Is Jake Paul ready to make amends with one of his biggest enemies? If the social media influencer turned boxing star has his way, he and Dana White just might start getting along.Â
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In an interview with the Full Send Podcast, Jake Paul surprisingly spoke highly of the UFC CEO citing Whiteâs appearance at the Republican National Convention in July.
âHis RNC speech bro was amazing. Like we agree on so many things. And I think he has a great side of him and Iâm sure weâd be friends, you know? Maybe in this life, maybe in a different life,â he said.
However, Jake Paul reiterated his major complaint about White: fighter pay. âI just want fighters to get paid more,â he told the hosts. While speaking about the $12,000 minimum base pay, he elaborated âthat even if they fought four times a year, thatâs not enough to support their families.â
 âThatâs my gripeâŚThe UFC is making billions and billions and billions of dollars but still only paying their fighters 12% of the income.â
âMy main goal is just to increase fighter pay within the UFC. The NFL, the NBA pays their athletes 50% of the revenueâŚThe UFC is the most profitable sports business, so why not share,â he continued.
When given the hypothetical âkeys to the kingdomâ for the worldâs leading mixed martial arts promotion, Jake Paul laid out what he would do in Whiteâs shoes. âIâm just raising the minimum from $12,000 to $50,000âŚthat would only cost the UFC $20 million a year and theyâre making billions. So that means that also youâre going to increase the level of participation in the sportâŚIf someone has to fight but also work another job, the sport isnât going to get better.â
The back-and-forth war of words between Paul and White has gone on for several years and has even included a diss song and music video.
Jake Paul ‘Down’ to Box Alex Pereira
Perhaps Jake Paulâs more moderate stance on White will help grant the Most Valuable Promotions founder his latest wish: a fight with UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira.Â
After his sixth-round stoppage of Mike Perry on Jul 20, Paul called out âPoatanâ during his post-fight interview and spoke to him via Facetime.
Paul received backlash for the challenge seeming inauthentic with critics pointing to the ironclad nature of UFC contracts as an impossible hurdle to hide behind. However, he sees it as a matter of business to be sorted out similar to Conor McGregorâs blockbuster pairing with Floyd Mayweather Jr.
âThis is a business at the end of the dayâŚIf Pereira is selling like 500k pay-per-view buys and then has a chance to do two or three million, thatâs basically six fights. So, I see both sides of it. But Iâm down and at the end of the day, Iâm going to call this guy out because when I beat him, they canât say âweight,â they canât say âheight,â they canât say âold, âthey canât say any of these things. I want the toughest competition in the world.â
For now, the path of worldâs toughest competition takes Jake Paul to a November showdown for 58-year-old Mike Tyson.Â
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