D. White at a UFC press conference. Photo: Reproduction/YouTube
President of the UFC, Dana White has played a major role in increasing the promotion of the event in history and, over time, has also promoted unimaginable fighters and clashes. The president has now opened a path for Logan Paul's possible migration to mixed martial arts, before emphasizing that the YouTuber needs to prove that he deserves a chance to compete in the organization.
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“I'm not saying no. We have the most successful combat sports business of all time. What we do here is completely different from what he and his brother are doing. I'm looking for the absolute best in the world. These guys who have trained their whole lives, they fight on these smaller shows, then they get to the UFC and we pit the best against the best. It's not just what we do. There's a market for what these guys do and there's money to be made from it,” White said on the podcast'ImPaulsive', precisely led by the YouTuber.
Dana also spoke about the great movements of phenomena that migrated to MMA and came to compete in his organization. He cites examples of Brock Lesnar and CM Punk to highlight that he has already had similar initiatives.
“I'm not saying I don't do that kind of thing. I brought Brock (Lesnar), but Brock won the heavyweight belt. I brought in CM Punk, who didn't work out as well as Brock. The Floyd Mayweather and Conor (McGregor) fight, the fans wanted to see. This fight took on a life of its own. Floyd and I got together and figured it out and it made sense and we did it.”
A social media phenomenon, Paul is one of the biggest celebrities in the YouTube world. In addition to success on the internet, the influencer also ventures into the world of fights. Recently, the star took to the ring for an exhibition fight with Floyd Mayweather, in a challenge fought under boxing rules.
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