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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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BOXING superstar Vasyl Lomachenko has once again teased a potential bout in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.The former pound-for-pound king has repeatedly flirted with a move into the mixed martial arts world.

And the Ukrainian did so again on Tuesday night after his sponsors – Venum – sent him a personalised UFC fight kit.
Lomachenko, 33, shared a video of him unboxing the kit – which included a pair of UFC gloves – with his 1.9million Instagram followers.
Before opening the box, he said: “So, I just got a box from Venum and [the] UFC, so let’s see what’s inside.”
After holding up the pair of shorts that came with the kit, The Matrix said: “Okay, so maybe in the future, someday. Nobody knows.”
He ended the video by saying: “Thank you very much. A big thank you to Venum. I appreciate it,
Lomachenko’s legion of followers were quick to comment, with one asking: “When is the UFC debut?”
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Vasyl Lomachenko is seemingly open to competing inside the octagonCredit: INSTAGRAM
Vasyl Lomanchenko came up short against Teofimo Lopez in his last outingCredit: Getty
Another said: “If any boxer can transfer to ufc it should be u champ.”
And another said: “LOMA UFC CHAMPION.”
Lomachenko hasn’t set foot in the ring since losing his undisputed lightweight title fight with Teofimo Lopez last October.
The two-time Olympic gold medallist suffered a unanimous decision defeat to the 23-year-old, a result he fiercely disputed.
But after watching the fight back multiple times, he believes it should’ve been scored a draw.
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Vasyl Lomachenko is gearing up to return to the ring in JuneCredit: Instagram

The former three-weight world champion told ESPN: “My opinion now after watching (Teofimo Lopez clash) a lot of times, my opinion it was a draw.”
Lomachenko will be back in action on June 26 in Las Vegas, where he’ll take on Japan’s Masayoshi Nakatani.
The sole blemish on Nakatani’s record came at the hands of Lopez in July 2019.
And Loma reckons the current WBO Inter-Continental lightweight champ is the perfect opponent for his comeback fight.
He said of the fight: “It’s the best choice for me. I want to compare myself with this guy (Teofimo).
“He was close with (Lopez) in their fight. He’s a great opponent for me.”
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FORMER UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov turned down a whopping £70million boxing match with Floyd Mayweather, according to his manager Ali Abdelaziz.The recently-retired Nurmagomedov revealed his desire to box The Money Man after his UFC 229 victory over Conor McGregor in October 2018.
Khabib Nurmagomedov’s manager Ali Abdelaziz, centre, has revealed The Eagle turned down a fight with Floyd MayweatherCredit: INSTAGRAM
A boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and Khabib Nurmagomedov was teased for nearly two yearsCredit: Twitter @AliAbdelaziz00
Despite a public back-and-forth spanning nearly two years, a fight between the pair never came to fruition – although Nurmagomedov revealed last March he’d received a lucrative offer to face the boxing legend.
And according to Abdelaziz, another offer was sent The Eagle’s way after his retirement from mixed martial arts last October.
During an appearance on the Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson podcast, the Dominance MMA chief said: “Two weeks ago, (or) 10 days ago, Dana White called me.
“He said, ‘Georges St-Pierre, he said he’ll fight Khabib in a non-title fight at 165 pounds.’
“In a way, we’ve been waiting for Georges. I like Georges. He’s my friend. I like Georges.
“We’ve been waiting for Georges for four or five years. ‘I’m coming. I’m not coming.’
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“Now, [he] said, ‘Hey, Khabib is retired. I’m retired. What about coming back and fighting Khabib now?’
“But you know, Khabib got offered $100million after he was retired to fight Floyd Mayweather.
“$100million. $100million. You can ask Floyd. You can ask everybody.
“Khabib said, “No, I’m retired. I told my mother I’m retired. I’m going to keep my word to my mother. If my mother told me to fight again, maybe I will. But right now, she told me not to fight.”
Nurmagomedov hung up his gloves last October following his second-round submission victory over Justin Gaethje at UFC 254.
The Dagestani destroyer walked away from the sport following the death of his father and coach Abdulmanap, who passed away last July following complications stemming from COVID-19.
Khabib Nurmagomedov announced his retirement from mixed martial arts last OctoberCredit: Getty
Nurmagomedov briefly flirted with the prospect of returning to the octagon earlier this year but opted not to backtrack on the promise he made to his mother.
UFC president Dana White tried his best to entice the former lightweight king back to the cage, although his efforts failed to bear any fruit.
In March, Nurmagomedov told ESPN: “Dana called this official, but I retired like four, six months ago.
“It’s very funny. Dana told me when he posted that someone commented saying, ‘Hey, he retired not today, he retired about five months ago,’ and I was like it’s funny.
“We had some conversations with Dana a couple of times and like two days ago we meet with him to talk like two real men.
“We had a very good conversation with them, good dinner, and I really appreciated him not only for me, but all the sport.”
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The Russian retired with a perfect 29-0 recordCredit: Getty

He added: “It’s very hard when you have power, when you’re the best in the world, when you’re famous, have money and say to everything like this, ‘No.’
“It’s very hard. People maybe will never understand me, but I really hope they’re going to support my decision because everyone has their views.
“My view and my relationship with my mother, I feel like I have to stop because I feel like in every fight, every training camp, this takes some age away from my mother.
“And it’s like what do I have to do? I came to this sport to show who I am and became the best, I’m world champion, and pound-for-pound No. 1. I defended my title three times.
” I defended my title in biggest fight of UFC history. What else? Only money-fights, but I don’t need money.”
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