YouTuber turned boxer is all set to fight Ben Askren in the Mercedes-Benz Stadium on 17th april as announced by Triller Fight Club on
Dana White, the UFC president was recently seen on Mike Tyson’s ‘Hotboxin’ podcast. He there backed up Ben Askren and said that Jake could not beat Askren as he is not a real fighter during his chat with Mike Tyson and Zab Judah.
The conversation went as follows:
White: “Let’s be honest, Jake Paul isn’t a fucking boxer. This guy is a fucking YouTube kid.”
Judah: “Dana I watched him, he’s been working hard, Dana. I have seen him put it together.”
White: “Zab, no bullshit. You are hanging out with the kid, you know him; you’re saying he can fight? So the kid he is going to fight is a wrestler, decorated wrestler. But he has actually fought real guys. He has been a world champion in other organizations in MMA.”
Judah: “But it’s different though, Dana, when you’re standing up … from wrestling to you are standing up and letting them hands fly, one thing I will say about him is he’s got hands. I am not joking.”
White: “I hope you can bet on this thing because I will bet a million dollars that he loses this fucking fight. I bet a million dollars that he loses this fight.”
Jake shared this session of the podcast and said that he will double the bet to $2 million. He then stated that after knocking out Ben Askren, he’ll come after Dana White since the UFC supremo “consider yourself a ‘Boxer’ and me a ‘YouTuber’”
Jake Paul further said that “We wire the money into escrow. $4 million total. Winner takes all. My team will be in touch to make a contract.”
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