Jake Paul is making it clear that his drawback with UFC CEO Dana White is merely about fighter pay.
Paul has been a giant advocate for fighters lately as he’s always spoken in poor health of White and the UFC for not paying its fighters sufficient. In 2021, Paul donated $5,000 to UFC girls’s flyweight Sarah Alpar, who began a GoFundMe to repay her coaching camp charges and dwelling bills.
White just lately instructed TNT Sports activities that he has no beef with Paul, regardless of criticizing his degree of competitors in boxing. Paul surprisingly praised the UFC.
“That’s the place I applaud the UFC and what they’ve achieved for MMA as a sport,” Paul mentioned on the Full Ship Podcast. “And their promotion, manufacturing, all of their sh*t is wonderful. Like, folks assume I hate the UFC. I don’t.”
Paul based the boxing promotion Most Precious Promotions, which has helped construct a platform for a lot of boxers. Paul takes situation with the UFC being value billions however solely providing fighters $12,000 present cash of their first few fights.
“I even have numerous respect for – like, (White’s) RNC speech, bro, was wonderful,” Paul mentioned. “Like we agree on so many issues, and I believe he has a terrific facet of him. I’m positive we’d be buddies perhaps on this life, perhaps in a distinct life. I simply need fighters to receives a commission extra, that’s it. $12,000 to combat? Even when they fought 4 occasions a 12 months, that’s not sufficient to help their household.”
Paul is coming off a TKO win over Mike Perry in July. He returns to the ring Nov. 15 when he laces up the gloves towards legendary boxer Mike Tyson at AT&T Stadium in Dallas.
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