“Oscar De La Hoya was there,” White said Tuesday following Dana White’s Contender Series 72 at the UFC Apex. “Let’s put it that way. Nobody is banned from the UFC. Listen, that kid knows how to market and do his thing and all that good sh*t. Jake Paul is welcome to come to UFC. He just can’t bring that… you know.”

The YouTuber-turned-boxer has long feuded with the UFC president and even has an equity stake in the PFL, a rival promotion

Jake Paul was banned by Dana White off all UFC events due to his behavior, but now he has found a way to sneak in. Security Did Not Recognize Jake Paul On his podcast in 2023, Jake Paul mentioned that he had been shadowbanned by Dana White from UFC events for letting the crowd at an event break into chants of "F--- Jake Paul" back in 2021.