UFC president Dana White is not interested in Jake Paul’s offer to fight Conor McGregor in MMA. Dana refusing to entertain Jake Paul’s attention-grabbing antics is nothing new, but his choice of platform to do so – an interview with Jake’s brother Logan – will raise a few eyebrows.
In the interview, White addressed the absurdity of Jake Paul, who stands over six feet tall and weighs two hundred pounds, fighting Conor McGregor, who has never fought about 170 pounds. “Well, he shouldn’t even be fighting Conor McGregor.
Dana White Snubs Paul vs McGregor Fight, Jake Paul responds
These guys are f****** huge. [Logan] is huge, his brother [Jake] is huge. What’s your brother, 6-foot-1, 210 [pounds]? Conor McGregor is 145, 155 pounds. … There’s weight classes for a reason. Do you think [Jake] could make ‘70?” Logan Paul’s response was siple. “I don’t think so.”
Dana continued, pointing out that Conor’s heaviest fight to date was at welterweight, 170 pounds, where he fought Nate Diaz and Cowboy Cerrone.
“Yeah, exactly. And it’s a stretch for Conor to fight at 170. He fought Nate at ‘70, that isn’t his f****** weight class, not even close.” Of course, Jake Paul reacted quickly to this salvo from the UFC president, taking to Twitter to air his grievance with Dana White.
“Dana White is begging for Diaz and Conor to fight for a third time. They have fought at 170 pounds in both their fights. I will fight Conor at 175 pounds, no problem. Stop making excuses p******.”
Dana White also took the opportunity to clarify his stance on Jake Paul, pointing out that he has no specific beef with Paul as a person. White even offered, begrudgingly, his respect for Jake Paul’s promotional ability.
“I’m never completely closed off to anything. I used to say that about things, but I don’t say that anymore, because you never know. You never know what could happen. Listen, he’s a young kid out there trying to make some money, and I don’t fault anybody for that.
It was never off-putting to me. In this business, it’s about attention. How much attention can you get? But more importantly, who gives a s***? Who cares that you’re going to fight this guy on Saturday night? You’ve got to make people care.
You’ve got to make people stay home. They have a lot of different choices on Saturday, what to do with their time — you’ve got to make them stay home and pay for it. And everybody has a different style of doing that.
I’m not against it. The thing is with me, if I really don’t like you and whatever, I won’t respond to you. I would’ve never responded to it.” What do you think of Dana White’s stance on McGregor vs Paul? Let us know in the comments.
