Jake Paul recently asked Dana White to allow Jorge Masvidal to fight him in boxing. The YouTuber-turned-boxer proposed that if he wins, he gets more access to UFC fighters, and if he loses, he will leave White and his “exploitative business” alone forever.
Unsurprisingly, White immediately shut down the idea. He says that after facing welterweights like Ben Askren and Tyron Woodley, Paul should fight someone his own size.
“Masvidal’s 170 pounds,” White told The Daily Telegraph (HT: MMA Fighting). “He likes 170-pounders. Go fight somebody your own size. Anderson Silva’s not under contract, he’s 46 years old - that’s the age group you love to fight - and he’s your size and he’s actually winning fights.