Jake Paul Set To Take On Former UFC Champion Tyron Woodley

By: Hans Themistode

Former longtime UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley stood again and watched as his good pal Ben Askren was dealt a first-round knockout loss by the hands of Jake Paul. Shortly following the defeat, Woodley dared Paul to get into the ring with him subsequent. Now, he’ll get his probability. 

As first reported by Mike Coppinger of The Athletic, each Woodley and Paul have agreed to phrases on a showdown. As of now, neither an actual date nor location has been set however, the framework for a deal has been consummated. 

Woodley, 39, who holds a 19-7 MMA report, held the welterweight crown from 2016-2019 till he was defeated by present belt holder, Kamaru Usman. Though he’s extensively thought of as top-of-the-line combined martial artists of all time, Woodley is at the moment driving a four-fight dropping streak and was brutally knocked out within the first spherical in opposition to Vicente Luque earlier this 12 months.

As for Paul, the YouTuber turned defacto boxer, has scored three wins in a row since turning professional, all coming by way of first-round stoppage. In his most up-to-date ring look, as talked about earlier, Paul simply dispatched of Ben Askren. Whereas Paul’s contests have taken place on DAZN and Triller, with the social media star signing with Showtime earlier this 12 months, his showdown in opposition to Woodley is ready to happen on the platform. 

Whereas Paul hasn’t confronted the hardest of opposition, he brazenly admitted that Woodley will likely be his hardest check by far. 

“This would be the greatest battle but,” stated Paul. “This would be the hardest battle I’ve had, the hardest opponent by far, essentially the most identified opponent. We are going to break one other boxing PPV report.”