- Jake Paul and Mike Perry almost got into a fight during face-off
- “The Problem Child” sent Dana White a powerful and compelling message
Jake Paul hit out at UFC president Dana White after engaging in a heated face-off with Mike Perry ahead of their boxing match.
Bad blood
Paul and Perry had to be separated after an intense face-off. The pair began to trade barbs until “The Problem Child” shoved Perry with full force which sent the BKFC champion back and resulted in a commotion.
“You’re actually easy work… 1 Round. Why you nervous? I can see it in your eyes,” Paul told Perry.
“I’m not nervous. I’m excited!,” Perry responded.
“You’re gonna eat the ring tomorrow, face first!,” Paul said.
“I’m eating everything you got! All of it!,” Perry replied.
Check it out below:
I think Jake has been trying to mentally break Mike Perry. It has worked with others. And I think(?) he’s starting to find out Perry is built different. Platinum seems completely unfazed. pic.twitter.com/BxftNGBUao
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) July 19, 2024
After the near-brawl incident was stopped, MMA journalist and podcast host Ariel Helwani spoke to both fighters. “The Problem Child” seemed satisfied with how hard he shoved Perry.
“He flew like six feet,” Paul said of Perry.
As expected, “Platinum” also had a lot of trash-talking to say.
“They working hard to protect him, bro, but tomorrow night in the ring, when it’s just me and him, no protection. He going down,” Perry said.
“You’ve seen how hard those big guys had to work to get me back? I was pushing through the whole sh*t. Moving all of they a**es. That’s like a thousand pounds of pressure. That’s called ‘Platinum Pressure.’ I’m putting it on him tomorrow night! I’m beating yo’ a**, Jake!,” he added.
Don’t bother, Dana
Unsurprisingly, Paul also took the opportunity to take a shot at the UFC boss once again. According to the YouTuber-turned-boxing star, there’s nothing White or anybody could do about his rise as he is destined to save the sport.
“Look, Dana White said that he’s gonna to give him [Perry] a UFC contract if he could knock me out. Well, guess what, Dana? You can rip up the f**king contract because I’m gonna f**k up Mike Perry. Anyone you send at me, any one of your MMA fighters is getting f**ked up,” Paul exclaimed.
“They’ve been trying to assassinate me. They don’t want me in this sport. They hate that I run this sport, but when you try to assassinate a guy like me, it only makes me bigger. I’m on a mission from God, a mission from God, a servant of God to save this sport. And that’s exactly what I will keep doing. Keep on winning, keep on fighting.,” he continued.
Jake Paul: I'm on a mission from God.#PaulPerrypic.twitter.com/OiuxPas7qz
— Jed I. Goodman © (@jedigoodman) July 19, 2024
Paul vs. Perry is arguably the most anticipated fight event happening this weekend. The two will finally meet inside the ring for an eight-round cruiserweight bout set to take place at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, on Saturday, July 20th.
