Logan Paul blames CM Punk after Dana White ignored his big UFC offer
YouTube star turned WWE heel Logan Paul admitted that UFC president Dana White left him on read after he pleaded with him to be on the undercard of UFC 306.
Logan Paulhas wanted to join theUFCfor years now,having openly beggedthe organization’s president, Dana White, for a chance to prove his combat sports skills in the octagon alongside little broJake Paulas far back as 2018.
Despite his high-profile boxing match withFloyd Mayweatherand his manyexploits in the pro wrestling world, Dana White hasn’t approved The Maverick to join his company — even thoughPrime Hydrationbecame theofficial drink of the UFCin 2023.
In fact, Paul says that the UFC prez “completely ignored” him after asking to get on the undercard of one of the org’s biggest events to date… and he blames one fighter, in particular, for his staunchness on the subject.
Logan Paul reveals Dana White’s response after asking to fight on UFC 306
Logan spoke out on his conversation with Dana White during an episode of his IMPAULSIVE podcast on March 25, revealing that he’d texted him in the hopes of getting involved with UFC 306, which washeld in the Las Vegas Spherein September 2024.
“I texted him, I said, ‘Hey man, consider me available to fight on the undercard in the Sphere,'” he began. “Basically, he completely ignored me, which I think spoke volumes. I haven’t bothered him since.”
While Logan considers himself a better MMA fighter than a boxer due to his history as a competitive high school wrestler on top of his WWE career, he feels that White is too leery to offer him a spot on the squad due to his past experiences with CM Punk.
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“I think for the right fight, the right amount of money — man, I’m an entertainer at the end of the day,” Paul said.
When special guest, UFC champ Tom Aspinall, asked him if he could follow a similar path to CM Punk, Paul said the wrestler “f**ked it up.”
“After that, Dana was like, ‘I’m never doing this again,'” Paul mused. “He’s a great wrestler, not a UFC fighter. I think I would be a much better UFC fighter than I would just a boxer.”
It’s true that Paul has ample experience in the wrestling world, making him a decent candidate to follow in CM Punk’s footsteps, especially given that TKO owns both the WWE and the UFC to make the potential transition extra smooth.
White has admitted in the past that he’sopen to Paul fighting in the UFC, but it looks like the time isn’t right for him to make his debut just yet – especially since Logan says his little brotherJake “ruined” his relationshipwith the combat sports prez.
