Jake Paul Doubts Dana White Will Risk Letting Alex Pereira Fight Him

Jake Paul believes UFC CEO Dana White won’t let Alex Pereira compete in a boxing match against him.

Paul knocked down Mike Perry for the third and final time to earn a technical knockout victory in the sixth round of their boxing match at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, on Saturday night. Paul issued an immediate callout to UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira , who then FaceTimed “The Problem Child” expressing interest in the matchup.



While Pereira is seemingly interested in the offer, Paul doubts White will allow it. Paul claims Pereira had to hesitate and look at his manager when he mentioned the UFC contract situation during their FaceTime. Confident that he beats “Poatan,” Paul believes White won’t risk one his biggest stars getting defeated by a YouTuber turned celebrity boxer.



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“I want everybody. I love this sport,” Paul said during a post-fight press conference following his win over Perry. “He’s tweeted about wanting to go into boxing. We got him on FaceTime right there in the ring. And I said, ‘Yo, can you get out of your contract? If you can get out of his contract then let's run in.' When I asked him that, he had to pause; he looked at his manager. You know, these guys aren't their own bosses. I want all the smoke. But at the end of the day, will Dana let them out? That's too big of a risk if I could embarrass his No. 1 prized fighter right now. But I want all the smoke. I want all the MMA guys, and I've been all the way, so who's next? He's the king of the UFC right now. So I want him. I'm going to decapitate him and dethrone him.”

Paul's latest win improved his record to 10-1, which includes wins over former UFC fighters Tyron Woodley , Ben Askren , Anderson Silva , Nate Diaz and now, Perry. While stopping the BKFC star is no small feat, Paul was expecting to get it done in the opening frame.

“A little bit different [than expected]. I truly believed I would knock him out in the first round,” Paul said. “But man, that guy is tough. He took damage like no one I've ever seen before. But I knew that if I didn't get him out of there in the first round that it would happen later on in the fight.”