When Dana White, boss of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), said YouTuber Jake Paul was “f**king annoying” and has a “f**king short shelf life”, it’s no surprise that the former Disney Channel star didn’t take that all too well.
Speaking on the Full Send podcast, White commented that Paul has never fought anybody his size, or somebody “who’s actually a boxer”.
“I don’t hate the kid. Is he f**king annoying? Yeah, he’s annoying ... and his shelf life is very f**king short.
“In the gym, he’s trained with plenty of boxers, so there’s a reason he’s not fighting boxers. He wants to keep fighting these retired UFC f**king wrestling guys,” White said.
As an undefeated boxer, Paul has secured three victories – winning against fellow YouTuber Ali ‘AnEsonGib’ Al-Fakhri, former basketball player Nate Robinson and retired mixed martial artist Ben Askren.
In a Twitter video responding to White’s remarks, the internet personality can be seen reading from a Google search for Jake Paul, in which an article quoting the UFC boss’ comments is visible.
“Jake Paul – 187 million results on Google. Alright, let’s see his big star, Conor McGregor… 62 million,” Paul said.
In the post’s caption, he went on to add: “So @DanaWhite. Does dis mean ur big star Conor @TheNotoriousMMA [is] losing appeal?!”
SoOOoo @danawhite
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) August 5, 2021
DoEs DiS mEaN uR Big StAr CoNoR @TheNotoriousMMA LoSiNg aPpEaL ?! pic.twitter.com/WgG3695ol8
It comes after Paul offered McGregor $50 million to fight him, in a video uploaded to YouTube in December.
“You’re scared to fight me, Conor. You’re ducking me because you don’t want to lose to a f**king YouTuber.
“And Dana White, you’re a f**king p***y too, you ugly, f**king bald b***h!
“You said there’s zero per cent chance of this fight happening, but there’s zero per cent chance of you getting some f**king p**y,” he said.
Commenters have since cast doubt on Paul’s response, and the unusual metric he used to define who was more popular:
But do you know how common the name “jake” and “paul” are? 😂 #JAKE #JakePaul #connormcgregor https://t.co/3QJSvLAetx
— Eden Essence (@EdenEssence1) August 6, 2021
Yeah, try again. https://t.co/hHNLfEesjK pic.twitter.com/DN4Xp7Y5bC
— Atulya Aman (@atulyaaman) August 6, 2021
You boast about having 3x more google searches than Conor while hes 30x richer than u
— noam (@noam25x) August 5, 2021
Lol. Using the wrong metric
— Shantanu Mayenkar (@MayenkarMMA) August 7, 2021
It’s called he’s a fighter and you are a YouTube star.
— JustKris1️⃣1️⃣® (@justkris11) August 5, 2021
You're getting closer... but not quite there. pic.twitter.com/jRwWfPemBN
— Gnoob (@Noobface) August 5, 2021
Funny that, didn't jake paul come from a social media background 🤔
— BigBoiCurry (@BigBoiCurry1) August 6, 2021
You are far away from Dana tho :) pic.twitter.com/p8pmWWzL9M
— Eric Lepine (@ericlepine26) August 5, 2021
Paul is due to take on Tyron Woodley for his next match, which takes place in Cleveland on 29 August.
