Heading into the event on November 15, Dana White and many others were disgusted that Mike Tyson was being allowed to fight Jake Paul —a man 31 years his younger. ‘The Problem Child’ has managed to carve a career out for himself by carefully picking opponents that favor him at each given moment. At almost 60, the general consensus believed Tyson was going to be on the receiving end of a violent knockout , and White was among that group of people. Now, days after the fight , Dana White has spoken out and admitted that Mike Tyson was right about his fight against Jake Paul.