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What’s subsequent for Jake Paul?!
That is the query many followers are asking after The Downside Youngster dispatched Andre August with a vicious uppercut lower than 3 minutes into their boxing match on Friday in Orlando.
TMZ Sports activities requested Tyron Woodley, who was behind the microphone for Paul’s scrap with August final week, who the YouTuber-turned-combat sports activities star ought to problem subsequent.
“I think if you’re gonna fight anyone in MMA, you fight me MMA. I’m the one that did the numbers with you. I’m the one that did the millions and millions of views in the press conference. I’m the one that was a 5x champion. I’m the one who took the fight on 2 weeks’ notice,” Woodley advised us.
The UFC legend continued … “I was doing Cobra Kai for 14 hours straight. I trained at 3 AM and I saved that card. That card was not going to happen. People would not have been buying Christmas gifts had I not stepped up to the plate. So to talk about fighting anyone in MMA outside of me is disrespect.”
Tyron added … “If you really, really wanna prove that you can do it in my world, you fight the number one guy in that world.”
After all, 26-year-old Paul signed with PFL earlier this yr, and he hasn’t been shy about his need to battle MMA.
Jake and Tyron fought twice beforehand … however in a boxing ring.
The primary bout in August 2021 went to the judges … and Paul gained by break up determination. Later that yr, T-Wooden stepped up on quick discover instead of Tommy Fury, saving the occasion. The previous longtime UFC welterweight champion misplaced by sixth spherical knockout.
As for the way 8-1 (5 KOs) Jake appeared towards August — billed as the primary true boxer he confronted — Woodley was impressed with the efficiency.
“I thought he did a great job.”
“I literally said, ‘Hey man, Andre better watch ducking his head ’cause he’s gonna get hit with an up, I couldn’t even say uppercut. I just got the U-P off and then he was sending him to the moon.”
Tyron additionally talked concerning the expertise of being on the dropping facet of issues towards Jake.
“I know how it is to be on both sides of it, thinking I won the fight, and then two judges thought it went the other way, and also being in there winning the fight every millisecond of the fight, and then all of the sudden you drop your hands one time, he got enough power to get the job done,” Woodley stated.
“I just respect the fact that he can do all the media, all that press, all that shenanigans, all that pressure, all that promoting the fight and fighting on the fight, and then go out there and put on a performance.”
