UFC president Dana White recently gave his take on the ongoing rivalry between Olympic gold medalist Claressa Shields and YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul. Paige VanZant Threatens To Sue UFC Fans
Speaking to MMA Fighting, White shared his opinion on Shields losing her second MMA fight at PFL 10 via split decision.
“Nothing but respect for Claressa Shields. To be looked at as the best female boxer and to come over here and start training and start to do this, not easy and nothing but respect for her… In her second fight, she loses a split decision, which means one of the judges thought she won the fight… She should just keep plugging along, keep training and doing what she’s doing. Obviously, she’s a very talented, gifted athlete, so yeah, crazy that anybody’s saying anything to her. That’s ridiculous,” said Dana White.
Dana White forewarns Jake Paul
White lambasted Paul for his comments and warned him that Shields might knock him out:
“She [Claressa Shields] might knock him [Jake Paul] out actually. He better be careful…So, Jake Paul calls Claressa Shields a loser? Claressa Shields is nothing but a winner, who actually fought real people, in her weight class, in her own age, in her own sport and then goes over to MMA and tries to win a world title. That’s not a loser, that’s a winner. When are you [Jake Paul] gonna start fighting somebody your own f*****g age, your own weight, that actually fights in your own sport that you’re claiming you’re in, shut the f**k up, you goofball… I hope her runs into her somewhere and she knocks him the f**k out.”
