UFC 261 was an exciting event for many reasons. Kamaru Usman’s KO wins, Rose Namajunas winning back her title, Valentina Shevchenko dominating her opponent, there were some shocking moments last night at Jacksonville. However, an altercation between Daniel Cormier and Jake Paul certainly grabbed the attention of the MMA world.
While doing his job as the color commentator at UFC 261, Daniel Cormier saw Jake Paul in the crowd and confronted him about the recent back and forth. Daniel Cormier warned Jake Paul recently after the YouTuber turned boxer called him out following his win over Ben Askren. The fans went wild as DC confronted Jake Paul, and it seemed that things would get physical between the two. However, the securities nearby saved the day and avoided a nasty incident at UFC 261.
UFC president, Dana White reacted to this altercation between Daniel Cormier and Jake Paul in the post-fight press conference. Dana White stated:
“I have said it before and I will say it again this kid has done a good job of putting himself in a pace to make some money. So good for him. He got Daniel Cormier running at him. So he is doing something right. He knocked out an NBA guy who is 40 years old and 30 lbs less than him and I don’t even know what to say about the Askren thing man, the whole thing is f****g mind-boggling to me. But, hey, good for him. Grab that money while you can kid.”
Dana White buries Jake Paul following the confrontation with Daniel Cormier
When Dana White was asked about potentially working with Jake Paul in UFC or in Boxing, White trashed Jake Paul and his achievements. He talked about the inflated numbers of Jake Paul vs Ben Askren and stated:
“The numbers are there? I don’t know if the numbers are there. You know what would happen to this guy, he ain’t fighting in the UFC. You get me talking about this f****G guy again. He is getting handpicked opponents and god knows what else is going on with that whole f****g thing. There is a market for that. That’s not what I do. People want to see that, it’s great. This kid will make a couple of bucks before this ride is over. And it’s not what I do. The numbers that you are hearing that they did are full of s**t. They are full of s**t. They did not pull that kind of numbers at all, not even close.”
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It’s needless to say that Daniel Cormier vs Jake Paul is never going to happen. Jake Paul is too new to the sport and he can not deal with someone as good as Daniel Cormier even if DC is retired. Besides that, Jake Paul won’t have the weight advantage that he had against his last three opponents. The fans are hoping that Jake Paul would fight a legit pro boxer or an MMA fighter with good striking. But, Jake Paul is going to handpick another easy fight for an easy paycheck and slowly build his name in the game.