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      Logan Paul never doing jiu jitsu again after UFC champion FOUR STONE lighter ‘split him in half’

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      LOGAN PAUL has vowed to never do jiu jitsu again after UFC champion Alexander Volkanovski split him in half. Volkanovski and fellow champ Israel Adesanya travelled to Paul’s Puerto Rico training base to be guests on his Impaulsive podcast.
      Alexander Volkanovski training with Logan PaulCredit: alexvolkanovski
      But the trio also got some training in where the YouTube, boxing and WWE star was given a lesson in jiu jitsu.
      Middleweight king Adesanya was captured tapping Paul out while Volkanovski went one further.
      Paul said: “You’re the best in the world at what you do, I got to experience it.
      “You are so strong and dominant, it’s like I knew it going into it.
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      “You put me in a body lock and I felt like you could have tightened your legs so much and literally split me in half, I’m not doing BJJ again.”
      Paul weighs around 14st 2lb while featherweight Volkanovski fights at 10st 3lb, meaning there is a huge FOUR STONE difference between them.
      The Aussie, 34, and Adesanya, 33, also took the journey over to announce their sponsorship with Paul’s Prime drink company.
      But despite backing the pair, Paul, 28, did not receive any mercy on the training mat with Volkanovski.
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      He said: “We were drilling this body triangle, where you have someone in your legs and hold them.
      “He goes ‘My legs are short, I don’t do the body triangle often’. Then when we actually went to do it, he almost kills me with the body triangle.
      “Jiu jitsu is a whole different beast, you don’t want to fight a guy in the street who knows jiu jitsu.”
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      Carl Froch, 45, ready to risk his legacy to fight Jake Paul and become the ‘hero’ who end YouTuber’s hype

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      CARL FROCH is ready to risk his legacy by fighting Jake Paul in a bid to end his hype. Froch has gone back and forth with the YouTuber-turned boxer amid speculation they could even face each other.
      Jake Paul has gone back and forth with Carl FrochCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      Froch would return to fight Paul and end his hypeCredit: AP
      The former super-middleweight world champion was a guest on Simon Jordan’s podcast.
      And Jordan urged Froch not to “kill his legacy” by coming back to fight the polarising Paul.
      But he responded: “I don’t know would it kill my legacy, or would I be the hero? Would I be the hero that stopped all the hype around Jake Paul?
      “I don’t mind Jake Paul doing what he’s doing and having a go, and he’s getting in the ring, the same as white-collar fighters.
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      “I don’t mind them – they’re brave. They’re getting in there, taking punches in the face, and he’s done it.”
      Froch, now 45, retired in 2014 after knocking out George Groves in front of 80,000 fans in their Wembley rematch.
      Meanwhile Paul, 26, returns on August 5 in Texas against ex-UFC star Nate Diaz.
      It follows after his first career loss in February, losing a split-decision to Tommy Fury, in a result criticised by Froch.
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      He told OLBG: “I would always be interested in fighting someone who can’t fight like Jake Paul.
      “It’s like someone giving you a suitcase full of money – you won’t say no. I would train for it, I stay in the gym anyway and keep myself in good shape.
      “Right now I am 45 and I retired at 36-37. There is a reason that I retired as after a certain age, the weight cut becomes way too difficult. 
      “I wouldn’t make the weight for Jake Paul – I would be 14 stone.
      “If a fight was on the cards – which it isn’t because Paul realised he can’t fight after losing to Tommy Fury and he wasn’t even British level at the time, then I would fight him because like I said before it is easy money.”
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      Eddie Hall shows off insane 27.5 STONE body before cutting weight as fans say his abs are a ‘sick joke’

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      EDDIE HALL showed off his insane 27.5 STONE frame and abs as he prepares to cut weight. The former world’s strongest man revealed he is currently weighing in at 385lbs but he is set to start trimming down in eight weeks.
      Eddie Hall showed off his insane 27.5st bodyCredit: Instagram
      Hall is about to cut weightCredit: Instagram
      And fans could not believe Hall still had abs on show despite his hulking physique.
      One said: “Abs at nearly 400lbs is just a sick joke.”
      Another said: “F*****g guy has abs at almost 400 lbs…… imagine him at 315.”
      One added: “Why does he have abs at this weight.”
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      Another said: “Abs at 400?!?”
      Hall, 35, is in the process of transitioning to bodybuilding, having also tried his hand at boxing to fight rival Hafthor Bjornsson, 34, in 2022.
      Opening up on the difference between strongman and bodybuilding, he said: “I love moving weights as hard as physically possible.
      “Unlike strongman, where you just move the weight from A to B. And you win competitions, you win lots of money.
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      “No, no, no. In bodybuilding, you’ve got to move the weight as slow and as painfully as possible.
      “And you can still win loads of money, so that’s good.”
      He added: “I’ve done the strongman, done a bit of boxing, I was a national champion swimmer back in the day, I think bodybuilding is a great transfer over from strongman.”
      Ex-world’s strongest man star Eddie Hall is transitioning to bodybuildingCredit: Instagram/ eddiehallwsm More

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      ‘Sexiest boxer ever’ Ebanie Bridges sprawls on bed in lacy lingerie to plug OnlyFans as followers gush ‘wow just wow’

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      EBANIE BRIDGES sent fans wild as she sprawled out on a bed in lacy lingerie to plug her OnlyFans account in her latest photo dump.The beautiful 36-year-old was recently hailed as the “sexiest boxer ever”.
      Ebanie Bridges sent fans wild with this snap while she plugged her OnlyfansCredit: INSTAGRAM
      The boxing beauty has amassed a huge social media followingCredit: Getty
      Bridges has over 750,000 followers on Instagram aloneCredit: @ebanie_bridges
      She regularly posts steamy snaps to her social media channelsCredit: Instagram @ebanie_bridges
      But she has also proved that she is a tough cookie with a successful defence of her IBF title against Shannon O’Connell in December.
      Bridges has shone bright in the world of boxing and has won nine out of 10 fights, losing the other.
      But the Blonde Bomber has also taken social media by storm with a series of glam pics on Instagram and steamy content on her OnlyFans page.
      And she even urged Conor McGregor to increase his jaw-dropping net worth by joining the subscription site.
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      But she switched her focus back to her own account yesterday by sharing a photograph of herself decked out in a sexy black outfit while laying down.
      She captioned the steamy snap with: “Sometimes life just keeps coming at you! My fans know there’s always an escape on my @Onlyfans – I love chatting to each and every one of you.
      “Check the link in my bio, I can’t wait to see you there.”
      And her 753k Instagram followers quickly jumped into the comments to hail her sexiness.
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      “You are so incredibly beautiful and inspiring,” wrote one.
      Another said: “Wow, just wow!”
      A fellow admirer commented: “Wow u looking sexy as always.”
      While another added that she was “simply beautiful.”
      Bridges makes an eye-watering amount from social media alone but she has also previously let slip how she still gets odd requests from “paypigs” who asked her for gnarly things, such as her dirty socks and bathwater.
      Having moved to the UK from her native Australia two years ago, she has been living in Essex, close to her Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn’s HQ.
      But with her last three bouts all coming in Leeds – which is also the home of the Elland Road football club she supports – Bridges sees little reason to stay down south.
      And she recently revealed that she was relocating to the north, and was instantly inundated with offers of a place to live by her adoring public.
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      Bridges has been out of action since injuring her hand in her victory over O’Connell.
      The star is expected to be back to defend her title later this year.
      Ebanie Bridges has enjoyed huge success with her OnlyfansCredit: Instagram / @ebanie_bridges
      The Aussie beauty recently announced that she is relocating from EssexCredit: Instagram @ebanie_bridges
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      Tommy Fury mocked for saying he’s at ‘world championship level’ and Viddal Riley is ‘not a big enough draw’ to fight

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      TOMMY FURY faced ridicule for stating he is at “world championship level” and that Viddal Riley is “not a big enough draw” to fight him. Fury is coming off the back of handing Jake Paul defeat in their grudge match in Saudi Arabia in February.
      Tommy Fury faced ridicule for stating he is at ‘world championship level’Credit: Getty Images – Getty
      Viddal Riley hit back at Tommy FuryCredit: Getty
      And he is now lined up for another huge celebrity blockbuster against Paul’s YouTube rival KSI.
      But it appears Fury, 24, has no interest in facing fellow 9-0 prospect Riley, once the coach of KSI, 30.
      He told Sky Sports: “No disrespect but Viddal’s fighting a lot lower than me.
      “Say what you want about opposition but I’m fighting on a world championship level.
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      “I’m doing millions of pay-per-view buys with all these big names. I’m not going to be foolish and drop down and fight Viddal Riley in York Hall, am I?
      “At the end of the day, all due respect to him but he’s not a big enough draw.
      “At the end of the day, Viddal, who is he outside of boxing? He’s not really anybody. He’s got no global pulling power. He can’t do any pay-per-views.”
      The comment did not go down well with fans, as one said: “Tommy did not say he’s fighting at a world championship level surely.”
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      Another added: “Tommy is claiming to fight at a world championship level when his hardest fight was Jake Paul.”
      Riley, 25, knocked out Anees Taj, 27, later that night and hit back at Fury in a blast of his own.
      He responded: “If he doesn’t want to fight, just say he doesn’t want to fight.
      “He’s in a sticky position: he’s chosen that side of things, getting paid extremely well. Just say you’re that guy now, say you’re a crossover boxer.
      “That’s it, that’s all Tommy has to do. All he has to say is: ‘You know what, I’m a crossover guy now, I don’t really have any interest in the traditional path, I’m not looking to be a traditional pro boxer,’ and I’ll leave him alone.
      “But if you’re going to try and blur the lines between the two, then blur the line over here. He doesn’t have to blur the line here.
      “He doesn’t have any pull himself anyway. Jake has the pull. KSI has the pull.
      “Go check the views on any of his fights when he’s fighting in that realm, and then check mine, and I’ve stayed in this realm and, I would say I have more pull than he does.
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      “Anees Taj would knock out Tommy Fury. Let’s not play games now. I think Anees Taj would knock out Tommy Fury.
      “I’d like to see Tommy prove himself against an opponent like that, and see if he can deal with them. I doubt he can.”
      Tommy Fury beat Jake Paul on pointsCredit: GETTY
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      Jake Paul’s fight with ex-UFC star Nate Diaz is a ‘MISMATCH’ and will end in four rounds, warns Eddie Hearn

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      EDDIE HEARN has labelled Jake Paul’s fight with Nate Diaz as a “MISMATCH” that will end in four rounds. The YouTuber-turned prizefighter returns on August 5 in Texas against Diaz, who is making his professional boxing debut.
      Eddie Hearn with Jake PaulCredit: Rex
      And the MMA veteran – who last year walked out on the UFC – had fans fearing after footage emerged of him in training.
      So promoter Hearn fears that unless Diaz was holding back on the pads, the bout will be one-way traffic.
      He said on The MMA Hour: “I watched Nate Diaz hit pads. You know it’s going to be a mismatch against Jake Paul don’t you?
      “But for it to be a mismatch against Jake Paul, like, yes [he’s getting smoked], yes. It won’t go four.
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      “Listen, unless it’s all a bit of a bluff by Nate what I saw. You can see people hit pads, and you know whether they [can box].
      “And we’re talking about Jake Paul. We’re not talking about Fury or Anthony Joshua, fighting an MMA fighter, you’re talking about Jake Paul.”
      Paul, 26, was beaten for the first time in February, losing a split-decision in Saudi Arabia to Tommy Fury, 24.
      But he snubbed a rematch to face Diaz, 38, who will be his FOURTH opponent formerly in the UFC.
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      Paul has wins over ex-MMA champions Ben Askren, 38, Tyron Woodley, 41, and Anderson Silva, 48.
      But for the first time, he will fight over ten rounds and agreeing with Diaz to have the rules changed by the Texas commission.
      Paul tweeted: “If the fight goes to the later rounds, it’s obviously a big advantage for Nate.
      “I know that, he knows that (that’s why he made the request), the oddsmakers know that. But I don’t give a f***. I’m all in.”
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      Anthony Joshua lined up to fight his undefeated former sparring partner after Dillian Whyte rematch collapses

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA could look to face former sparring partner Agit Kabayel after his rematch with Dillian Whyte collapsed. AJ and Whyte were in negotiations to fight on August 12 but Eddie Hearn came out to say the deal broke down.
      Agit Kabayel and Anthony JoshuaCredit: Instagram @agitkabayel
      And now the promoter has named European champion Kabayel – who sparred AJ in 2018 – as a potential replacement.
      Hearn said on Boxing Social: “Kabayel was the European champion, he’s top 15.
      “He’s on a list of four or five that it could be, but we need to close it out this weekend really if he’s going to fight on August 12.”
      Kabayel, 30, is unbeaten at 23-0 and fought as recently in March, beating Agron Smakici.
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      Joshua, 33, returned with a victory in April against Jermiane Franklin, 29, his first under coach Derrick James.
      So Hearn wants the pair to have one more bout together before the proposed Saudi Arabia blockbuster with Deontay Wilder, 37, in December.
      He claimed Whyte, 35, turned down an offer to fight Joshua in a rematch of the grudge match he lost in 2015.
      But the fuming former world title challenger hit back to set the record straight.
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      Whyte told SunSport: “They’re talking rubbish. I haven’t turned down the fight. 
      “All I got, after Eddie talked publicly and often about making me an offer to fight AJ, was a very short email late in the evening on Friday 2 June. 
      “I absolutely 100 per cent want to fight AJ and called Eddie to discuss the offer but couldn’t get hold of him.
      “I messaged him too. I didn’t hear back from him so I sent him an email to confirm I wanted the fight. 
      “I didn’t turn down the offer or propose a counter-offer.  All I did was ask normal questions on his three-line email so-called offer.
      “Even before I emailed, Eddie was already saying publicly that his offer was unacceptable. So, why make it in the first place?
      “It is out of order to use me to boost AJ’s value in negotiations for the Wilder fight, without any intention to fight me. 
      “Heavyweight boxing is in an absolute mess at the moment and bulls*** like this doesn’t help.”
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      Dillian Whyte slams boxing ‘bulls***’ as he opens up on three-line email offering Anthony Joshua fight

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      DILLIAN WHYTE is sick of his name being used in “bulls***” bluffs to save Anthony Joshua’s reputation.Promoter Eddie Hearn promised fight fans the winner of the Whyte and Jermaine Franklin November’s semi-final would fight AJ.
      Dillian Whyte did not hold back as he spoke exclusively to Sun SportCredit: PA
      But instead the London 2012 legend outpointed the American loser in an April 1 snorefest.
      And now the overdue third meeting between the 35-year-old Brixton Body Snatcher and 33-year-old Joshua – who lost their 2009 amateur slugfest but won the 2015 pro barnstormer – has been cancelled before it was even agreed.
      With Joshua being tied into a mega-money Saudi showdown with Deontay Wilder in December, Whyte always doubted the offer was genuine but played along with the talks.
      But now he has hit out at a string of issues that are leading boxing fans astray and potentially tarnishing his name.
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      “They’re talking rubbish,” Whyte told Sun Sport in response to Hearn’s claim he priced himself out of the August 12 O2 bout. “I haven’t turned down the fight. 
      “All I got, after Eddie talked publicly and often about making me an offer to fight AJ, was a very short email late in the evening on Friday 2 June. 
      “I absolutely 100 per cent want to fight AJ and called Eddie to discuss the offer but couldn’t get hold of him. I messaged him too. I didn’t hear back from him so I sent him an email to confirm I wanted the fight. 
      “I didn’t turn down the offer or propose a counter-offer.  All I did was ask normal questions on his three-line email so-called offer.
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      “Even before I emailed, Eddie was already saying publicly that his offer was unacceptable. So, why make it in the first place?
      “It is out of order to use me to boost AJ’s value in negotiations for the Wilder fight, without any intention to fight me. 
      “Heavyweight boxing is in an absolute mess at the moment and bulls*** like this doesn’t help.”
      Fans have been confused by the dozens of Hearn interviews claiming the highest earning British title fight in history is returning.
      The fight was on, then off and now Whyte is being accused of turning down a serious big-money offer, which the fighter categorically refutes.
      According to the no-nonsense heavyweight, too many untruths are being spread and he wants a few points made clear.

      The original June 2 ‘offer’ was a three-line email with barely any details to arrange such a huge show.

      Hearn went public on June 5 claiming an official offer had been made and talks were underway, which was way off.

      The money on offer – for an arena show in the middle of the school summer holidays when most ticket buyers are on holiday – is poor compared to the stadium spectacular fans have expected.

      Repeated efforts from Team Whyte to negotiate and come to an agreement were ignored.

      The Jamaica-born bruiser added: “Eddie has rightfully been talking about it being a stadium-filling blockbuster for years and I have chased this fight for eight years.
      “So I asked him why he would host the event at the O2 in the middle of August when most people are on holiday
      “He didn’t respond to my email or get in touch but carried on talking about ‘negotiations’ that simply weren’t happening and still haven’t happened.
      “There hasn’t been a single conversation with me, my lawyer or any of my team.
      “I chased him with a follow-up email on June 13, to tell him that the offer didn’t feel real and that AJ obviously didn’t want the fight and was going to wait for his Saudi payday in December.
      “I then did an interview with Sky on June 15 after which I got a short and weird response from Eddie saying that the numbers don’t work and that we should look at alternative options. 
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      “Let’s be very clear here, I told him I wanted the fight, I didn’t turn it down and I didn’t price myself out and in fact have not had a single discussion about it with Matchroom since the ‘offer’ and I didn’t make any demands.”
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