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FORMER UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley will train with Andre Ward ahead of his boxing match with Jake Paul.The Chosen One will lock horns with the YouTuber turned boxer in a grudge match on August 28.
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Former UFC welterweight champ Tyron Woodley will box Jake Paul on August 28Credit: SHOWTIME
Woodley will train with boxing great Andre Ward ahead of his clash with PaulCredit: Getty
And the hard-hitting Woodley will look to sharpen up his striking under the guidance of former unified super-middleweight and light-heavyweight champion Ward.
During an Instagram Live, the 39-year-old said: “Andre Ward, my dog, reached out.
“I cannot miss the opportunity [to work with him], it would be an honor and a blessing.
“Find some time to work with Andre Ward as well. After that, I’ll know more today.”
Woodley’s clash with the younger Paul brother – which will be a cruiserweight affair – will mark his professional boxing debut.
The St. Louis slugger will bid to avenge his good friend Ben Askren, who was knocked out by the former Disney star in April.
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How Jake Paul stacks up with Tyron Woodley ahead of their boxing matchCredit: SUNSPORT
Woodley is relishing the opportunity to get his hands on The Problem Child and plans to leave him with a broken jaw.
He said: “All the clout chasing, all the yelling, all the blah, blah blah, ‘I’m a fighter, all the MMA guys don’t never want to fight me.’
“Now, you got a motherf*cker that’s going to fight you like you ain’t never been fought before.
“Ain’t no sparring you can do to motherf*cking get ready for it. Ain’t no meditation. Ain’t no kum ba yah.
“Ain’t no mama se mama sa mama coosa. Ain’t s**t you can do. You getting your ass beat. I’m pumped up about it.
Tyron Woodley is champing at the bit to get his hands on Jake PaulCredit: Getty

“We gonna break some records, and I’m going to break a motherf***ing jaw while I’m at it. Get ready to make motherf***ing history. Breaking records.”
Despite having lost his last four in a row and being out of the win column for close to three years, Woodley is supremely confident ahead of his boxing debut.
He told ESPN: “Easiest fight of my career & biggest purse of my career all in one night.
“Basically, they brought me in to take out the trash. Can’t wait to shut this b***h up.
“This is getting done for the culture, the whole MMA/boxing community, to rid this guy of combat sports.”
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TOMMY FURY reckons Jake Paul was very ‘cunning’ with his decision to box Tyron Woodley.The YouTuber will lock horns with the former UFC welterweight champion in a grudge match on August 28.
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Jake Paul will box former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley on August 28Credit: instagram jakepaul
Tommy Fury reckons Jake Paul was very ‘cunning’ with his choice to face Tyron WoodleyCredit: Reuters
Light-heavyweight prospect Fury – brother of The Gypsy King Tyson – threw his name into the hat to face the social media star but was ultimately snubbed.
And the Love Islander reckons Paul is doing a stellar job of steering clear of real fighters, saying: “If he gets in the ring with me, it’s going to be dangerous for him then.
“Keep fighting these clowns that he’s always fighting and it’s not going to be dangerous for him.
“He’s a very cunning man. He’s earned a lot of money in his career, he’s a very smart man.
“I’ve heard a lot of talk about this guy that he’s fighting, this Tyron Woodley. He’s a five-time UFC champion.
“What everyone has got to understand is that if there was any point of Tyron Woodley beating Jake Paul, that contract wouldn’t have got signed.
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How Jake Paul stacks up against former UFC champion Tyron WoodleyCredit: SUNSPORT
“Why would Jake Paul put himself in a situation where he’s gonna get knocked spark out or even have a foothold in the fight?
“It isn’t going to happen. All you’re going to see is another Jake Paul victory. Somewhere down that contract or something, you’re going to see Jake Paul W.”
Fury is adamant Paul will never test himself against a seasoned pro, adding: “He’s not going to fight anybody who can put a test up because he doesn’t need to.
“He’s making a fortune off of YouTube, he’s doing this boxing thing so he can make a bit more money.
“Why’s he’s gonna get his teeth knocked in for nothing? He’s not a stupid man.
“Whatever he does in his career, you can almost guarantee that he wins at the end of it because he’s the sole thingy.
Tommy Fury is adamant Jake Paul won’t fight a seasoned proCredit: Getty
“You grab these MMA guys that are used to fighting for three hundred of four hundred grand and you say, ‘Come here, mate, I’ll pay you five or six million’ – which is nothing to him – they’re going to take it all day long.
“Because they’ve fought their whole career for four or five hundred grand and then they’re going to fight a YouTuber for three or four million, it’s going to happen every day of the week, isn’t it?”
Fury, 22, would love to share the ring with the former Disney star but is refusing to fixate himself on the fight.
He said: “Jake Paul is what he is, you know. Like Frank [Warren] said: if the fight comes, it comes. And I’ll take it with both hands because it’s easy money.
“People ask me, ‘Why are you getting involved with him? Why is Floyd Mayweather, one of the best to ever do it, fighting his brother Logan?’ It’s easy money.

“At the end of the day, I’m not going to focus myself on Jake Paul.
“I’ve got my own career, I’ve got my own path to take and my own journey to follow.
“But if he comes into that somewhere along the line, of course I’m gonna take that. I’ll butcher him for nothing.
“It’s an easy fight to make. But calling my name is the wrong move for him.
“So whenever that fight happens, it happens. But until then, he doesn’t even come into my mind.
“Saturday night is where my mind is on. I’ve got a job to do and that’s exactly what I’m going to do.”
Fury will be back in action on Saturday night, taking on the 2-0 Jordan Grant at the Telford International Centre.
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JAKE PAUL has kicked off his war of words with Tyron Woodley with a brutal Dumber and Dumber meme.The YouTuber turned boxer will throw down with the former UFC welterweight champion in a grudge match on August 28.
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Jake Paul mocked Tyron Woodley and Ben Askren with this Dumber and Dumber posterCredit: Twitter@jakepaul
Jake Paul will box former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley on August 28Credit: instagram jakepaul
The pair, 24 and 39 respectively, have been embroiled in a war of words ever since Paul’s brutal first-round KO of Woodley’s good friend Ben Askren.
And The Problem Child has lit the blue touch paper by sharing a mock-up Dumb and Dumber poster featuring Woodley and Askren.
The photoshop of the iconic poster featured Woodley and Askren arm-in-arm with the classic ‘I’m with stupid’ t-shirts.
The caption emblazoned on the bottom of the poster read: “For Tyron and Ben, every day is a no-brainer.”
Paul’s accompanying caption read: “Bff’s!”
Paul stretched his professional record to 3-0 in April with his 119-second demolition of ex-Bellator and ONE Championship ace Askren.
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How Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley stack up ahead of their grudge matchCredit: SUNSPORT
And Woodley, who was recently released by the UFC following his fourth consecutive loss, is relishing the opportunity to avenge his fallen friend.
He told ESPN: “Easiest fight of my career & biggest purse of my career all in one night.
“Basically, they brought me in to take out the trash. Can’t wait to shut this b***h up.
“This is getting done for the culture, the whole MMA/boxing community, to rid this guy of combat sports.”
Tyron Woodley is champing at the bit to get his hands on Jake PaulCredit: Getty

Paul is looking forward to the step-up in competition and is confident of adding Woodley’s name to his list of victims.
He said: “It’s official. I have a list of people I plan on knocking out and as I enter my fourth pro fight, I am excited to cross the first one off the list by challenging myself against @twooodley a 5-time UFC Champion known for his knockout power.
The Chosen One later added: “Dear @jakepaul keep the Billed cap I’m taking your head clean off your neck! #GotchaSoul.”
He said: “Tyron ran his mouth a little too much in the locker room when I knocked out his best friend Ben and earned himself a top spot on the Problem Child death list.
“Tyron’s a seasoned striker who has fought the best MMA fighters in the world but will be dropped by a Disney teen star in 2 rounds.
“Maybe this time Dana White will actually be a man of his word and put his money on his former champion instead of trying to undermine my success like a jealous ex.
“Influencer vs MMA….let’s get it on. It’s Showtime.”
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JAKE PAUL will face former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley in a boxing match on August 28.On Monday night, it emerged a clash between the social media star and the MMA vet was in the works for later this summer.

And on Tuesday afternoon, Paul announced to the world his fourth professional outing will see him share the ring with The Chosen One.
He wrote: “It’s officialI have a list of people I plan on knocking out and as I enter my fourth pro fight, I am excited to cross the first one off the list by challenging myself against @twooodley a 5 time UFC Champion known for his knockout power.”
Paul, 24, stretched his professional record to 3-0 in April with a brutal first-round KO of Woodley’s good friend Ben Askren.
Woodley, 39, was furious with Paul’s pre and post-fight antics and vowed to make him pay for his words.
And The St Louis slugger’s trash talk has served as added motivation for Paul to put on a show in his maiden outing on Showtime.
He added: “Tyron ran his mouth a little too much in the locker room when I knocked out his best friend Ben and earned himself a top spot on the Problem Child death list.
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How Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley stack up ahead of their August 28 showdownCredit: SUNSPORT
“Tyron’s a seasoned striker who has fought the best MMA fighters in the world but will be dropped by a Disney teen star in 2 rounds.
“Maybe this time Dana White will actually be a man of his word and put his money on his former champion instead of trying to undermine my success like a jealous ex.
“Influencer vs MMA….let’s get it on. It’s Showtime.”
Woodley – who was released from the UFC in April following four consecutive losses – is relishing the opportunity to silence the younger Paul brother.
He said: “Easiest fight of my career & biggest purse of my career all in one night.
“Basically, they brought me in to take out the trash. Can’t wait to shut this b***h up.

“This is getting done for the culture, the whole MMA/boxing community, to rid this guy of combat sports.”
Paul has made waves in the combat sports world since making his professional boxing debut in January 2020.
The outspoken YouTuber has ruffled the feathers of boxers and mixed martial artists alike with his brashness and supreme confidence.
Woodley is among those irked by the former Disney star and can’t wait to get his hands on him.
Last month, he told TMZ: “Some people just need to be taught a lesson.
“Like at the end of the day, you just can’t sit here and think that real motherf*****s have put their time in this.
“Yeah if you want get in here and get a couple fights and make some money because you’ve got so many subscribers and you did something dope in another lane, I’m all for that.
“But when it comes down to [it], you gonna parade around and act like, ‘Oh, I’m a boxer, everybody is scared of me. I’m this, I’m that.’
“And then, you’re talking s**t about my dog. Now we gotta go.”
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