Jake Paul is accusing UFC head honcho Dana White of “ducking” his offer to spar with UFC featherweight and light-weight champion Conor McGregor. The Youtuber-Turned boxer says he is willing to make the jump from boxing to MMA—however he needs White to increase minimal fighter pay if he wins.
When requested if he had heard back from White or the UFC a couple of possible fit, The Problem Child instructed TMZ Sports, “now not as of but.”
He endured: "Dana keeps going on interviews, he went on my brother's podcast, and he seems to be ducking the whole entire thing. He doesn't realize that Conor and I weigh the exact same right now, Conor is walking around at 190 - and I'm willing to do the fight in MMA."
Paul’s offer is transparent—he desires White to increase the minimum payouts for opponents from $12,000 to turn and $12,000 to win to a flat payout of $50,000. He stated that he is even keen to place his purse at the line to make it occur.
"This is about making a change," Paul mentioned. "That's what Conor hasn't ever done—he's always been selfish. The fighter pay needs to increase, so I've said that if I win, then Dana has to increase the minimum fighter pay. If I lose, then they can take the money and do whatever.”
White isn’t eager to accept that deal, and Paul thinks it’s because the UFC boss knows that he will win. As far as White is concerned, he claims that he has the “most successful combat sports business of all time,” and that what the UFC does is “different” from what Paul and his brother are doing.
The Problem Child insists that he would win the potential match, citing McGregor’s broken leg and physical “downward spiral.” In fact, he thinks he can knock him out in the first round.
"I can beat Conor," Jake said. "I consider in myself and Conor is on a downhill spiral, his limbs are all broken, within the stand-up recreation I'm knocking him out first spherical."
Last year, Paul made $40 million from his boxing career. The athlete has used his platform to call for pay increases for UFC fighters.
Source: TMZ Sports, Mirror
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