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      UFC chief Dana White trashes ‘silly’ Triller event after Evander Holyfield’s comeback and Anderson Silva’s brutal KO

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      UFC president Dana White has torn into Triller following Evander Holyfield’s horrific comeback fight against Vitor Belfort.The former undisputed cruiserweight champion returned to the ring last weekend aged 58 against a revitalised Belfort.
      Evander Holyfield, 58, was taken out by Vitor Belfort in under two minutes in his comeback fightCredit: AFP
      UFC chief Dana White was far from impressed by the latest Triller Fight Club eventCredit: Getty
      White was, however, impressed by Anderson Silva’s demolition of Tito OrtizCredit: Getty
      The Real Deal – who sparked concerns for his well-being during his open workouts – looked a shell of his old self and was stopped in just under two minutes.
      The latest Triller Fight Club event also saw future UFC Hall of Famer Anderson Silva record a brutal first-round KO over Tito Ortiz, but the event left a bad taste in White’s mouth.
      He said: “Guys, let me put it to you this way: anybody who is f*****g dumb enough and willing to pay and watch these f****n’ fights, Anderson Silva boxed Tito Ortiz.
      “[He] boxed Tito Ortiz. Tito Ortiz has no business f****n’ boxing anybody.
      “Tito’s 40-f****n’ something years old, Evander Holyfield is almost 60 years old and he’s f*****g fighting.
      “It’s silly. All of it’s silly, and there’s always gonna be a certain number of people that are dumb enough to buy these fights and pay for them.”

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      White, however, was impressed by former middleweight king Silva’s destruction of Ortiz, so much so he claimed The Spider might be the greatest fighter in combat sports history.
      He said: “Anderson Silva, we honestly need to start talking again about this guy as the GOAT.
      “Not Tito, because he knocked Tito out in 40 f****n’ seconds, but he did to Tito exactly what should be done to Tito.
      “Knocking Tito out in 40 seconds is what should’ve happened in that fight. Anderson Silva beat Julio Chavez Jr., at, what, 46?
      “At 46 f****n’ years old, he left this sport where he was considered one of the greatest of all-time, possibly even the greatest of all-time, goes out, beats Chavez Jr in a boxing match, then goes and knocks Tito out in 40 seconds.
      “And, you know how I feel about Tito personally, Tito can’t box.

      “He’s a horrible boxer and that’s why I said I would box him, but the other thing about Tito is when he fought here, Tito had a good chin.
      “Tito took big shots from a lot of guys who hit hard. Anderson Silva knocked him out in 40 seconds.
      “Anderson Silva might actually be the GOAT of combat sports.”

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      Tyron Woodley accuses Jake Paul of being ‘scared’ after YouTuber moves on from rematch with ex-UFC star

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      TYRON WOODLEY has accused Jake Paul of being ‘scared’ after the YouTuber performed a U-turn on a potential rematch.The Problem Child agreed to share the ring with the former UFC welterweight champion for a second time moments after his split-decision victory in their boxing match last month.
      Tyron Woodley has slammed Jake Paul for going back on his promise to give him a rematchCredit: Getty
      The Chosen One reckons the YouTuber is ‘scared’ to set foot with him in the ring againCredit: Getty
      Paul, 24, agreed to box The Chosen One again if he honoured the pre-fight bet by getting ‘I love Jake Paul’ tattooed on his skin.
      Woodley, 39, has yet to get the tatt but believes the former Disney star has no intention of fighting him again.
      The Missouri mauler told MMA Fighting: “It went from, ‘Get the tattoo, and it’s a rematch,’ to ‘get the tattoo and we’ll think about a rematch,’ to, ‘Oh, he didn’t get the tattoo, so there’s no rematch.’
      “It sounds like he’s just f**king scared to fight.
      “He knows he squeaked out by the hair on his chinny chin, chin; a lot of people thought he lost the fight. He got saved by the ropes.
      “Man, s**t, if I was him, maybe I’d just run off into the wind, as well.

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      “But if he’s sitting there acting like that’s not why we’re doing the fight, he’s a f*****g liar.”
      Woodley is desperate to settle the score with the younger Paul brother but admits the ball is well and truly not in his court.
      He added: “I can’t make another man fight me.
      “At the end of the day, I’m not going to beg another man to fight me.
      “But if you’re looking at a prizefighting sport that’s talking about me making money, me and Jake might go down as having the fourth overall pay-per-view.
      “Nobody wants to watch no damn Tommy Fury. They saw us fight already, there’s some controversy.
      “It sounds like he’s just f**king scared to fightTyron Woodley on Jake Paul moving on from a potential rematch
      “Some people thought I won.
      “Some people thought there was controversy that I haven’t even brought up yet, that we were like, ‘Ah, that wasn’t in the original agreement.’ I still feel like it’s unresolved.
      “This is the beginning of a trilogy, and no other fight option that he has is going to do what we did with just organic drama.”
      Paul’s sights are currently set on a bout with UFC welterweight Jorge Masvidal, a contest that was recently shut down by president Dana White.
      The YouTuber recently issued an ultimatum of the UFC big-wig, writing on Twitter: ‘”Anderson’s out… JAKE JAKE JAKE.’
      “I want your star talent. Your ‘in their prime’ strikers so I can exploit their lack of Boxing ability.
      Jake Paul’s boxing ‘hit-list’
      “So let’s do this. Me vs. Jorge Masvidal and Amanda Serrano vs. Amanda Nunes…
      “If we win, you let any of your fighters fight me going forward.
      “If we lose, I leave you and your exploitative business alone. DANA…DANA…DANA?”

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      Jake Paul issues ultimatum to ‘scared’ UFC boss Dana White as he calls for bout with Jorge Masvidal and Serrano vs Nunes

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      JAKE PAUL has claimed UFC president Dana White won’t allow Jorge Masvidal to fight him because he’s ‘scared to get embarrassed.’The Problem Child has been pursuing a boxing match with Gamebred ever since the UFC welterweight tipped him to lose his clash with Tyron Woodley.
      YouTuber turned boxer Jake Paul is desperate to face Jorge Masvidal nextCredit: Zuffa LLC
      UFC president Dana White, however, has shut down the ideaCredit: Getty
      The Problem Child issued a Twitter ultimatum to White on Wednesday nightCredit: TWITTER
      White was quick to shut down the idea of allowing the under contract Masvidal to face the younger Paul brother, urging the YouTuber to throw down with MMA great Anderson Silva.
      That irked the former Disney star, who tweeted a lengthy note with the accompanying caption: “@danawhite why you so scared to get embarrassed?”
      The attached note read: “‘Anderson’s out… JAKE JAKE JAKE.’
      “I want your star talent. Your ‘in their prime’ strikers so I can exploit their lack of Boxing ability.
      “So let’s do this. Me vs. Jorge Masvidal and Amanda Serrano vs. Amanda Nunes…
      “If we win, you let any of your fighters fight me going forward.

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      “If we lose, I leave you and your exploitative business alone. DANA…DANA…DANA?”
      Paul, 24, hasn’t been shy in voicing his stance on fighter pay in the UFC, taking White and the company to task on social media and in several interviews.
      Last month, he said: “It’s something I’m bullish on and something that needs to change.
      “For my fight, when we were building out the undercard, I was like, ‘We need to make sure this fight, these fighters, every single person on this card gets paid the most they ever got paid to fight.’
      “I just want to spread the wealth and be about my words and put action behind my words and be the change instead of just talking about the change.”
      Me vs. Jorge Masvidal and Amanda Serrano vs. Amanda NunesAn Excerpt of Jake Paul’s Note to Dana White
      Paul was last in action in August against former UFC 170lb king Woodley, whom he defeated via split decision in his home state of Ohio.
      And he’s hellbent on his next outing be a grudge match with Masvidal, who he trained with in Miami ahead of his clash with Ben Askren.
      When asked about his next fight, he told MMA Fighting: “I mean honestly just from a personal standpoint, I would love for it to be Masvidal.
      “Just cause of the sh*t talk. Just cause of his name.
      “Just cause he’s still in his prime era and there’s a lot of personal beef there. I just took out his boy Tyron.
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      “But hopefully Dana [White] would let him out of his contract but we’re not sure if that can happen.
      “But for me personally, I think that would be the toughest challenge, the toughest guy and the biggest name.
      The most relevant currently. I think that’s the one to make. I think it will happen at some point regardless, but that’s at the top of my list for sure.”

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      Jake Paul and Tommy Fury in talks over sensational boxing fight but YouTuber has three other offers

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      JAKE PAUL is in confirmed talks with Tommy Fury, but also has three other options for his next fight. Paul is already set to start training again and is in discussion with his management team to find his next move. 
      Jake Paul beat ex-UFC champion Tyron WoodleyCredit: Getty
      Tommy Fury is in talks to fight Jake Paul nextCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      It comes after the YouTuber moved to 4-0 in late August by beating ex-UFC champion Tyron Woodley, 39, on points over eight rounds. 
      On the undercard, 2019 Love Island star Fury, brother to heavyweight champion Tyson, beat Paul’s sparring partner Anthony Taylor, 32. 
      With the pair both currently signed to American network Showtime, Frank Warren revealed negotiations for the celebrity clash are underway. 
      Promoter Warren told iFL TV: “We are talking at the moment, so hopefully something may happen, we’ll see. There’s a long way to go yet.”
      Paul, 24, recently said Fury, 22, who is 7-0, was his priority next opponent as he wanted to fight a ‘real boxer’. 
      But the social media sensation has now told of his other talks with ex-UFC champions Anderson Silva, 46, and Vitor Belfort, 44. 

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      Paul told MMA Fighting: “We’re talking to four different parties, four different fighters, and seeing which one makes the most sense.”
      He later added: “The obvious ones that are on the table, it’s like Tommy, Anderson, there is a discussion with Vitor’s team.
      “Just because we are so close to Triller, they’re just pingining us all the time, but there’s some names that are interesting that are more complicated.
      “I just don’t want to jinx anything.”
      Silva recently knocked out Tito Ortiz, 46, also formerly of the UFC, to add to his win in the ring against boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, 35. 
      In the main-event that night, Belfort stopped the dangerously ageing and over-the hill Evander Holyfield, 58. 
      Afterwards, Triller – who promoted two of Paul’s fights – offered him a winner-takes-all $30million fight with the Brazilian. 
      Paul, who would need permission to feature on Triller from Showtime, is open to the wager, but wants proof of funds first. 
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      He said: “I think Vitor is a lot easier of a fight than Tyron. 
      “He’s older, he’s on steroids and such. It doesn’t excite me as much. The money excited me. 
      “If they were to put the money in a bank account – an escrow account – and show proof, then maybe that’s where the conversation starts.”
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      Watch Anderson Silva, 46, KO fellow ex-UFC champ Tito Ortiz in first round and dedicate win to legendary Bruce Lee

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      ANDERSON SILVA delivered a stunning first round knockout to defeat Tito Ortiz.The former UFC middleweight champion pulled on the boxing gloves to face his fellow ex-MMA star.
      Anderson Silva needed just over a minute to knockout Tito OrtizCredit: AP
      He dedicated his victory to the late Bruce Lee after delivering the brutal KOCredit: Getty

      And ‘Spider’ needed just one minute and 21 seconds to end the contest.
      The 46-year-old said afterwards: “I trained hard for this fight and to show my respect to the boxing world.
      “Now I go back home to continue training and… we’ll see.”
      However, he seems to have hinted at retirement from the fight game when he was asked if this was the last we would see of him.
      Silva replied: “Probably.”
      Silva dedicated his first-round KO to martial arts icon Bruce Lee.

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      He said: “The grand master Bruce Lee says, ‘Be water, my friend’. That’s what I did today.”
      The left-handed Silva slipped several of Ortiz’s slowly delivered punches in a corner early doors before the clash of the MMA legends exploded into life.
      Silva turned Ortiz around and then drilled him with a right hand before unleashing two lefts that sent Ortiz crashing to the canvas face first to the canvas.
      Ortiz did not even make an attempt to get to his feet as the referee stopped the contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.
      The fight occurred shortly after David Haye had made his successful return to the ring by easily defeating Joe Fournier.

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      Watch Anderson Silva, 46, brutal KO fellow ex-UFC champ Tito Ortiz in round one and dedicate win to legendary Bruce Lee

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      ANDERSON SILVA delivered a stunning first round knockout to defeat Tito Ortiz.The former UFC middleweight champion pulled on the boxing gloves to face his fellow ex-MMA star.
      Anderson Silva needed just over a minute to knockout Tito OrtizCredit: AP
      He dedicated his victory to the late Bruce Lee after delivering the brutal KOCredit: Getty

      And ‘Spider’ needed just one minute and 21 seconds to end the contest.
      The 46-year-old said afterwards: “I trained hard for this fight and to show my respect to the boxing world.
      “Now I go back home to continue training and… we’ll see.”
      However, he seems to have hinted at retirement from the fight game when he was asked if this was the last we would see of him.
      Silva replied: “Probably.”
      Silva dedicated his first-round KO to martial arts icon Bruce Lee.

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      He said: “The grand master Bruce Lee says, ‘Be water, my friend’. That’s what I did today.”
      The left-handed Silva slipped several of Ortiz’s slowly delivered punches in a corner early doors before the clash of the MMA legends exploded into life.
      Silva turned Ortiz around and then drilled him with a right hand before unleashing two lefts that sent Ortiz crashing to the canvas face first to the canvas.
      Ortiz did not even make an attempt to get to his feet as the referee stopped the contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.
      The fight occurred shortly after David Haye had made his successful return to the ring by easily defeating Joe Fournier.

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      Evander Holyfield’s comeback fight against ex-UFC champ Vitor Belfort slammed as ‘one of the saddest events’ in boxing

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      BOXING fans slammed Evander Holyfield’s comeback fight against ex-UFC champion Vitor Belfort as ‘one of the saddest events’ in history. The ageing and dangerously over the hill heavyweight legend made his return after ten years out of the ring.
      Evander Holyfield was beaten by Vitor BelfortCredit: AFP
      Vitor Belfort beat heavyweight legend Evander Holyfield in one roundCredit: Getty
      He did so in replacement of Oscar De La Hoya, 48, who pulled out of facing Belfort, 44, with coronavirus.
      Holyfield, 58, filled in but the fight was moved to Florida after the California State Athletic Commission rightly refused to licence the veteran American.
      But Florida had no such issues and the man once referred to as ‘The Real Deal’ was given the green light to lace them up again.
      Fortunately for all involved it was over before it really began as Belfort scored an early knockdown.
      Holyfield beat the count only to cover up while his Brazilian opponent let them fly, forcing the referee to luckily intervene.
      Those watching on in despair and disgust hit out at the fight online.

      One said: “Holyfield stopped in the first round. That’s one of the saddest events I have ever seen in a boxing ring!”
      Acclaimed reporter Mike Coppinger tweeted: “That was really hard to watch. Florida commission should be ashamed.
      “I thought they might go through the motions like Tyson and Jones. They didn’t.”
      Yahoo Sports’ Kevin Iole remarked: “This was an absolute DISGRACE.”
      UFC bantamweight Adrian Yanez posted: “This hurts my soul… we shouldn’t have seen a 58 year old Holyfield in the ring.
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      Jake Paul offered $30m Thanksgiving winner-take-all fight with Vitor Belfort after ex-UFC champ beats Evander Holyfield

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      JAKE PAUL has been offered a $30million Thanksgiving winner-take-all fight with Vitor Belfort. The announcement was made after ex-UFC champion Belfort beat the returning and ageing Evander Holyfield in one round.
      Vitor Belfort beat an ageing Evander Holyfield in one roundCredit: EPA
      Jake Paul has been offered a $30million Thanksgiving winner-take-all fight with Vitor BelfortCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      Head of Triller’s Fight Club banner, movie mogul Ryan Kavanaugh, is ready to front the mega-money payday for Paul and even added an extra $5m.
      He said: “We at Triller, are agreeing a full pro fight, Vitor versus Jake Paul; 25 million winner-takes-all.
      “And we want it on Thanksgiving day at the one-year anniversary, Thanksgiving Saturday.
      “Thirty million, winner-takes-all, if Jake says no, we know why.”
      Paul, 24, made his debut in January 2020 and stopped online rival ‘AnEsonGib’ in one round.
      His next two knockouts wins were then both with Triller, firstly against ex-NBA star Nate Robinson and later Ben Askren, formerly of the UFC.

      In late August, Paul improved to 4-0 with the biggest win of his career, a points verdict over eight rounds against ex-UFC champion Tyron Woodley.
      But it was the first fight in his new deal with US network Showtime, making a return to Triller’s pay-per-view platform difficult.
      Belfort, 44, called out the YouTuber after beating Holyfield, 58, in one round of farcical action.
      He said: “Hey, Jake Paul, stop running from me, man. I’m going to teach you a lesson.
      “You can be my kid, you’re going to meet daddy over here at Triller. Stop running.”
      Vitor Belfort during his win over Evander HolyfieldCredit: EPA
      Vitor Belfort dropped heavyweight legend Evander HolyfieldCredit: EPA
      Holyfield was making his return after ten years out and dangerously over the hill.
      He announced plans to return last year after old rival Mike Tyson, 55, did so in an exhibition against Roy Jones Jr, 52, which ended in a draw on Triller.
      But after talks for a trilogy with Tyson broke down, he agreed to replace Oscar De La Hoya, 48, who pulled out of fighting Belfort with coronavirus.
      The California State Athletic Commission refused to license Holyfield, forcing Triller to move to Florida, who had no such issues.
      After the loss, the American boxing legend contested the stoppage, as he said: “I think it was a bad call.
      “I don’t think the referee should have stopped the fight that quick.” More