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      Jake Paul dubs Dana White the ‘biggest obstacle’ in road to blockbuster Conor McGregor fight as he eyes UFC superstar

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      JAKE PAUL has claimed UFC president Dana White is the ‘biggest obstacle’ in his pursuit of a showdown with Conor McGregor.The YouTuber-turned-boxer has been pursuing a bout with the UFC’s poster boy for the best part of a year.
      Jake Paul has been aggressively pursuing a showdown with Conor McGregor for the last yearCredit: INSTAGRAM@JAKEPAUL
      The Notorious recently refused to rule out facing The Problem ChildCredit: SPORTSFILE
      But Paul says UFC boss Dana White is the biggest roadblock for the figtCredit: SPORTSFILE
      MMA mogul White has refused to entertain the prospect of the pair sharing the ring together, a stance Paul believes is unlikely to change.
      During an episode of In Depth with Graham Bensinger, he said of a potential clash with The Notorious: “I think Dana White is obstacle No.1.
      “If Dana would ever let Conor out of his contract to set up the boxing match, I think that’s what is needed to make it happen.
      “And I think that will, I think it will happen and if Conor is going to just continue to lose fights.
      “He’s 1-4 in the past five years – then there’s not much Dana will be able to do with him anyway. So cash him out one more time.”
      Problem Child Paul claims McGregor’s representatives have been in talk with his team over a potential grudge match.
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      He added: “But his manager is good friends with my manager and another one of my advisors and they talk constantly about making it happen.
      “They’re like, ‘Yeah we’re down, we’re about it.'”
      In July, former two-division UFC champ McGregor refused to rule out the prospect of sharing the ring with Paul or his older brother Logan.
      He said: “I couldn’t care about them two dingbats. I don’t see so, but never say never.
      “If they’re gonna keep competing, who knows? But, dingbats, the two of them.”
      Before Paul can think about locking horns with the Irishman, he must first get through this weekend’s rematch with former UFC welterweight champ Tyron Woodley.
      The social media sensation registered a unanimous decision victory over The Chosen One in August and is confident of going one better second time around.
      He said: “My prediction is a knockout. When that happens depends on him, because of how much damage he can take, how much violence he can endure, and the openings.
      “I’m not going to just sit here and say I’m going to knock him out in the first round.
      “I’m not going to give away my game plan.

      “It’s really based upon what I would do if was him. I’m going to make my game plan off that.
      “I don’t see him opening up and giving big openings in the first round so I’m going to look for them.
      “If they’re there, I’m going to take them, but I feel like this fight is going to end in a knockout.”
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      ‘We’re down’ – Jake Paul and Conor McGregor’s teams ‘talk constantly’ about setting up fight, reveals YouTube star

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      JAKE PAUL revealed his team and Conor McGregor’s ‘talk constantly’ about setting up a fight between them. Paul is advised by Nakisa Bidarian, the former UFC CFO, meaning he would have worked with McGregor’s manager Audi Attar.
      Jake Paul revealed his team and Conor McGregor’s ‘talk constantly’Credit: Getty
      Conor McGregor has been called out by Jake PaulCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      And while under contract with the UFC, it prohibits the Irishman from competing outside of the octagon.
      UFC president Dana White in 2017 did let McGregor, 33, over to the boxing ring for a lucrative but losing effort to boxing legend Floyd Mayweather, 44.
      White would need to give his blessing once more, but Paul, 24, admitted discussions have at least happened behind the scenes.
      He told Graham Bensinger: “If Dana would ever let Conor out of his contract to set up the boxing match, I think that’s what is needed to make it happen.
      “And I think that will, I think it will happen and if Conor is going to just continue to lose fights.
      “He’s 1-4 in the past five years – then there’s not much Dana will be able to do with him anyway. So cash him out one more time.

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      “But his manager is good friends with my manager and another one of my advisors and they talk constantly about making it happen.
      “They’re like, ‘Yeah we’re down, we’re about it’.”
      In Paul’s first three fights, he beat YouTuber ‘AnEsonGib’, ex-NBA star Nate Robinson, 37, and retired UFC welterweight Ben Askren, also 37.
      But his biggest win to date came in August, over eight rounds against ex-UFC champion Tyron Woodley, 39.
      Paul was then set to fight Tommy Fury, 22, until the British former reality TV star pulled out with a broken rib and chest infection.
      Woodley has since signed as Fury’s replacement opponent, with the pair rematching over the weekend.
      Conor McGregor was beaten by Floyd Mayweather in 2017Credit: Getty
      Tyron Woodley was beaten by Jake Paul in AugustCredit: Getty Images – Getty More

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      Inside Jake Paul’s training camp to fight ex-UFC star Tyron Woodley including sparring 150 ROUNDS with ex-world champs

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      JAKE PAUL has been secretly putting in the championship rounds in his private Caribbean island training camp. The YouTube sensation, for the second fight in a row, has prepared to fight ex-UFC champion Tyron Woodley in Puerto Rico.
      Jake Paul training for his next fightCredit: Instagram @jakepaul
      Jake Paul has been training once more in Puerto RicoCredit: Instagram @jakepaul
      He started his camp in early September, believing he was facing online rival Tommy Fury.
      But after Fury, 22, pulled out with a broken rib, Woodley, 39, filled in as a replacement, only four months after losing to Paul.
      The social media star knew the show must go on, with undercard talent also expecting a payday right before Christmas.
      Plus, it meant the money spent on camp costs, rounds of sparring banked and months of gruelling training did not go to waste.
      Here, SunSport takes an exclusive look inside Paul’s preparations for Woodley, ahead of the anticipated rematch in Florida over the weekend.
      Trainer BJ Flores said: “Jake prepares like it’s a world championship fight.

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      “When a lot of heavyweight champions go into title fights, they spar between 150-200 rounds.
      “Jake’s right at the same level, he’s taking it very, very seriously. The last fight, he came in with a bit of an injury.
      “He had a hyperextended elbow against Tyron, he went eight rounds, we went back to the drawing board, made some adjustments and we’re ready to rock and roll.”
      In Paul’s first three fights, he beat YouTuber ‘AnEsonGib’, ex-NBA star Nate Robinson, 37, and retired UFC welterweight Ben Askren, also 37.
      But his biggest win to date was against Woodley over eight rounds in front of a home crowd in Cleveland.
      It was the first time he was ever taken the distance – or past round two – and has only helped boost Paul’s confidence and boxing ego even more.
      Flores said: “His work ethic has been outstanding. He’s always worked really hard, he’s really focussed and locked in now.
      “And I think going eight rounds last time was a real wake-up call for him, he’s got a good chip on his shoulder.
      Tyron Woodley was beaten by Jake Paul on pointsCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley are set to rematchCredit: Getty
      “Everyday he wakes up ready to work now and it’s just a really good situation to be in as a trainer because he comes in very hungry every single day.
      “He’s very eager and we’ve added a couple of wrinkles, a couple of things that he can do in the ring and it’s really going to show on Saturday night.”
      Paul, a former Disney Channel actor, has conducted training camps in California, Las Vegas and Miami.
      All can be considered boxing breeding grounds that offer state-of-that-art training faculties and easy sparring access.
      But it can also bring unwelcomed distractions for a 24-year-old celebrity like Paul.
      So moving over 3,000 miles away from LA to sunny Puerto Rico allows the cruiserweight boxer to train incognito.
      Flores said: “It’s tough to get people out here for sparring but look, we’ve got it all in place.
      “We have a professional travel team, a separate house for sparring partners, an entire facility set up here, a gym.
      Trainer BJ Flores and Jake PaulCredit: Instagram / @bjflorespro
      Jake Paul swimming during his training campCredit: Instagram @jakepaul
      “We’re firing on all cylinders, to be honest with you, we’re in a really good spot. We’ve got all the equipment and everything we need.
      “It’s not as much of a distortion as you might think, maybe we’re not in a hotbed city like Las Vegas or like that.
      “But Jake has a different life here. There’s requirements that will help make his training easier and it’s isolation.
      “People know who Jake is, he’s very famous, a lot of people recognise Jake when we’re in the States so it’s nice to be out in the middle of nowhere, where no one recognises him.
      “He’s able to focus, he’s able to train and we’re able to get a lot of good stuff done.”
      Paul been sparring the likes of Richard Rivera, 31, Muhsin Cason, 28, and Nikita Ababiy, 23, who have a combined record of 40-0, in recent months.
      And he even welcomed in former cruiserweight world champion Steve Cunningham, 45, the man who dropped but lost to Tyson Fury, 33, in 2013.
      Jake Paul ahead of his rematch with Tyron WoodleyCredit: Instagram @jakepaul
      Jake Paul in the gym in Puerto RicoCredit: Instagram @jakepaul
      Credit: Instagram @jakepaul
      Flores said: “We’ve had a lot of guys, world champions, Steve Cunningham out here, we’ve had Richard Rivera, who is 20-0 and one of the top cruiserweights in the country.
      “We’ve had Muhsin Cason, 10-0 win eight knockouts, we had Nikita Ababiy, who is 10-0, we’ve had a lot of good guys out here.
      “The sparring ranges anywhere from five rounds one day, to eight-ten another day. He rotates guys in.”
      Having Cunningham in camp was one way of getting into the mind of the Fury family.
      But after 2019 Love Islander Tommy pulled out, it left Flores & Co focussing once more on Woodley, a man they now know all about.
      The trainer said: “Jake’s in shape, he’s ready to go, so Tyron better be ready. Tommy would have had his hands full.
      “I think Tyron is a tougher fight that Tommy, he’s got more experience, more pedigree, more toughness, he punches harder, he’s way physically stronger.
      “I think Tyron is a tougher fight than Tommy. We were ready for Tommy, obviously, that’s not happening anymore, so we’re ready for Tyron.”
      Jake Paul pictured with Nikita AbabiyCredit: Instagram @nikitaababiy
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      Jake Paul’s trainer says Tyron Woodley ‘won’t go the distance’ in rematch as YouTube star has got ‘exponentially better’

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      JAKE PAUL’S trainer said Tyron Woodley ‘won’t go the distance’ in their rematch and warned the YouTube star has got ‘exponentially better’. Paul scored the biggest win of his four-fight boxing career in August when he beat ex-UFC champion Woodley over eight rounds.
      Jake Paul beat Tyron Woodley in AugustCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      And he was then set to fight Tommy Fury, 22, until the younger brother of heavyweight champion Tyson pulled out injured.
      Woodley, 39, has since signed as Fury’s late replacement, but Paul’s trainer BJ Flores promised to expect a whole new opponent come December 18.
      Flores told SunSport: “Jake’s a lot better now than he was on August 29th, he’s a lot better.
      “And you’ve got to remember, he just started boxing, so in a short period he gets a lot better very quickly.
      “He’s only been boxing two years, so four months is 15 per cent of his entire career, so he’s getting a lot better.
      “I know it will be a tough fight, Tyron will be tough in the beginning, but we expect Tyron won’t go the distance this time.
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      “It will be very tough for Tyron to keep pace with Jake, to handle with the kind of offense that Jake is bringing this time.
      “It’s going to be a different fight this time and people will see that. Jake’s pace is going to be very high.”
      In Paul’s first three fights, he beat YouTuber ‘AnEsonGib’, ex-NBA star Nate Robinson, 37, and retired UFC welterweight Ben Askren, also 37.
      He then followed it up by outboxing Woodley over the eight-round distance.
      Flores and Paul have since studied the performance and revealed their winning formula will look different in the anticipated rematch.
      He said: “We’ll see how Tyron comes out. He’s an experienced veteran. The reason he wasn’t punching last time was because he couldn’t.
      “He was getting counter-punched, he was getting hit when he was getting in range, he wasn’t really sure what part of the ring he needed to be in to not get hit.
      “It’s a lot different than UFC, so he was trying to get his bearings as well, he’d never been in there with someone like Jake.

      “We’ll be prepared for the best Tyron, I expect him to be aggressive, we’re going to be able to do what we always do.
      “We can box, we can move and come forward, whatever we wants to do. And Jake’s pace will be a lot higher this time.
      “It will be difficult for Tyron, I’m telling you right now it will be very difficult for him now we’ve seen how he fights and been able to break that down.”
      Woodley has been the first and only of Paul’s opponent to make it to the scorecards.
      But Flores is confident that will not be the case the second time around with another 24 minutes to close the show.
      He said: “I see a victory, I see a win 100 per cent. I see a fight where Jake’s going to look exponentially better. He’s going to be sharper, crisper.
      “He’s going to have a couple of new elements that you’ll see in round number one.
      “I don’t know what round the knockout will come, I don’t care at all, we’re not in a rush, we’ve got eight rounds to do it.”
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      ‘Of course I’m down’ – Jake Paul has rematch clause in Tyron Woodley fight as ex-UFC star welcomes trilogy with YouTuber

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      TYRON WOODLEY confirmed Jake Paul has a rematch clause in their fight and has welcomed a trilogy series. Paul beat Woodley over eight rounds in August, the night Tommy Fury won against the YouTuber’s sparring partner Anthony Taylor.
      Tyron Woodley confirmed Jake Paul has rematch clause in their fightCredit: Amanda Westcott
      It set up the huge celebrity grudge match for December 18 in Florida.
      But Fury this week pulled out with a broken rib and chest infection, while Woodley signed as his replacement.
      The contract includes the right to an immediate rematch if Paul, 24, loses, which could set up a trilogy decider afterwards.
      Woodley, 39, told TMZ Sports: “Of course I’m down for the trilogy. Yes, it is a rematch clause in there. I’m going to put that on him.
      “After I knock you out, Mr Betting Man, are you going to run or are you going to try to fight somebody else?
      “Or are you going to come and get this work again?”
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      In Paul’s first three fights, he beat YouTuber ‘AnEsonGib’, ex-NBA star Nate Robinson, 37, and retired UFC welterweight Ben Askren, also 37.
      But his win over eight rounds against ex-UFC champion Woodley was his biggest to date.
      Fury, 22, was set to be his first opponent with prior professional experience before the Brit withdrew.
      And it has afforded Woodley with the chance at redemption having failed to get the job done the first time.
      He said: “I felt like I won the fight, but when I go back out there and beat his ass and win this fight and win by knockout and go onto a trilogy and do it again and leave no doubt, that’s the real ‘leave no doubt’.
      “I like how they have the headlines down. To me, there was no doubt the first time.
      “I watched the fight last night. How do you lose four, five, six, seven, eight? He didn’t win one round after round four, and he clearly lost round four.
      “So without the knockdown, without 10-8, there was no doubt the first time.
      “So this is the nail in the coffin, this is just basically what I should have done the first time. The third time will be no doubt.”
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      Tyron Woodley vows to knock Jake Paul’s ‘head off’ and says ‘more people are excited’ for rematch than Tommy Fury fight

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      TYRON WOODLEY insisted ‘more people are excited’ about his rematch with Jake Paul than the cancelled Tommy Fury fight. And he promised to ‘knock his head off’ after replacing Fury on late notice and getting a second shot at Paul, who beat him in August.
      Tyron Woodley will rematch Jake PaulCredit: Getty
      Woodley, 39, said: “To be honest, I feel like things happened the way they are supposed to happen.
      “I feel like this is a fight that should have taken place anyway. This is a fight that more people are excited about.
      “It’s kind of funny that fight was set up for December 18 and more people were talking about a rematch with me and Jake anyway, so I feel things happen in time and on purpose for a reason.
      “I never wish bad upon anybody. I don’t want anybody to get hurt, so I can step forward. I don’t really have much to say about Tommy Fury.
      “I’m not in his camp, I don’t really know him, and not to sound mean, I really don’t care about his reasoning for not taking the fight.
      “I’m just here, ready and willing and trying to go out there and knock his head off.”
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      In Paul’s first three fights, he beat YouTuber ‘AnEsonGib’, ex-NBA star Nate Robinson, 37, and retired UFC welterweight Ben Askren, also 37.
      But his biggest win to date was against Woodley over eight rounds, with Fury, 22, beating the YouTuber’s sparring partner Anthony Taylor, 32.
      It set up the huge celebrity grudge match which was set for December 18 in Florida.
      But Fury this week pulled out with a broken rib and chest infection, while Woodley signed as his replacement.
      The ex-UFC champion had been campaigning for a rematch against Paul, 24, so had no hesitation in accepting the late-notice opportunity.
      I feel like this is a fight that should have taken place anyway. This is a fight that more people are excited about.Tyron Woodley
      Woodley said: “Very few times you get a chance to go back and redo something,” said Woodley.
      “Sometimes you sit there and you live with regrets, ‘Like damn man, I feel like I won the fight. Maybe I could have done this a little bit differently, maybe if I would have thrown a few more punches here.’
      “Now I get the opportunity to go back and undo what was already done, so that’s something that drives me without any additional money, any additional sold out crowd.
      “The fact that Jake Paul can walk around and say he beat me, just boils my skin and blood and everything inside of my body.
      “I’m trying to go out there and just make it clear that I’m the better fighter, I’m the harder puncher.”
      Tommy Fury pulled out of fighting Jake Paul with an injuryCredit: Getty More

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      UFC’s Dustin Poirier says he’d be a ‘bum’ if he couldn’t KO Jake Paul in three rounds as YouTuber prepares for Woodley

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      UFC star Dustin Poirier admits he’d consider himself a ‘bum’ if he couldn’t knock out Jake Paul in under three rounds.YouTuber Paul is currently gearing up for a boxing match against Tyron Woodley.
      Jake Paul has ruffled feathers in the boxing and MMA worldsCredit: Instagram @jakepaul
      The former Disney actor turned professional boxer is the favourite going into his showdown, after defeating Woodley last time out.
      The entire MMA community is rooting for Woodley to put a beating on the outspoken Paul brother.
      And if he were in Woodley’s shoes, Poirier would be embarrassed if he didn’t get the better of the social media star early in the contest.
      He tweeted: “Also while Im at it if i can’t get Jake Paul outta there in 3 rounds im a bumb [sic].”
      The Diamond was quickly quizzed about Paul’s relationship with his American Top Team team-mate Jorge Masvidal.
      A fan tweeted: “Why is Jorge friends with him after Jake called you a bum fighter?”

      And the Louisiana fighter didn’t mince his words when responding to the question.
      He said: “Ask Jorge what he thinks will happen if i put them paws on Jake.”
      Woodley revealed he took ’20 seconds to say yes’ to a rematch with Jake Paul after Tommy Fury’s pull out.
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      Paul beat Woodley over eight rounds in August, with Fury winning against the YouTuber’s sparring partner Anthony Taylor.
      It set up the huge celebrity grudge match which was set for December 18 in Florida.
      But Fury this week pulled out with a broken rib and chest infection, while Woodley signed as his replacement.
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      ‘Took me 20 seconds to say yes’ – Tyron Woodley reveals why fighting Jake Paul was no-brainer after Tommy Fury pull out

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      TYRON WOODLEY revealed he took ’20 seconds to say yes’ to a rematch with Jake Paul after Tommy Fury’s pull out. Paul beat Woodley over eight rounds in August, with Fury winning against the YouTuber’s sparring partner Anthony Taylor.
      Tyron Woodley was beaten by Jake Paul in AugustCredit: Amanda Westcott
      It set up the huge celebrity grudge match which was set for December 18 in Florida.
      But Fury this week pulled out with a broken rib and chest infection, while Woodley signed as his replacement.
      The ex-UFC champion had been campaigning for a rematch against Paul, 24, so had no hesitation in accepting the late-notice opportunity.
      Woodley, 39, said: “When I got the call about this fight I had already been training and had in my mind that I was going to fight four times next year.
      “I was already getting battle-ready for a fight in January. It took me 20 seconds to say yes and now we’re here.
      “Things happened the way they were supposed to happen. This is the fight that should have taken place anyway.
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      “More people were excited for this fight. These things happen for a reason.
      “Very few times do you get a chance to go back and redo something that’s already done.
      “You often have regrets about how a fight went and now I get a chance to undo them. That really drives me.”
      In Paul’s first three fights, he beat YouTuber ‘AnEsonGib’, ex-NBA star Nate Robinson, 37, and retired UFC welterweight Ben Askren, also 37.
      But his win over eight rounds against ex-UFC champion Woodley was his biggest to date.
      Fury, 22, was set to be his first opponent with prior professional experience before the Brit withdrew.
      I was already getting battle-ready for a fight in January. It took me 20 seconds to say yes and now we’re here. Tyron Woodley on his rematch with Jake Paul
      And it has afforded Woodley with the chance at redemption having failed to get the job done the first time.
      He said: “The fact that Jake can walk around saying he beat me boils my blood.
      “So I’m going to make it clear that I’m the better fighter. I’m going to be the better conditioned fighter in this fight.
      “You won’t be able to tell who’s had all the time preparing for this match-up. Just like the first time.
      “I was walking him down and putting him against the ropes. He was huffing and puffing. It’s going to be the same thing again.”
      Tyron Woodley was training before accepting his rematch with Jake PaulCredit: @twooodley More