Despite the shared TKO corporate umbrella between WWE and UFC, Dana White has shown no interest in leveraging Logan Paul’s celebrity for the Octagon.
Paul revealed on his Impaulsive podcast that White ignored his attempts to communicate about a potential UFC appearance. This lack of response indicates a clear disinterest from the UFC CEO in bringing the WWE star into the Octagon fold, despite their common corporate affiliation.
Logan Paul possesses a background in combat sports, having participated in boxing matches against KSI, Dillon Danis, and Floyd Mayweather Jr. Additionally, he has a foundation in amateur wrestling, qualifying for the Ohio High School Athletic Association 2013 Division I championships.
This combination of experience in both striking and grappling sports makes Paul’s potential transition to MMA an intriguing prospect, though it appears Dana White is not inclined to explore it.
“I told Dana for UFC 300, I texted him, ‘Hey man, consider me available to fight on the undercard in the Sphere,’” Paul said. “Basically, [he] completely ignored me, which I think speaks volumes. I haven’t bothered him about it since.”
UFC 306, held in Las Vegas’s Sphere, marked a significant milestone as the first live sporting event in the venue, yet Logan Paul’s hopes for a UFC debut on the card were dashed. Despite reaching out to White via text, Paul received no response, leading him to speculate that his exclusion was due to the lingering impression of another WWE star’s failed UFC venture.
Paul attributed White’s silence to CM Punk’s underwhelming UFC career, which saw Punk suffer a submission loss to Mickey Gall and a decision loss to Mike Jackson. Although the Jackson loss was later overturned due to a failed drug test, Punk’s overall performance likely contributed to White’s reluctance to entertain another WWE crossover, potentially impacting Paul’s chances of securing a UFC fight.
“He f—ed it up,” Paul said about Punk. “He f—ed it up, and after that Dana was like, ‘I’m never doing this again.’ But, dude, I’m not CM Punk. He’s a great wrestler, not a UFC fighter. I think I would be a much better UFC fighter than I would be as just a boxer. My skill is wrestling. I’m a wrestler.”
