Jake Paul praises UFC\u2019s Tony Ferguson for calling out \u201cdrug dealer\u201d Dana White Wikimedia commons: Andrius Petrucenia\/YouTube: Jake PaulJake Paul\u2019s ongoing battle with Dana White over fighter pay in the UFC has found new support in MMA legend Tony Ferguson. Reborn as a man of the people, Jake Paul has been tenaciously pushing Dana White to up fighter pay and offer healthcare for months. With recent rumors that it\u2019s the only thing standing in the way of the much-hyped Conor McGregor vs. Jake Paul bout, his refusal to back down has caused a huge stir within the mixed martial arts world. Taking to Twitter to up the ante and show dissent from within the MMA community, clarifying that JP is not alone in his claims, the ex-Disney star turned boxer reposted a video of UFC veteran Tony Ferguson discussing the same issue. \u201cDon\u2019t listen to me, listen to a UFC fighter,\u201d Paul said to his 4.3million followers. Paul brought the direct attacks against White back into the public sphere, claiming \u201cDana White is a billionaire while fighters are itching and clawing to make ends meet.\u201d In the press conference in focus, Tony Ferguson starts by saying \u201cI think we\u2019re underpaid personally\u201d. Contrasting with Dana\u2019s assertations that boxers are overpaid. Ferguson continues venting, stating that Dana White actively blocks his attempts to leave the UFC or engage in any other kind of sport. Reaching a peak of frustration, the clip ends with Ferguson lashing out at the UFC head. \u201cI wanna go do all these \u2018coupla\u2019 things. But then I have this guy right here, acting like a f**king drug dealer telling me I can\u2019t do this sh*t.\u201d Explaining the reasoning behind his rage at the situation, Ferguson clarified: \u201cI wanna go make more money for my family.\u201d Don\u2019t listen to me, listen to a UFC fighter, @tonyfergusonXT, who has the courage to speak up. Dana White is a billionaire while fighters are itching and clawing to make ends meet. \u201cDana White the drug dealer.\u201d pic.twitter.com\/fyYb4COwQZ \u2014 Jake Paul (@jakepaul) May 4, 2022 With the pay dispute being a hot topic as of late, comments and retweets flooded Jake Paul\u2019s post, though not all were positive. \u201cI get where\u2019s he\u2019s coming from, but it\u2019s a little hard to feel bad for a guy who made $750k in his last fight.\u201d Videos like this only feed the fire Jake Paul has built under Dana and the UFC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Jake Paul praises UFC\u2019s Tony Ferguson for calling out \u201cdrug dealer\u201d Dana White Wikimedia commons: Andrius Petrucenia\/YouTube: Jake PaulJake Paul\u2019s ongoing battle with Dana White over fighter pay in the UFC has found new support in MMA legend Tony Ferguson. Reborn as a man of the people, Jake Paul has been tenaciously pushing Dana White […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51417","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51417"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51417\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51417"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}