{"id":872424,"date":"2026-08-29T07:54:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T07:54:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/872424\/"},"modified":"2026-08-29T07:54:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T07:54:22","slug":"dana-white-explains-his-lack-of-interest-in-promoting-jake-paul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/872424\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White explains his lack of interest in promoting Jake Paul"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Trending:<a class=\"exactmetrics-inline-popular-posts-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bjpenn.com\/mma-news\/islam-makhachev\/pros-react-after-islam-makhachev-defeats-ian-machado-garry-at-ufc-330\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pros react after Islam Makhachev defeats Ian Machado Garry at UFC 330<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MixCollage-06-Apr-2026-03-38-PM-6954-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"nlz w-full h-auto wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jake Paul and Dana White\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   data-eio=\"p\"\/>Megan Briggs\/Stringer\/Mat Hayward\/Getty<\/p>\n<p>UFC boss Dana White has explained why he doesn\u2019t have much interest in promoting Jake Paul, a well-known rival of his.<\/p>\n<p>While he may not be everyone\u2019s cup of tea, Jake Paul has certainly made a name for himself in combat sports \u2013 and especially boxing. Now, he\u2019s also joined forces with PFL to try and really take on the UFC in the mixed martial arts space.<\/p>\n<p>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bjpenn.com\/mma-news\/francis-ngannou\/video-francis-ngannou-jake-paul-heated-backstage-altercation\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">VIDEO | Francis Ngannou and Jake Paul have heated backstage altercation: \u2018Are you scared?\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Paul has been a constant thorn in the side of Dana White for many years now, but it\u2019s clear to see that there is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bjpenn.com\/mma-news\/dana-white\/ufc-boss-dana-white-gives-jake-paul-some-credit-following-long-rivalry\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">some level of professional respect<\/a> that exists between the two men.<\/p>\n<p>Despite that, White said during a recent interview that he isn\u2019t overly interested in bringing Paul into the Zuffa Boxing picture, even if that was a viable option.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>White discusses working with Paul<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI literally didn\u2019t think that was going to happen,\u201d White said on the Plan Bri Uncut show. \u201cAnd I said \u2014 when you go in there and box a guy like AJ, this isn\u2019t a joke. This isn\u2019t a game. That could kill him. And look, he literally broke his face. \u2026 It was a ballsy move getting in there with Anthony Joshua.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo. That\u2019s not what I do,\u201d White said when asked about bringing Paul in. \u201cThere\u2019s obviously a market for that, but that\u2019s not what I do. I put the best fighters in the world against each other. From the minute that they get into the sport, all the way up to world champion, the best fight the best. There\u2019s always going to be a place for the Paul brother type fights, but that\u2019s not what I do.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe best. I\u2019m looking for the best fighters in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Quotes via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/ufc\/504699\/morning-report-dana-white-credits-jake-paul-for-ballsy-move-fighting-anthony-joshua-but-has-no-interest-in-promoting-him\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">MMA Fighting<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Will we ever see White and Paul work together in some form of combat sports? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below, BJPENN Nation!<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-1 mt-0 os-source\">This article appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bjpenn.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BJPENN.COM<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Trending:Pros react after Islam Makhachev defeats Ian Machado Garry at UFC 330Megan Briggs\/Stringer\/Mat Hayward\/Getty UFC boss Dana White&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":872425,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85],"class_list":["post-872424","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-boxing","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/872424","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=872424"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/872424\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/872425"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=872424"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=872424"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=872424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}