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Jake Paul Reveals Dana White’s Masterplan as He Smells “Retirement” With the UFC Already Peaking After Conor McGregor vs. Khabib

Published 12/01/2022, 7:45 AM EST

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Jake Paul, a.k.a ‘The Problem Child’ is now a professional boxer with a record of 6-0-0. From YouTube to Pro Boxing, Jake Paul has had quite an incline in his career trajectory. However, Paul has a knack for picking up fights and frequently makes claims that spark conflicts.

Recently, Jake Paul targeted Dana White and the UFC. The 25-year-old suggested that the organization is falling by the wayside and, in light of that scenario, the head honcho might step down soon.

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The YouTuber-turned-Boxer even stated that the UFC would never again reach its peak.

Jake Paul makes predictions about Dana White and the UFC

Jake Paul recently appeared on Anthony Pompliano‘s podcast. When the host told Paul that Dana White‘s master plan is to bring the Paul Brothers together in the UFC. To which Paul responded, “Who knows? That’s crazy.”. The host continued by saying that this could be the biggest UFC PPV they’ve ever had. And Jake Paul was confident that it would be the case and also said that Dana White may retire soon.

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“Yeah. No doubt about that. Maybe that’s Dana’s plan. I don’t know. Who knows what that guy’s doing? I smell retirement soon from him.” said Paul. When asked why he thinks so, Jake Paul answered, “I think he’s just like, kind of over it, like, I don’t know. And the UFC is just not… it’s not what it was.”

He further elaborated on why he thinks the UFC is peaked, “They just don’t have like, any… they have some stars. Like, two. Whereas before like the heydays, there was like f*****g 30 stars, 20 stars. That could all sell pay-per-views…. it’s not just like this one place anymore.”

Paul further added, “They peaked with McGregor. McGregor vs Khabib was their peak. They’ll never get anything like that again.” and concludes with this bold statement.

Dana White sheds light on McGregor vs. Paul

Jake Paul once showed an interest in fighting the UFC superstar Conor McGregor. He used every trick in the book to grab McGregor’s attention, but couldn’t prevail. Paul finally tweeted Dana White with a rather risky offer.

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“Dana – Since you like me now, how about a 1 fight UFC deal to fight Conor. If I win, you agree to my UFC fighter pay and healthcare proposal. If I lose I donate my entire purse to all UFC fighters who make less than $50K a fight and never mention UFC again Deal?” he wrote.

However, White didn’t respond to the tweet but cleared the air on Logan Paul‘s podcast. “Probably not,” said Dana White, on the possibility of Conor McGregor vs. Jake Paul. “I’m never closed off to anything. I used to say that about, you know, things. But I don’t say that anymore. Because you never know. You never know what could happen.” Said, White.

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The Problem Child‘ has made a really bold statement about both Dana White and the UFC. However, based on the UFC’s present momentum, it is probably not going to happen anytime soon.

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Mayur Soni

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Mayur Soni is a UFC Writer at EssentiallySports. His interest in the UFC heightened when he first saw his favorite fighter Conor McGregor knockout Jose Aldo in mere 13 seconds, in 2015. He thus got hooked on the sport.
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Vineet Nandwana