Dana White isn’t too happy about his good friend Mike Tyson boxing the much younger Jake Paul in a July 20th showdown, but the UFC CEO kept his opinion largely to himself out of respect for “Iron Mike” … and his business partner Netflix.
The Paul vs. Tyson fight is set to air on Netflix for free as part of the streaming service’s pivot to live sports. That included a $5 billion 10-year deal with UFC’s corporate parent TKO to stream WWE events. And who knows? Maybe it will involve billions more for UFC content when the fight promotion’s current deal with ESPN ends in 2025.
So White played it a bit more political than usual when asked about the freakshow match-up.
“This is a travesty. Jake Paul and Mike Tyson do NOT belong in a ring together. How is this sanctioned? Fucking boxing. People will do anything for money and attention these days.”
smacks wifey , McTTT