Jake Paul and Dana White’s intense feud continues after the pair staged two of the biggest events of the year this weekend.
The social media star took on Mike Tyson on Friday night in Dallas, with over 65million households tuning in to watch live on Netflix. And 24 hours later, White staged UFC 309 which pitted the legendary duo of Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic against one another in Madison Square Garden for the heavyweight title.
And while both events were monster hits, the battle could still be felt at each other’s shows throughout the week. Undoubtedly, both were tuned into the other on their given nights, and had their own criticisms.
Conor McGregor branded a ‘hostage’ of Dana White by Jake Paul in social media rant
Dana White has a been boxing promoter his whole career. All these nut riders need to do their research. His TV show failed. Couldn’t sell 4K tickets in Dublin with that useless Irish boxer he’s promoting. And he is not fighters first. He’s Dana first. Builds you up and tears you… pic.twitter.com/3CBIseHLSS
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) November 17, 2024
After his fight with Mike Tyson became one of the biggest in boxing history, Jake Paul has been emboldened to make some big claims on social media. He has been taking to X this evening to take on a number of his rivals, including Artur Beterbiev and even his old friend Francis Ngannou.
His biggest issue appears to be with UFC boss Dana White, with whom he has had a long-standing feud. At the height of his run fighting top MMA fighters, Paul even released a diss track on the promotional supremo, which garnered millions of views at the time.
And he is now claiming that White’s most notable fighter, Conor McGregor, is a hostage of the promotion’s restrictive contracts. The Irishman is one of the most famous athletes in the world, but hasn’t been able to compete since breaking his leg in 2021 despite being cleared for years.
“Dana White has a been boxing promoter his whole career,” Jake Paul wrote on social media, citing an old article from 2014 that reported on the quick cancellation of his The Ultimate Fighter spin-off The Fighters.
“All these nut riders need to do their research. His TV show failed. Couldn’t sell 4K tickets in Dublin with that useless Irish boxer he’s promoting [Callum Walsh]. And he is not fighters first. He’s Dana first. Builds you up and tears you down. Now Conor McGregor is hostage. Free Conor.”