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Jake Paul has been making waves by going after Dana White and the UFC. He claims the reason he is doing it is to benefit the fighters and get them better working conditions.
Some have questioned Jake Paul's motivations but the YouTuber turned boxer assures he wants what's best for the athletes. He recently revealed how UFC fighters have been reacting to his feud with Dana White.
“There a lot of fighters — a lot of big fighters in the UFC — who message me privately and say, ‘We love this, this is hilarious. Keep on going, but I can’t support this publicly,’” Paul said Monday on The MMA Hour.
Jake Paul continued to explain that he doesn't mind being the face of the movement. He's speaking up so that fighters don't have to worry about losing their jobs.
Article Continues Below“I don’t want them to sacrifice,” Paul said. “They have to put food on their family’s table. Like I said earlier, I happen to have a platform to be able to do this. So I accept the responsibility and I’m going to do it. I’ve made that decision. I’m going to war and I’m not backing down no matter what happens. I don’t need the fighters in the UFC to support this.
“Behind the scenes, it would be great for them to support it and talk about it and push for these movements, and obviously if there’s a fighters’ union created, everyone in the UFC should join it to create power and to create a better position for themselves and a better life for themselves. But I don’t need them to support a diss track or anything like that publicly, because they’re just going to fuck themselves over, and I don’t want that. I want them to win and make more money.”
Dana White and the UFC are going to keep dealing with Jake Paul for a long time as he shows no signs of slowing down. The boxer has been investing a lot into the project.
“I’m not letting off the gas any time soon, and I’ve spent a bunch of my own money on this matter and pushing for these things,” Jake Paul said. “I wake up everyday with a purpose on my mind and I think I’ve done more than enough to show for women’s boxing, fighter pay, equality, fighters, boxing promoters — I’ve done more than enough in terms of actions. And even more cards previously, almost every fighter that’s been on it, it’s their highest payday, always.
“I’ve gotten Tyron Woodley his highest payday, Ben Askren his highest payday. So these fighters who are always mistreated, I’m taking action, I’m backing it up. I’m not letting off any time soon and I actually care. I actually give a fuck. I’ve done too much and it’s nothing to me. I enjoy this. I like this. I feel the responsibility to be a part of this movement and it’s getting traction. That’s exactly what I wanted and I’m excited to continue to be one of the leaders of this conversation.”
Jake Paul is ready to prove just how serious he is with his project. He has lawyers involved and he wants to create a successful Fighter's Union. There have been numerous attempts in the past but all of them have failed.
“For people that don’t think I’m serious about it, you’ll see,” Jake Paul said. “We’re talking to lawyers to begin a process to start a fighter’s union. I’m not spending all my time and money. I could do anything. I made $45 million this last year. I have a badass girlfriend. I have Lamborghinis. I can go to the club. I could go to dinners. I could hang out with rappers. I could retire. I could do my crypto investments and give up on all this. I have everything I want in life, but what gives me a lot of pleasure is helping other people.
“I’ve noticed that it brings back more for me in the long run. For people to think I’m taking all this time out of my day to do all of these things behind the scenes — there’s so much stuff that people don’t even see. They see the interviews and they see me talk about it, but the actual nitty gritty, getting my elbows dirty, I’m in there. I’m in the weeds and people will see that.”
