{"id":5973,"date":"2021-04-25T10:29:06","date_gmt":"2021-04-25T14:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dviouscontent.com\/index.php\/2021\/04\/25\/dana-white-claims-jake-paul-is-lying-about-ppv-numbers-for-ben-askren-fight\/"},"modified":"2021-04-25T11:07:17","modified_gmt":"2021-04-25T15:07:17","slug":"dana-white-claims-jake-paul-is-lying-about-ppv-numbers-for-ben-askren-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dviouscontent.com\/index.php\/2021\/04\/25\/dana-white-claims-jake-paul-is-lying-about-ppv-numbers-for-ben-askren-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White claims Jake Paul is lying about PPV numbers for Ben Askren fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article\">\n<article>\n<p><strong>UFC president Dana White claimed that Jake Paul\u2019s pay-per-view numbers from the Ben Askren combat are \u201cstuffed with s**t\u201d and never even near what really occurred.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jake Paul\u2019s dive into the boxing world might need began with YouTubers like Deji and AnEsonGib, however he\u2019s gone wildly past that since. He\u2019s crushed Nate Robinson and Ben Askren with some fairly vicious knockouts.<\/p>\n<p>The YouTube star has even sights on greater issues too, calling out UFC icon Conor McGregor, however that\u2019s landed him in sizzling water with Dana White.<\/p>\n<p>The longtime UFC president has frequently performed down the Paul\u2019s enterprise into the combat recreation, even threatening Jake with authorized motion if he continued calling out UFC fighters. Now although, he\u2019s additionally doubting their pay-per-view numbers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1557302\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Jake Paul knocks Ben Askren\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1320\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20\/Paul-Askren-KO-scaled-e1618913173354.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20\/Paul-Askren-KO-scaled-e1618913173354-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20\/Paul-Askren-KO-scaled-e1618913173354-1024x660.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20\/Paul-Askren-KO-scaled-e1618913173354-768x495.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20\/Paul-Askren-KO-scaled-e1618913173354-1536x990.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20\/Paul-Askren-KO-scaled-e1618913173354-175x113.jpg 175w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20\/Paul-Askren-KO-scaled-e1618913173354-1248x804.jpg 1248w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20\/Paul-Askren-KO-scaled-e1618913173354-630x406.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20\/Paul-Askren-KO-scaled-e1618913173354-479x309.jpg 479w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20\/Paul-Askren-KO-scaled-e1618913173354-150x97.jpg 150w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20\/Paul-Askren-KO-scaled-e1618913173354.jpg\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1557302\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20\/Paul-Askren-KO-scaled-e1618913173354.jpg\" alt=\"Jake Paul knocks Ben Askren\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20\/Paul-Askren-KO-scaled-e1618913173354.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20\/Paul-Askren-KO-scaled-e1618913173354-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20\/Paul-Askren-KO-scaled-e1618913173354-1024x660.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20\/Paul-Askren-KO-scaled-e1618913173354-768x495.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20\/Paul-Askren-KO-scaled-e1618913173354-1536x990.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20\/Paul-Askren-KO-scaled-e1618913173354-175x113.jpg 175w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20\/Paul-Askren-KO-scaled-e1618913173354-1248x804.jpg 1248w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20\/Paul-Askren-KO-scaled-e1618913173354-630x406.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20\/Paul-Askren-KO-scaled-e1618913173354-479x309.jpg 479w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20\/Paul-Askren-KO-scaled-e1618913173354-150x97.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption>Triller Battle Membership<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span class=\"block m-1 ml-0\">Jake Paul made brief work of Askren, regardless of the latters lengthy historical past in fight sports activities.<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Following the win over Ben Askren, which took over the web on April 18, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jakepaul\">Jake<\/a> claimed that the PPV did 1.3 million buys, leading to round \u201c$65 million\u201d being generated from the combat. That will make it probably the most profitable pay-per-view occasions in a very long time.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, talking after UFC 261, Dana White wasn\u2019t shopping for what Jake has been promoting. \u201cThe numbers that you just\u2019re listening to that they did are stuffed with s**t. They\u2019re stuffed with s**t,\u201d White stated following UFC 261 when requested if he\u2019d have any curiosity in working with Jake. \u201cThey didn\u2019t pull these sorts of numbers in any respect. Not even f**king shut.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Whereas the UFC prez tipped his cap to the YouTuber for making some cash, he reiterated his stance on not believing him a number of questions later in his press convention. \u201cI don\u2019t consider something they are saying. That\u2019s a f**king circus. None of that\u2019s actual. You assume any of that s**t that\u2019s occurring over there&#8217;s actual?\u201d he added, additionally calling it a \u201cfreakshow.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Timestamp of 6:30<\/h3>\n<p><noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"UFC 261: Dana White Post-fight Reaction\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h3ZvOVxpYeQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>It appears as if any hopes followers might need of seeing the 2 working collectively are just about dashed, given White additionally stated neither of the Paul brothers could be entering into the octagon. Although, Jake did get booed for attending UFC 261.<\/p>\n<p>Logan has expressed curiosity in MMA earlier than, seeing as he was once a wrestler, however Jake hasn\u2019t accomplished so, and appears set to stay with boxing.<\/p>\n<p>His eventual response to the UFC president shall be fascinating, particularly if he\u2019s obtained receipts to disprove his claims.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/entertainment\/dana-white-claims-jake-paul-is-lying-about-ppv-numbers-for-ben-askren-fight-1560466\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] UFC president Dana White claimed that Jake Paul\u2019s pay-per-view numbers from the Ben Askren combat are \u201cstuffed with s**t\u201d and never even near what really occurred. Jake Paul\u2019s dive into the boxing world might need began with YouTubers like Deji and AnEsonGib, however he\u2019s gone wildly past that since. He\u2019s crushed Nate Robinson and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5975,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[1465,1464,985,4397,1777,828,4671,3009,826,4672,2458],"class_list":["post-5973","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-influencer","tag-askren","tag-ben","tag-claims","tag-dana","tag-fight","tag-jake","tag-lying","tag-numbers","tag-paul","tag-ppv","tag-white"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dviouscontent.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5973","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dviouscontent.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dviouscontent.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dviouscontent.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dviouscontent.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5973"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dviouscontent.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5973\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5974,"href":"https:\/\/dviouscontent.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5973\/revisions\/5974"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dviouscontent.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dviouscontent.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5973"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dviouscontent.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5973"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dviouscontent.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5973"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}