Jake Paul calls Conor McGregor 'cokehead,' accuses Dana White of hijacking Francis Ngannou's walkout

The bombshell news also broke during Francis Ngannou's walkout.

After we at OutKick questioned Jake Paul over whether Dana had any secret intentions with the timing of the announcement, Paul went off on "insecure, little" Dana White.

Paul argued the announcement only showed how threatened the UFC feels by the momentum surrounding his promotion. The timing is anything but random. It managed to split the combat sports world's attention between Paul's event and White's blockbuster UFC announcement.

"That's cool, bro. Drop the McGregor news during our event. It doesn't matter. That just shows how pressed they are, little insecure boys trying to piggyback off our event and put some news over top of us. It's not going to work, buddy."

OutKick reached out to the UFC for a response.

After all, Ngannou famously left the UFC after a bitter contract dispute, making his entrance as news alerts about McGregor flooded social media.

White has routinely dismissed his credibility, while Paul has spared no effort in portraying White as an exploitative leader.

That deep-seated animosity set the stage perfectly for White to disrupt Paul's biggest moment yet.