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While Jake Paul likes to call out UFC fighters and challenge them for boxing bouts, one person he has called out the most is Dana White. The UFC president has expressed his strong dislike for the YouTube sensation-turned-pro boxer on several occasions. In return, the younger Paul brother has only irked White even more.
No matter how much he is disliked by some fight fans, Jake Paul has disrupted the MMA community for quite a while. Along with tempting retired UFC fighters to enter the world of boxing for higher pays, Paul has also fired shots at Dana White in public.
On that note, here's a look at the five biggest rants Jake Paul has had against UFC president Dana White.
#5 Jake Paul says UFC fighters are trapped in shi**y contracts with Dana White
One major reason for which Jake Paul has gone on rants against Dana White is the pay of fighters in the UFC. The YouTuber believes the UFC boss engages in monopolistic practices to trap UFC fighters into 'shi**y contracts' and robs them of their due.
Speaking at a press event ahead of his boxing bout against former UFC champion Tyron Woodley, Jake Paul went off against Dana White. Accusing the UFC's top brass of underpaying their athletes, Paul said that a new movement is starting that would undo this injustice. He said:
"There’s a movement moving forward that is going to show that fighters should be getting paid more. It’s unfair. The UFC fighters don’t have fair pay. Out of all the sports, the percentage the owners get versus the athlete, they’re the lowest."
Jake Paul also said that the Jon Jones vs Francis Ngannou fight was what fight fans wanted to see, and the UFC is supposed to book. Demanding that Jones and Ngannou should be getting $10 million each plus their PPV shares, Paul said that UFC fighters are highly underpaid for putting their lives on the line for the business. He continued:
"Francis Ngannou vs Jon Jones, that fight should happen. Dana White, pay them the $10 million. He’s taking their money. They’re the ones making the content. They’re the ones who get in the ring risking their lives. Chris Weidman goes in, snaps his leg in half, what’s that look like? He may never be able to fight again and provide for his family. These fighters are risking their lives. You can quite literally die in the ring, and they need to be compensated more. I’m a big proponent of that movement and being in control.. These artists are getting owned and get locked up into these shi**y contracts, and they don’t know what to do. So f**k that sh*t. F**k Dana White."
#4 "No one else has a voice to speak against Dana White" - Jake Paul calls for a new movement
In an interview on Below the Belt with Brendan Schaub in January 2021, Jake Paul launched a scathing attack on Dana White. In an expletive-filled rant, 'The Problem Child' said that the UFC president should start paying his fighters fairly.
Jake Paul said that while UFC fighters cannot speak up against Dana White, it is the former Disney star who has to raise his voice. Speaking about the much-talked-about heavyweight fight between Jon Jones and Francis Ngannou, Paul said he would not stop hounding Dana White unless he made the fight happen.
"No one else has a voice really that is able to speak up against Dana (White) because at some level, in some way or another in the fight game, they have to respect Dana because he has got his hands in all the pots. But I don't give a f**k. F**k Dana White."
"He should be paying Francis (Ngannou) and Jon Jones ten million dollars each plus pay-per-view. Make the fight happen. Give the fans the fight they want to see. And I will keep on beating this to his head until there is some change. This is the new wave," Jake Paul said on 'BELOW THE BELT with Brendan Schaub'."
#3 Jake Pauls demands $1 million from Dana White, calls him a 'real dou**e'
Ahead of the boxing bout between Jake Paul and former UFC fighter Ben Askren, Dana White had told Mike Tyson that he would bet $1 million on Paul losing. However, with betting being illegal during the Triller fight, the UFC supremo never placed the bet.
Jake Paul called out Dana White in a Twitter post. Saying he makes more money than most UFC fighters, and that is the reason why the latter wants to get into boxing, Paul wrote:
"Dana you claimed you would bet $1M on me losing. Set up Askren to train with Freddie Roach... gave him full access to UFCPI... and he still got his ass handed to him. Seems like you are the real dou**e... not Ariel. In my 3rd fight, I made more money in total pay than any fighter in UFC history. Maybe it's time to pay your fighters their share? No wonder they all want to get into boxing.."
Jake Paul also demanded that Dana White make the Jon Jones vs Francis Ngannou fight happen and pay them their fair share.
#2 Jake Paul rips Dana White for saying his shelf life is short
Dana White was asked on the Full Send podcast whether he would do business with Jake Paul. In his reply, the UFC boss said that while he didn't hate the YouTube sensation, he didn't see any collaboration happening, and that he believed that Jake Paul's shelf life was going to be short. White said:
"I just don't see it happening. I don't hate the kid (Jake Paul). Is he f**king annoying? Yeah, he's annoying. He's out there trying to make that money, and his shelf life is very f**king short.. I think for him to get the media back, he's gonna have to fight somebody."
"They're tired of the schtick. 'Hey, it's me, I weigh 190, and I want to fight these guys that weigh 170, 155, and they're wrestling, and they're 40 f**king years old, and they haven't won a fight in three f**king years.' If he wants to be taken seriously now by the real media, I think he needs to fight a real fight."
Dana White's comments didn't go down well with Jake Paul, who hit out at the UFC supremo on social media. In a Twitter post, Paul joked about giving up on his life while also sharing an old picture of Dana White and mocking him.
In another Tweet, Jake Paul compared his Google search results to Conor McGregor's, and suggested that the UFC company man was losing his appeal.
#1 "I'm affecting his pockets" - Jake Paul rips Dana White, calls him an 'old hater'
Jake Paul has become an unavoidable subject for Dana White to discuss during his UFC press conferences. From claiming the Paul brothers' reported salaries to be untrue to calling their fight business bogus, the UFC president has spoken about his newfound rivals quite a few times.
Saying that he felt like the no. 1 UFC fighter, going by how much Dana White had discussed him, Jake Paul said:
"I just think it’s funny. If you really are losing relevance, then no one talks about you. The fact this guy (Dana White) talks about me more than he talks about any other fighters of his, it’s pretty funny. You would think Jake Paul’s the No. 1 fighter in the UFC the way he promotes me. He's an old hater."
Paul added that he has affected the UFC's business model by showing that fighters can earn more outside the MMA promotion. He also fired shots at Dana White, criticizing his monopolistic practices by pointing out that while the UFC boss was betting millions of dollars in casinos, his fighters were looking for public funding. 'The Problem Child' said in this regard:
"He sees what I’m doing to his business model. I’m affecting his pockets. I’m talking about fighter pay. This guy’s betting $7 million on blackjack, but his fighters are starting GoFundMe pages. There’s all this bad press about him coming out because of me, and that’s messing up his business, and he’s going to say whatever he can to diminish what I have going on, and try to ruin it. What he doesn’t understand about the internet is him talking about me only adds fuel to my fire."
