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Retired UFC star Ben Askren has revealed that he had to ask permission from Dana White in order to get the green light for his Jake Paul fight.
Askren and Paul are set to lock horns in an eight-round boxing fight on April 17 as the YouTuber attempts to continue his rise to prominence in combat sports.
During a recent interview, however, Askren made it clear that the whole thing could’ve come crashing down if Dana White didn’t approve it, due to Askren still technically being under a UFC contract.
“He does not seem to like Jake Paul too much, that’s seeming to be totally true,” Askren told MMA Junkie. “We had a nice phone call. Probably the most cordial phone call Dana and I have ever had. … Both Dana and Hunter (Campbell) were relatively easy. They didn’t really have many complaints. They signed off on pretty much – there was some annoyingness with (promoter) Triller was looking at a whole bunch of different dates, so I had to get a b