiculed the idea that he should fight YouTube star Jake Paul.
White, 53, has exchanged words with Paul, 25, ever since he ditched his internet fame to pursue his boxing career. The UFC president has criticized the quality of opponents Paul has faced in the ring, with "Problem Child" knocking out former MMA champions Ben Askren and Tyrone Woodley at the end of their careers. } Paul denounced White's treatment of fighters and urged him to raise the minimum wage upon promotion to $50,000 and ensure long-term medical care after fighters retired from competition. and he touched on a potential fight with Paul while he was participating in Q&A at GQ.
"There's never been Dana White vs Tito Ortiz. What about Dana White vs Jake Paul? Let's co-promote Triller Fight Club/Zuffa Boxing for all the marbles," said the fight. I read a tweet suggesting White was once supposed to box when he had a bitter rivalry with former UFC champion Tito Ortiz, but the fight never happened.
White said of the conflict: You bastards say he's 53 and if he wants a 20 year old boy I promise he won't.
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Zuffa LLC)Paul was slated to make his sixth professional appearance at Madison Square Garden last weekend However, the match against Hasim Rahman Jr was canceled a few days before the match. Events due to weight disputes. White took aim at Paul's Most Valuable Promotions business partner and former UFC employee Nakisa Vidarian after the fight was canceled.
"Ticket sales were less than $1 million. It costs $500,000 to turn on f***ing lights with MSG," White said. "It goes without saying that hotel rooms and transportation in New York are very expensive. Just because you were an accountant here doesn't mean you can run a fight promotion company." If he's going to stay in the sport, he needs to be with guys who actually know how to fight.
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