Jake Paul Tells Dana White He Wants 1-Fight UFC Contract to Face Conor McGregor

Jake Paul and Dana White have been going back and forth for some time, but now the YouTube star thinks he has put together a plan to get a fight with the UFC's biggest star.

Paul tweeted to White on Saturday for one UFC fight that would give him a match with Conor McGregor:

If nothing else, Paul is a savvy businessman. His decision to go all-in on a feud with White could be seen as an attempt to get back in the public spotlight as his appeal as a boxer has dipped.

Jake's brother, Logan, and Floyd Mayweather generated more than 1 million pay-per-view buys for an exhibition bout in June, per ESPN's Mike Coppinger. Jake's first fight against Tyron Woodley generated around 500,000 buys in August, per Wrestling Observer's Dave Meltzer (h/t MMA Fighting's Damon Martin).

The rematch between Paul and Woodley in December flopped with 65,000 pay-per-view buys on cable/satellite, per DAZN's Steven Muehlhausen.

In January, Paul went all-in on White by releasing a diss track about the UFC president. He initially tried to get a fight against Jorge Masvidal by issuing a challenge to White on Twitter:

On Saturday, Paul went in on McGregor's boxing technique on Instagram by calling it "embarrassing."

McGregor responded on Twitter by calling Paul a "jackass."

The likelihood of White using a McGregor fight to give Paul any spotlight inside the Octagon seems low. The 25-year-old has no experience in mixed martial arts. His boxing matches have all been against fighters with little or no professional experience in the sport.

White told TMZ Sports in January he is "hoping" that McGregor can return to the cage this summer.

McGregor lost to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 in July. The fight was stopped at the end of the first round after McGregor suffered a broken leg. He had surgery to repair fractures of his tibia and fibula.

Paul has a 5-0 career record as a boxer, with four wins coming via knockout or TKO.