Jake Paul insists he doesn't hate UFC boss Dana White despite bitter rows

21 August 2023 , 10:56

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Jake Paul insists he doesn't hate UFC boss Dana White despite bitter rows

Jake Paul and Dana White have been involved in a bitter feud for years, but they both admitted they don't hate each other.

The beef between Paul and White started two years ago when the UFC boss bet $1million that former MMA champion Ben Askren would beat the YouTube boxer. Paul made White eat his words as he brutally knocked out Askren in less than two minutes and has since gone on to beat the likes of Nate Diaz, Anderson Silva and Tyron Woodley.

White recently appeared on Mike Tyson's Hotboxin' podcast and downplayed his rivalry with Jake by stating: "I don't f****ng hate Jake Paul. He's one of those guys that's a young kid and he's just trying to get attention. He is always looking for attention, he's doing his thing. Whatever, it's all good."

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Paul also recently spoke with Tyson and said of his feud with White: "I don't hate him either, I just want him to pay fighter more. Now that the company is making billions of dollars a year and the fighters are only getting 15 per cent of it. That's really where all of it stems from is wanting higher fighter pay and longer health care for the fighters."

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The minimum UFC contract is currently set at $12,000/$12,000 [show/win], with fighters who are signed from the Contender Series making even less than that at $10,000/$10,000. Paul has been calling for White to increase the minimum purse to $50,000 and guarantee fighters with health care once they retire from competition.

Jake Paul has insisted that he doesn't hate UFC boss Dana White (Getty Images)

"Obviously we've gotten into these exchanges that muddies the purpose of why I've argued with him. He throws out that the fights are rigged and he's on steroids, then I say something back like he's bald and ugly. It get's like too messy, we start going back and forth then it becomes entertainment. The message of why it started gets [lost]," Paul added.

White has remained critical of Paul's newfound boxing career as most of his opponents have been former UFC fighters or athletes from other sports. The YouTuber suffered his defeat earlier this year when he fought Love Island star Tommy Fury and Paul wants to either rematch Diaz in MMA for his next fight or try to avenge his loss to Fury.

Harry Davies