Jackass star Steve-O is in a unique spot when it comes to the ongoing beef between Jake Paul and Dana White
The YouTuber-turned-boxer has been locked in a war of words with the UFC boss ever since he slammed the promotion for its fighter pay and benefits model in 2022.
Paul and White have been feuding for years over fighter pay in the UFC
White recently played down the feud after Paul claimed he was banned from attending UFC events and dressed in disguise so he could watch UFC 306 live from the Las Vegas Sphere.
Steve-O is a massive UFC fan, who has built a friendship with White over the years.
The professional daredevil believes there’s no animosity from the MMA mogul towards Paul.
In fact, he claims White once left a UFC event early so he could go backstage and watch Paul fight MMA legend Nate Diaz.
“I can tell you that when you boxed Nate Diaz that night, there was a UFC Fight Night in Nashville, Tennessee,” Steve-O said on Paul’s podcast.
“I had arranged to fly to Nashville because I was very interested in looking at properties You know, that’s why I was in Nashville for this fight night.
“It was Cory Sandhagen versus Rob Font, and the main event was like dreadfully boring.
“Dana dipped out of the arena, and after the fight, I was walking out, and we were like, ‘Oh, what’s up with Dana?’
“We go into his room, and he’s just turned on you fighting Nate Diaz, and I watched you fight Nate Diaz with Dana.”
Paul was a bit taken aback by Steve O’s story due to the fact White has repeatedly claimed he has no interest in influencer boxing.
Steve-O is a UFC superfan@steveo – instagram
He watched Paul vs Diaz with the UFC bossGetty
He said: “That’s crazy.”
Paul’s co-host added: “That’s very interesting for a guy who claims he doesn’t care about you and never watches you.”
Steve-O wanted to clarify that White was totally respectable during the fight.
Despite the supposed animosity between him and Paul, the 55-year-old had nothing bad to say about him beating a former UFC star.
Steve-O added: “I’m not trying to ruin my relationship with Dana, but it was interesting.
“You know, he didn’t say anything bad. Of course, I’m never gonna badmouth Dana, I f****** love the guy, he’s just been so good to me and I f****** love the UFC.
“It’s that I thought it was interesting that happened and nothing bad was said.
“It was just a cool experience.”
