Dana White has been accused by former UFC CFO Nakisa Bidarian of ‘lying continuously’ after claiming he wasn’t aware of Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua.
The UFC boss told journalists after UFC 322 that he wasn’t aware of the Paul vs Joshua fight, before branding the bout a nasty idea. On the time, Netflix had not announced the bout, but White did admit that many viewers would tune in, alluding to it being a near certainty that the American could be knocked out.
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And speaking with Ariel Helwani today on his Uncrowned show, Most Invaluable Promotions boss Bidarian noted that White is at all times aware of what Paul is as much as regardless of what. He also claimed fighters have been warned against getting involved on the social media star’s events up to now.
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There isn’t any love lost between Dana White and the Most Invaluable Promotions team of Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian. The latter used to work for the UFC, most notably as CFO when the corporate was sold for just over $4billion, while Paul enjoys trolling the MMA supremo.
And while appearing on Helwani’s show, Bidarian hit back at White for a couple of claims he made when asked concerning the upcoming bout between Paul and Anthony Joshua. “I saw three key things, and the last one is telling for the primary one,” Bidarian explained.
“Very first thing I feel he said was he wasn’t aware of it. Second thing he said was it was a nasty idea. Third thing he said was ‘yeah I’ll watch it’ because everyone desires to see what’s going to occur and it’s finally going to occur.
“To be clear, there’s obviously a distaste for Jake Paul whenever you’re talking about ‘I would like to see him get knocked out’. That’s been well-known and I understand the dynamic that’s been built over time.
“To say ‘I wasn’t aware of it’ is a blatant lie. Dana lies on a frequent basis, in order that doesn’t surprise me. I do know for a fact TKO [the entity that owns UFC and WWE] was aware of this event, the discussions, the conclusion and that it was going to be announced, in order that’s a blatant lie.
“I do know people at TKO at various levels; it was a blatant lie. Dana White pays attention to each thing Jake Paul does, whether he admits it or not.”