‘Waste of time, no-one knows who she is!’: Jake Paul REJECTS Dana White’s call for him to fight Amanda Nunes – because he wants to ‘knock out’ Dillon Danis after ‘two years of talking s***’ and row over an ex-girlfriend
- Jake Paul has been pestering Connor McGregor to fight him in the boxing ring
- The YouTuber is now set to box former UFC fighter Ben Askren in March
- Dana White has mocked Paul, suggesting he fight UFC champion Amanda Nunes
- Paul isn’t interested, instead hoping to fight McGregor’s team-mate Dillon Danis
Jake Paul has no interest in facing UFC champion Amanda Nunes because ‘no one knows who she is’, instead taking-aim at MMA fighter Dillon Danis.
Since knocking out former NBA star Nate Robinson the YouTuber has been firing insults at a selection of fighters in search of their attention, with a boxing match against Connor McGregor top of his wish-list.
McGregor has ignored the 23-year-old who was mocked by UFC president Dana White, joking: ‘I’m thinking of letting Amanda Nunes knock his ass out.’ The reigning double champion responded on Twitter: ‘I’m in.’
Jake Paul has rejected a fight with UFC champion Amanda Nunes as she’s not famous enough
The Brazilian hinted she was interested in the bout after Dana White mocked the YouTuber
Paul instead wants to face MMA fighter Dillon Danis to settle an old score over a girlfriend
‘Nah, I wouldn’t fight her,’ the Ohio-born vlogger responded on TMZ Sports.
‘Waste of time, no one knows who she is. There’s not a lot of hype there. Plus, there’s no history.
‘I want to knock out Dillon because we’ve been talking s**t back and forth for two years, I’ve hooked up with his girlfriend, he’s all butt-hurt about it, there’s history there.’
Danis is a team-mate of McGregor’s and has a record of two wins without a loss in the UFC’s competitor, Bellator.
Paul’s main target is a fight with Conor McGregor, who has totally ignored the YouTuber
The 23-year-old has been calling-out various fighters aiming to get a rise out of the athletes
Ben Askren is next-up for Paul though, with a clash set for March as the ex-UFC welterweight aims to: ‘Make a whole bunch of money to beat up a guy who is pretending to be an athlete.’
Paul rose to fame through his high-energy video content aimed at pre-teens, following his brother Logan into boxing for a bout with ComedyShortsGames in 2018 – beating the younger brother of British creator KSI.
Logan Paul is now set for an exhibition bout with boxing icon Floyd Mayweather on February 20, a fight that has drawn ridicule from many in the sport.