Dana White on Anthony Joshua vs. Jake Paul: “Anyone involved in that should be ashamed”

Unsurprisingly, Dana White wasn’t a fan of the recent boxing fight between Anthony Joshua and Jake Paul, which attracted a lot of attention on Netflix. Although the match attracted huge viewership numbers worldwide, the fight was largely farcical, with the generally uneventful affair ending when Joshua finished Paul inside the distance in the latter’s first ever injury loss.

As White continues to carve out a place in the boxing world with his announcement of Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford, and now the impending launch of Zuffa Boxing, it makes sense that the UFC figurehead would be asked to give his opinion on that AJ-Paul clash. The public bad blood between Paul and White also adds to the situational context. In an interview with Complexwith an excerpt posted on X account @acdmma_said White,

“It’s just not what I do. I think everyone involved in that should be ashamed. It’s insane that that fight was even allowed to happen.”

Dana White, which he is somewhat excited about and not excited about on the UFC White House card

Based on his quote above and referencing what he does do, Dana White provided some insights into which potential matches could be placed on this summer’s much-talked-about UFC White House card set. The June 2026 event was discussed in the same interview with Complexwith White succinctly saying no to Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler at this looming event.

The UFC figurehead called the fight something the company was interested in a few years ago, but it appears the temperature has arguably cooled on that fight idea. White didn’t even seem convinced by the general idea of ​​’The Notorious’ returning for such a card, considering McGregor has been out of the cage for almost half a decade now.

When asked about Jon Jones vs. Alex Pereira, White seemed somewhat hesitant about how reliable Jones would be when it comes to showing up for that unique event. Dana White seemed intrigued by ‘Bones’ vs. ‘Poatan’, but did seem to caveat that he would be intrigued if the fight was at 205 pounds. This is worth mentioning as Pereira has seemingly campaigned for a fight with Jones in the heavyweight division to begin a desired path to an unprecedented UFC title in a third weight category.