{"id":454691,"date":"2022-08-02T11:36:32","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T18:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=454691"},"modified":"2022-08-02T11:36:32","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T18:36:32","slug":"jake-pauls-business-partner-and-co-promoter-nakisa-bidarian-responds-to-criticism-from-ufc-president-dana-white","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/jake-pauls-business-partner-and-co-promoter-nakisa-bidarian-responds-to-criticism-from-ufc-president-dana-white\/","title":{"rendered":"Jake Paul\u2019s business partner and co-promoter Nakisa Bidarian responds to criticism from UFC President Dana White"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jake Paul’s business partner and co-promoter Nakisa Bidarian is responding to criticism from UFC President, Dana White.<\/p>\n

Nakisa Bidarian is Paul’s business partner and co-promoter at ‘Most Valuable Promotions’ and is responding to Dana White’s reaction to Paul’s scheduled match-up with Hasim Rahman Jr. being cancelled.<\/p>\n

It was announced this past Saturday, July 30th that the Paul vs Rahman Jr. boxing pay-per-view card scheduled for August 6th at New York’s Madison Square Garden was cancelled.<\/p>\n

According to Jake Paul’s camp the reason behind the cancellation was due to a weight issue with Rahman.<\/p>\n

The notice of cancellation happened during the UFC 277 event<\/a> in Dallas, Texas. During the post-fight press conference Dana White spoke about the cancellation saying (h\/t MMAFighting<\/a>):<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not going to sit up here and be happy or gloat that their fight fell out. Both those guys I\u2019m sure put in a lot of hard work and a lot of training to get ready for this fight, spent money to get ready for this fight.”<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI will say this, just because you were an accountant here doesn\u2019t mean you know what the f*** goes on here. It doesn\u2019t mean you can run a fight promotion company.”<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI think that Jake Paul probably needs to get some different people around him. If he\u2019s going to stay in the sport, he needs to be with guys that really know how to put on fights.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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Jake Paul and Dana White\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dana White believes the cancellation was due to lackluster ticket sales, and not weight issues, taking a direct shot at Bidarian, who formerly held the position of CFO for the UFC.<\/p>\n

Taking to ‘Instagram’, Bidarian had this to say about Dana White’s criticism:<\/p>\n

\u201cHad zero to do with ticket sales. We already sold more tickets, more gate than Ryan Garcia just did at Staples Center. We were going to be top-10 in gates since 2005 at MSG.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Continuing to discuss the weight issue, Bidarian said:<\/p>\n

\u201cJake Paul was taking a big challenge. All of his fights have been from about 188 to 191 pounds, and all of his opponents \u2014 outside Nate Robinson \u2014 have been plus or minus one to two pounds of him. That\u2019s all it is.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Concluding Jake Paul’s co-promoter finished with:<\/p>\n

\u201cThey can try and change the narrative, they can try to destroy what this young man has done. I\u2019m proud of him. He\u2019s his own boss. He\u2019s his own promoter, and I\u2019m just an accountant. What\u2019s up?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Do you believe the boxing match was cancelled due to lack of interest or are you in Paul’s corner believing it was all about the weight?<\/p>\n

Share your thoughts in the comment section PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jake Paul’s business partner and co-promoter Nakisa Bidarian is responding to criticism from UFC President, Dana White. Nakisa Bidarian is Paul’s business partner and co-promoter at ‘Most Valuable Promotions’ and is responding to Dana White’s reaction to Paul’s scheduled match-up with Hasim Rahman Jr. being cancelled. 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