Jake Paul reveals he won\u2019t stop \u201cdisrupting\u201d UFC until there\u2019s a fighters union Instagram: Jake PaulJake Paul\u2019s feud with the UFC and its President Dana White has only grown more explosive in recent weeks but the online beef does have an end-goal. The internet celeb turned boxing star just revealed his plans to kickstart an MMA union for the good of all UFC fighters. When Paul and White first became enemies, there was a clear motive behind the heated relationship. The YouTuber was adamant UFC fighters were underpaid. While this narrative has been muddled over the months, with tensions rising and Paul even threatening to fight the UFC boss, fighter pay has allegedly always been at the center of their feud. \u201cIt\u2019s really about the fighters,\u201d Paul explained to ESPN\u2019s Stephen A. Smith. The reason behind his consistent pestering all circles back to \u201chow underpaid [UFC fighters] are.\u201d Having begun his MMA training shortly after his KO of former UFC champ Tyron Woodley, Paul has now \u201cbeen in the gym and seen how hard these guys work.\u201d \u201cPoking the bear and disrupting the entire business\u2026 it\u2019s really about fighter pay and getting them healthcare,\u201d he said. Now an investor in the UFC, Paul has every intention of staying on this path and creating change. \u201cNot stopping anytime,\u201d his ultimate ambition is to \u201ccreate a fighters union.\u201d \u201cThis is my goal,\u201d he continued, \u201cto really impact the whole sport. Leave an everlasting stamp.\u201d Although institutions like the Professional Fighters Association have attempted to get an MMA union off the ground over the past decade, little has been affected. Being outside of the UFC\u2019s system, Paul argues he has unique leverage against White. \u201cI just so happen to not be beholden to anybody,\u201d he said. \u201cA lot of these UFC fighters are beholden to Dana and they can\u2019t speak out against him. \u201cI\u2019m using my platform because I\u2019m one of the few people who actually can. I\u2019ll say whatever, I\u2019ll speak the truth.\u201d There\u2019s no telling how far off such plans may be for Paul. With his efforts currently focused on diss tracks and perhaps even a trip to space with Elon Musk, an MMA union could still a few years out. One thing appears certain, however; don\u2019t expect his antics with Dana White and the UFC to let up anytime soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Jake Paul reveals he won\u2019t stop \u201cdisrupting\u201d UFC until there\u2019s a fighters union Instagram: Jake PaulJake Paul\u2019s feud with the UFC and its President Dana White has only grown more explosive in recent weeks but the online beef does have an end-goal. The internet celeb turned boxing star just revealed his plans to kickstart an […]<\/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-51467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51467","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=51467"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51467\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}