Jake Paul doesn’t miss a chance to irk Dana White. He and the UFC CEO have been at loggerheads for years now, with their rivalry stemming from the fighters’ pay, and it has only widened ever since. While the American boxer enjoyed a rapid surge in the combat sports world, he had to make peace with not attending UFC events. Why? The UFC head honcho had banned him from the events. But the ban didn’t deter the Cleveland native from witnessing the historic UFC 306-Noche UFC event. How did he do it?
Paul, 27, took on a disguise and tried to sneak past the security to witness the action up close in the Sphere. It was important for him because Sean O’Malley headlined the event, and both are business partners, launching a men’s hygiene care line, ‘W,’ recently. But he ran the risk of getting caught and jailed.
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Paul, at 10-1, turned to his social media handles and posted the video of how he slipped through the security and attended the event with his perfect disguise. He said, “Two years ago, I was banned from all UFC events by Dana White.” He also added the clip of the crowd rallying behind him and shouting “F-k Jake Paul” in one of the UFC events that he attended, which eventually resulted in White, 55, slapping a ban on him.
Dana White banned Jake Paul from UFC events so he snuck into the Sphere in disguise 🤣 pic.twitter.com/gtwR02oycy
— Happy Punch (@HappyPunch) September 15, 2024
In the same video, the fans could see ‘Problem Child’ sitting close to the White and UFC champion Alex Pereira. Interestingly, after the event, he flew to Arlington on Sunday afternoon and had a face-off with Mike Tyson at the AT&T Arena, the Dallas Cowboys’ home. The fans took to the comment section as they reacted to Paul’s disguise and how he pulled a shenanigan similar to his YouTube days.
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One fan recalled the result of O’Malley’s fight, where he lost the belt to Merab Dvalishvili. They declared, “No wonder Sean lost 😭 if jake paul or drake on your side you destined for failure 😭.” The comment was a reference to Drake’s curse, where whenever the singer has put a bet on someone to win, they usually lose the match. It seems Paul finds himself on a similar footing as Drake.
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A user pointed out how the YouTuber-turned-boxer incriminated himself after posting the video. They commented, “Bro just snitched on himself with this video 😭.” Paul’s disguise didn’t raise any suspicions, but he might now find himself in trouble for transgressing and impersonating.
Someone shared their take on the White ban on Paul from the UFC events. They contested, “Dana banning him from events is hilarious 😅.” The growing divide between White and Paul is the outcome of their differing stance on fighters’ wages in the UFC and how former UFC fighters keep on accepting a fight with him to secure a larger payout.
A comment amusingly dragged Oscar De La Hoya into the mix, as the boxing promoter had decided to attend the UFC event instead of the Canelo Alvarez vs. Edgar Berlanga event. The comment read, “He snuck in with his boy Oscar De La Hoya.” Even De La Hoya and White don’t meet eye-to-eye. But he was a guest of HE Alalshikh, and therefore White had to accommodate him.
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Lastly, another fan made a hilarious parallel with the CIA and noted, “Jake got his costume from the CIA.” The comparison referenced how the intelligence agency did covert missions to exact information by pulling undetectable disguises, and Paul had pulled a similar move.
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