Jake Paul fires back at UFC boss Dana White and Conor McGregor over claims he’s losing his appeal in the media
JAKE PAUL has slammed UFC boss Dana White for claiming that he is losing his ‘appeal’ in the media. The YouTube star has repeatedly expressed his desire to take on McGregor in a boxing match by continuously calling out The Notorious. White criticised Paul‘s choice of boxing opponents to date during his appearance on a […]
JAKE PAUL has slammed UFC boss Dana White for claiming that he is losing his ‘appeal’ in the media.
The YouTube star has repeatedly expressed his desire to take on McGregor in a boxing match by continuously calling out The Notorious.
White criticised Paul‘s choice of boxing opponents to date during his appearance on a recent episode of the Full Send Podcast.
He said: “The media isn’t following him as much as they were in the beginning.
“The schtick’s getting old. For him to get the media back, he’s going to have to fight somebody.
“If he wants to be taken seriously by the media now, he needs to fight a real fight.”
CAREER
The head of the UFC isn’t impressed by Paul’s boxing record which currently boasts wins against Youtuber AnEsonGib, basketball player Nate Robinson and MMA star Ben Askren.
He said: The thing with Jake Paul is he’s never fought anybody his size or anyone who is actually a boxer.
“He beat up a forty-something NBA player, then Askren, who I still think should have done better than he did. And now Woodley.”
Paul is currently preparing to take on UFC superstar Tyron Woodley on August 29.
The controversial YouTuber took to Twitter to jokingly respond to White.
BIGGER REACH
He said: “Dana White said this morning that I’m losing my appeal and that my shelf life is very short.
“Because of this, I have given up my life and now am an employee of my brothers company – Maverick Enterprises. Thank you all, it’s been a fun journey.”
Paul went on to post a video of him performing two Google searches – one for himself and one for McGregor.
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While he had 187M results, McGregor only had 62m, who he called White’s “big star.”, Paul fired a question to White in the tweet’s caption.
He said: “Does this mean your big star Conor McGregor is losing appeal?”
Time will tell if Paul gets his wish and secures the fight of his career against McGregor.
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