Did he take the hit? Jake Paul slams Dana White and McGregor for announcing a fight during a Netflix event.

Dana and McGregor promote UFC event. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/UFC

It is not today that Jake Paul has proven to be a staunch opponent of Conor McGregor and Dana White, and last Saturday (16), further fueled the existing animosity. All because the president of the world's largest mixed martial arts organization announced the long-awaited return of the Irish star to action during the first Netflix MMA event, in California (USA).

At the same time that the grand and highly publicized show from the streaming giant was taking place, the ufc vegas 117 It was also in progress, and the official simply released the announcement of the rematch between 'Notorious', who last competed in 2021, and Max Holloway, at UFC 329, on July 11th, during the walk of Francis Ngannou to the cage. Upon learning of Dana's attempt to overshadow his rival's fight, Jake didn't forgive him, and McGregor took the blame.

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In the post-show press conference, the YouTuber fighter downplayed the announcement and emphasized that Dana, aware of the magnitude of the Netflix show, wanted to capitalize on its hype to boost the Irishman's return. Therefore, Jake, proud of his work as a promoter at 'Most Valuable Promotions', argues that the UFC leader's decision shows that he is bothered by his company's growth and worried about losing his MMA monopoly.

“What happened? Oh, the cocaine addict is back. Great. Yeah, good, you can release that during our event. Never mind. This just shows how pressured they are. Insecure little kids trying to take advantage of our event, trying to spin news on top of ours. It won't work, buddy,” said the YouTuber fighter.

Jake Paul at the Netflix press conference. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/Netflix

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YouTube star, Jake PaulThe 29-year-old decided to seriously pursue boxing in 2020. Since then, the American has won 12 fights and lost twice. His main victories were against... Anderson SilvaBen Askren Mike Perry, Mike Tyson, Nate diaz e Tyron woodley (twice).