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Jake Paul claims Dana White is beginning to come around to the idea of having him fight in the UFC one day.
The YouTuber-turned-boxer has had a long-standing rivalry with White over the past couple of years, with the pair going back-and-forth in the media over issues such as fighter pay and Paul's wacky match-ups. And despite the bitter feud that included a brutal diss track on White by Paul, the social media star believes that he might get a shot at fighting in the top MMA promotion.
Paul is 5-0 as a professional boxer, having beaten former Bellator champion Ben Askren and UFC champion Tyron Woodley both by way of brutal knockouts last year. And he thinks that his high school wrestling background could see him take to MMA and move into the UFC seamlessly.
“I think it’s timing and proving myself more in the boxing side of things," Paul said during and appearance on Teddy Atlas’ podcast The Fight. "And pretty soon the UFC and the MMA side, it’ll be undeniable for me to get into the Octagon, or fight for one of these other organizations against a big name.
"So I think it’s all a timing thing and Dana [White] seems to be open to it, right? He said on my brother’s podcast he might let Logan fight in the UFC and I think he’s coming around to me and starting to see what I’m about and what I actually stand
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