Jake Paul claims he is more successful as a fighter than any of the UFC fighters, including Conor McGregor.
Paul and Dana White, UFC chiefs, have had a strained relationship since Paul’s commitment to boxing as a professional.
Paul was delighted to knock out Tyron Woodley, former UFC champion in a rematch in Florida. He laughed at the thought of UFC fighters coming even close.
Jake Paul won his fifth professional bout by defeating Tyron Woodley during a rematch
Paul claims he now earns more UFC fighters than anyone combined – even ‘Notorious Conor McGregor, pictured against Nate Diaz in UFC 202 back at 2016).
Speaking on his brother Logan’s podcast, he said: ‘I make more than every UFC fighter f***ing combined, including Conor.
‘Y’all work for f***ing Dana, y’all work for WME, Endeavor, that’s who you work for.
‘I make more than all of you silly motherf***ers. Why should I join the UFC Sign a contract and give away my f***ing rights and s**t.
“I have all the rights to my content and my platform. I am in control of everything.” They don’t own s**t, they are literally employees. I’m a f***ing CEO and every UFC fighter is an employee. Let’s get that out of your head. I’m not coming over there and doing s**t with y’all.’
Paul has already had three pay-per-view events but he should remember that McGregor’s net worth, having become one of the biggest stars in the UFC in recent years, is valued by Forbes at £135million.
McGregor is reported to have earned more than £20m from UFC fights as well as around £80m from his crossover boxing match with Floyd Mayweather.
YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul delivered around 500,000 PPV buys for his first Woodley match-up while figures from the rematch have yet to emerge.
Woodley was knocked out by Paul and the YouTuber-turned-boxer went on to call out names
Woodley and Paul’s Florida rematch was boring until Woodley scored the knockout.
White has often dismissed White’s criticism of him as an unreliable fighter, and he has always had a chip on his shoulders.
After knocking out Woodley in Florida Paul quickly directed some harsh words at White.
Paul stared into the camera and said, “I just knocked out five-time UFC champions and embarrassed your entire company,”
Please, Kamaru Usman. Please, let me have Nate Diaz. Masvidal, please. Please help me. [Conor]McGregor! Because I will embarrass them all, too. Dana, that’s what I will promise. That is what I can promise.
Jorge Masvidal, who Paul called out after the Woodley KO, has since demanded $20million (£15m) from Jake Paul after the YouTuber-turned-boxer offered him $5million (£3.8m) to meet him in the boxing ring.
Masvidal clarified some details via Twitter. He stated that the UFC is unlikely to release him from his contract, and that if Paul truly wants it, he could sign a temporary agreement with the MMA organization.
Jorge Masvidal has outlined his terms of fighting Paul, if the UFC agrees to allow it.
Masvidal said: “1. I’m not going to be allowed to go by the UFC for any chump money.
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“If UFC says no, because it is too expensive then go to UFC and sign a one-fight deal. We can agree that I will only be allowed in the cage.
I can’t do it any other way and I’ll lose all my money. You can come over to get laid and paid.
Paul is a smart man who has used the UFC’s fighters as a platform to raise his stock in boxing and is still undefeated.
Tyson, his younger half-brother, pulled out of the bout with an injury. He was now unable to fight Tommy Fury. Tommy wants to arrange for March.
Fury had seen Woodley’s rematch fight from his house and spoke up about the pain and determination he feels to have it arranged for next year.
Tommy Fury talked about how he felt after Paul’s Florida rematch against Woodley
He told The Unibet Lowdown podcast: ”I’ve been in probably the lowest point I’ve ever been in in my entire life. Think about what it would be like to have everything that you ever dreamed taken from your hands, and not through any fault of yours.
“I’m sure if I were there, it wouldn’t’ have gone six or seven round. The guy did not throw any punches for the first four to five rounds. It was supposed to be mine night.
He said, “It will not be me. I believe that my time is coming.” We are working to get the fight moved because it’s what I want. He was then calling out all the MMA fighters.
“I don’t get why he claims he is calling out UFC members, he just wants to be a fighter doesn’t he?” So fight boxers. He’d be killed in their cage any day of the week.