After Dana White threw a few backhanded compliments the way of Jake Paul after UFC 261 on Saturday night, Paul responded Sunday and took aim at how much the UFC pays its fighters. White told MMA Junkie after UFC 261 that he wouldn’t be interested in doing business with Paul, a YouTube star-turned-boxer who eight days ago knocked out ex-UFC fighter Ben Askren in a boxing pay-per-view headliner. White questioned the legitimacy of the pay-per-view numbers Triller Fight Club reportedly did for the event, which was part boxing card, part concert, and nearly all spectacle. Paul said he made more in his third boxing match than the UFC has ever paid any fighter, save for former champions Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor. Related Dana White doubts Triller's Jake Paul-Ben Askren numbers, no interest in doing business with Paul 'I'm looking at this guy like he's short': Jake Paul explains Daniel Cormier confrontation at UFC 261 Video: Daniel Cormier confronts Jake Paul in crowd at UFC 261 And he challenged White to make the heavyweight title fight between new champion Francis Ngannou and former light heavyweight champ Jon Jones – which seemed to be a sure thing until Jones and White recently re-upped their squabbles publicly over how much Jones will get paid
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Jake Paul takes aim at ‘real douche’ Dana White over UFC fighter pay – MMA Junkie