UFC stars 'privately backing' Jake Paul's campaign against Dana White

Jake Paul is receiving private messages from top UFC fighters supporting him after he dropped an outlandish 'diss track' on the promotion's president Dana White.

Paul trended at No.1 for music after his song, which featured cameos from MMA legends Cris Cyborg and Antonio McKee, garnered over 2.3million views within five days.

And despite many fighters opting to keep their opinions on the song, which also featured mocking bars about Jorge Masvidal and Conor McGregor, private, Paul insists there is support from a certain subset.

Paul, a YouTuber and Disney Channel star before making the switch into boxing in 2020, has become one of the most divisive figures in combat sports as he has accrued a record of 5-0 with four KOs.

But when host Ariel Helwani mentioned that he was receiving private messages of support from fighters for Paul's song during an episode of The MMA Hour last night, the social media star said he was getting similar.

“I don’t want them to sacrifice,” Paul said, explaining that he understands why they wouldn't make their views public.

“They have to put food on their family’s table - 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 Paul's next step, he believes, should be to help create a fighters' union to help both boxers and those in MMA to be given better conditions.

A short-lived effort was made in 2016 when Georges St-Pierre joined former world champions TJ Dillashaw and Cain Velasquez