Jake Paul wants to see entry-level UFC fighters receive a significant pay bump from the promotion, and thinks it would raise the level of competition. The YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul has been advocating for fighter pay since he became involved in combat sports, which has led to heated verbal exchanges with UFC president Dana White. Recently, the UFC boss clarified that he doesn’t “hate” Paul , and acknowledged that both Jake and his brother Logan Paul have done successful things in the combat sports world. “I don’t hate him either, I just want him to pay fighters more,” Paul said on “Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson.” “You know, now that the company is making billions of dollars a year, and the fighters are only getting 15 percent of it. That’s really where all of it stems from, is wanting higher fighter pay and long-term health care for the fighters. “Obviously, we’ve gotten into these exchanges that muddies the purpose of why I’ve argued with him
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Jake Paul suggests $50k minimum UFC fighter pay would make ‘a world of a difference’ – MMA Junkie