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      Jake Paul branded ‘f***ing p***y’ by UFC legend BJ Penn for copying his glove lick celebration in Tyron Woodley fight

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      UFC legend BJ Penn has slammed Jake Paul for copying his famous post-fight celebration after beating Tyron Woodley.The YouTuber turned boxer defeated the former UFC welterweight champion via split decision in his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio on Monday morning.
      Jake Paul licked his left glove during his boxing match with Tyron Woodley on Monday morningCredit: Getty
      UFC legend BJ Penn took exception to Paul’s emulating of his legendary celebrationCredit: INSTAGRAM
      In the heat of the closely-contested eight-rounder, Paul licked his £450 Grant gloves.
      The celebration was quickly picked up on by MMA fans and Penn, with the UFC icon tearing into The Problem Child.
      Alongside comparison photos of the two celebrations, The Prodigy tweeted: “Don’t ever copy me again you f****n p***y, look at my gloves, look at the pillows on your hands 20 years of war!
      “#mankinestuff @jakepaul #kindergarten.”
      Woodley, 39, was quick to comment, saying: “And he had no blood. I’m still pretty.”
      Penn’s licking of his gloves after his wars with Joe Stevenson and Sean Sherk are forever etched in MMA history.

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      The former two-division champion left ‘Daddy’ and ‘The Muscle Shark’ laying in pools of blood after their UFC 80 and UFC 84 clashes.
      And seconds after the contests were over, the Hawaiian licked the pair’s blood off his gloves.
      Victory over Woodley saw Paul, 24, stretch his professional boxing record to 4-0.
      Missouri mauler Woodley demanded an immediate rematch with the former Disney star, saying: “I feel like if that was the second biggest pay-per-view, then round two is gonna be bigger than that.
      “I feel like I won the fight. I feel like Jake’s a great opponent. That’s why I came in great shape.
      “The fact that one judge gave me two rounds is laughable.
      “No disrespect, but f**k that [Tommy] Fury fight, me and Jake need to run that back”
      The younger Paul brother agreed to run it back with The Chosen One, so long as he honoured their pre-fight agreement.
      Jake Paul’s boxing ‘hit-list’
      He replied: “Get the tattoo and we’ll run it back.
      “We got the tattoo artist right here, so you ain’t going nowhere.
      “Wipe the sweat off and shave that leg, because I’m f*****g putting, ‘I love Jake Paul’ on your leg and we can run it back.”

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      Tyson Fury WILL make MMA switch after retiring, says dad John after seeing son hone skills in ‘street’ fights

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      TYSON FURY will swap the ring for a mixed martial arts cage after he retires from boxing.The Gypsy King has repeatedly teased a transition into MMA for the last two years, training with UFC star Darren Till at Liverpool’s famed Kaobon gym.
      Tyson Fury teased a transition into mixed martial arts on a number of occasions.Credit: INSTAGRAM@GYPSYKING101
      And The Gyspy King’s dad, John, reckons he could do well in MMACredit: AFP
      Fury, 33, has gone quiet on the MMA front as of late, but dad John is adamant he will set foot inside the cage before his story is all said and done.
      He told Joe: “I think the rougher it gets for Tyson, the better he likes it.
      “It brings what they call, I dunno, something different to his job, doesn’t it?
      “It gives him more goals to achieve and more things to look at an address.
      “I think that’s what Tyson wants, and when he does finally retire from boxing, he’ll probably go to that and probably come back to boxing.
      “Whatever he does. But he will engage on that, you’ll see.”

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      Fury showed some surprisingly good knees and elbows during his training session with UFC middleweight Till.
      And John believes a ‘top’ MMA coach could make the WBC heavyweight champion a force to be reckoned with inside the cage.
      He added: “With the right training, [he’d do] very well. Because I’ve seen him excel in different sports like wrestling.
      “I’ve got some kind of an idea of what Tyson was from that, and he likes to get involved, Tyson.
      “And I know what he’s like from being a kid. He can use more than his hands, believe it or not.
      If a top MMA trainer took him on, he could do big things with himJohn Fury on son Tyson competing in mixed martial arts
      “And he’s quick and he’s light on his feet, but his balance is good and I do believe if a top MMA trainer took him on, he could do big things with him.
      “Ask Darren Till, he’s done the work with him. He’s got a good forearm smash and all that kind of thing.
      “The knees come up and the head goes in, the elbows. I’ve seen him do it out of boxing, see.
      “I’ve seen him outside in fights and this, that and the other. I know what he’s capable of.
      “And with the right training, yes, he could do that.”

      Fan favourite Fury is currently gearing up for a trilogy fight with former WBC champ Deontay Wilder.
      The Wythenshawe warrior will renew his rivalry with The Bronze Bomber on October 9 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
      Fury – who recently celebrated the birth of his sixth child – stopped the American in the seventh round of their Sin City rematch last February to claim the WBC strap.

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      John Fury claims Conor McGregor COPIED son Tyson but hails ‘clever, articulate and great looking’ UFC star

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      JOHN FURY believes UFC superstar Conor McGregor copied his son Tyson’s persona during his rise to the top of the mixed martial arts world.The Notorious quickly became a fan favourite among MMA followers across the world in 2014 with his witty trash talk and numerous knockouts inside the octagon.
      Conor McGregor’s trash-talking ways and ability inside the octagon took him to the top of the UFCCredit: Reuters
      But John Fury reckons the Irishman copied his persona from his son, TysonCredit: Getty
      McGregor reached superstar status in 2015 after KO’ing Jose Aldo in 13 seconds and continued to draw the eyes of the combat sports world with his brashness and fan-thrilling antics.
      But John believes they’re nothing new, telling Joe: “Conor McGregor, he watched Tyson’s person and his life and I think he copied Tyson to a degree.
      “Because he liked Tyson’s outspokenness and he took it to another level.”
      Although John reckons the Irishman stole a page out of his son’s playbook, the veteran coach is a big fan of the UFC’s poster boy.
      The 57-year-old added: “He was there at the right time, Conor, but again, very clever, very articulate, clever guy.
      “And he’s good at what he does. And he’s great to look at, isn’t he?

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      “He’s a great watch, love him.
      “Great stuff, especially throwing chairs at buses. He’s took the MMA outside.
      “The only guy that I know that’s fought a bus. Only in Ireland.”
      WBC heavyweight champ Fury has repeatedly teased a move into the MMA world and claimed in December 2019 that Mystic Mac would help prepare him for a fight in the cage.
      McGregor, however, denied that claim, saying: “Tyson keeps saying we have spoken and that I have said that I would train him but I have never spoken to Tyson in my life.
      Conor McGregor, he watched Tyson’s person and his life and I think he copied Tyson to a degreeJohn Fury on Conor McGregor
      “I don’t know why he is saying that but it is not a bad little story so I let it roll. I heard he is coming to my fight at the weekend and he is a good man and a phenomenal boxer.
      “I would not say he is only saying he will cross over, he would probably do it in time.
      “We might be able to set something up but I would not be holding up the pads for him to hit.
      “If he wanted to be trained or educated by me I would need to see him spar a heavyweight, deal with leg kicks and fight in bottom position.
      “Then I would assess it and tell him what sort of work he needs to do.

      “I found it funny he was saying that we had talked, he is a mad man, I have never spoken to him in my life.”
      Gypsy King Fury is currently preparing for his October 9 trilogy fight with Deontay Wilder, which will take place in Las Vegas.
      McGregor, meanwhile, is currently recovering from the broken leg he suffered in his UFC 264 rubber match with Dustin Poirier in July.

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      Jake Paul comes out of retirement less than 48 hours after saying he was hanging up his gloves after win over Woodley

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      JAKE PAUL has ended his retirement from boxing – less than 48 hours after claiming to have hung up his gloves.The social media superstar brought the curtain down on his boxing career less than 24 hours after his split decision victory over former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley.
      Jake Paull announced his retirement from boxing after beating Tyron Woodley last weekendCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      But The Problem Child performed a U-turn 48 hours laterCredit: TWITTER
      He tweeted: “Updated status: Retired boxer.”
      But The Problem Child has since performed a U-turn on his retirement from the sweet science, tweeting: “Updated status: I’m coming out of retirement.”
      Paul’s swift return came as no surprise as he talked up a number of potential fights after his narrow victory over Woodley.
      Victory over Woodley, 39, saw YouTuber turned boxer Paul stretch his professional record to 4-0.
      An incensed Woodley immediately called for a rematch, saying: “I feel like if that was the second biggest pay-per-view, then round two is gonna be bigger than that.
      “I feel like I won the fight. I feel like Jake’s a great opponent. That’s why I came in great shape.

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      “The fact that one judge gave me two rounds is laughable.
      “No disrespect, but f**k that [Tommy] Fury fight, me and Jake need to run that back”
      Paul, 24, referencing a pre-fight bet, replied: “Get the tattoo and we’ll run it back.
      “We got the tattoo artist right here, so you ain’t going nowhere.
      “Wipe the sweat off and shave that leg, because I’m f*g putting, ‘I love Jake Paul’ on your leg and we can run it back”
      Woodley immediately agreed to get the tatt inked on his skin and has urged Paul to honour his side of the post-fight agreement.
      Updated status: I’m coming out of retirementJake Paul on Twitter
      During an appearance on The MMA Hour, he said: “He’s trying to back out of it.
      “He’s being a coward. I’m calling you out: You’re being a coward.
      “I’m willing to be a man and honour my end of the deal. He made a new deal, since he’s the one that makes the bets.
      “Now the bet blew up in your face. Let’s do it. I’m willing and I will.
      “If I’ve got to get my own tattoo artist, I think I’m sliding to L.A., let’s get it cracking.
      “But I need to see some paperwork, because him and his manager are starting to get real [shady].
      “He told me in there, he said, ‘Tyron, I give you my word.’
      Jake Paul’s boxing ‘hit-list’
      “This is what [Paul representative] Nakisa [Bidarian] told me, ‘Tyron, I give you my word.’
      “And he’s been solid — he’s never told me one thing and not been solid about it.
      “I got a lot of love for Nakisa. He said, ‘If you get the tattoo tonight, we’ll give you the rematch.’ And I said, ‘Bet. Let’s run it.’”

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      Jake Paul RETIRES from boxing with a perfect 4-0 record aged 24 after beating UFC star Tyron Woodley and ‘banking $100m’

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      JAKE Paul has QUIT boxing after defeating former UFC champ Tyron Woodley on Sunday.The 24-year-old claimed he banked £72million in the big fight before telling his social media followers he was done in the ring with his record standing at 4-0.
      The much-maligned boxing career of Jake Paul appears to be overCredit: Getty
      Jake Paul has announced his retirement from boxing after beating Tyron WoodleyCredit: Getty
      He claims he made £72m from his latest and last fightCredit: Instagram
      The star defeated the ex-UFC champion via split decision after eight roundsCredit: Getty
      Just hours after beating Woodley, Paul took to Twitter to reveal he was hanging up his gloves.
      The YouTuber simply wrote: “Updated status: Retired boxer.”
      Paul won his fourth professional fight in the early hours of Monday morning after a split decision that the judges scored 77-75, 79-74, 75-77.
      After a cagey first three rounds, the fight burst into life in the fourth as Woodley finally went on the offensive.
      Things settled back down again towards the end of the eight rounds and the judges declared Paul the winner.
      Despite winning, Paul was rocked and hurt for the first time in his ‘boxing career’ in the fourth round.

      With a minute to go, the 39-year-old stepped in and went swinging toward his opponent.
      Woodley, the shorter of the two men, crashed a huge right hook into Paul’s head.
      The much-maligned Paul was stunned and fell back into the ropes and struggled to keep himself upright but thankfully for him Woodley decided to wave his arm around to get the crowd going instead of landing another blow.
      That allowed Paul to catch his breath and recover to see out the remaining 40 seconds of the round.
      As viewers watched the event, fans rushed to Twitter to accuse the bout of being rigged.
      One fan wrote: “No one can tell me this isn’t fixed. Woodley is barely throwing, he could throw and end this at any time.”
      Another added: “Got the feeling Woodley was told not to knock him out. This game is fixed. Fingers crossed for the [Tommy] Fury fight as that’s a different ball game completely.”
      A third tweeted: “This is such a frustrating fight. Woodley walking him down then just standing in front of him not throwing a punch. This has gotta be fixed.”

      Whether the match was faked or not, Paul claimed he really won by scoring a £72m paycheck.
      The social media star took to Instagram on Monday to pat himself on the back for the hefty cash reward following the match.
      In an Instagram story video to his 17million followers, he captioned it with: “When you get 10 per cent closer to becoming a billionaire.”
      The fight was the second-biggest selling pay-per-view of the year behind his brother Logan’s match with Floyd Mayweather.
      Despite his claims of earning £72m, reports suggest Paul could have pulled in far less than a nine-figure amount. 
      Sportingfree.com guessed the former YouTuber may actually have earned only around $2m from the fight including its pay-per-view income.
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      The much-maligned star retires from the ring with a record of 4-0Credit: Getty
      The YouTuber earned victory via a split decision on SundayCredit: Getty
      Jake Paul later claimed he earned £72m for the fightCredit: Getty
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      Jake Paul RETIRES from boxing with perfect 4-0 record aged 24 after beating UFC star Tyron Woodley and ‘banking $100m’

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      JAKE Paul has QUIT boxing after defeating former UFC champ Tyron Woodley on Sunday.The 24-year-old claimed he banked £72million in the big fight before telling his social media followers he was done in the ring with his record standing at 4-0.
      The much-maligned boxing career of Jake Paul appears to be overCredit: Getty
      Jake Paul has announced his retirement from boxing after beating Tyron WoodleyCredit: Getty
      He claims he made £72m from his latest and last fightCredit: Instagram
      The star defeated the ex-UFC champion via split decision after eight roundsCredit: Getty
      Just hours after beating Woodley, Paul took to Twitter to reveal he was hanging up his gloves.
      The YouTuber simply wrote: “Updated status: Retired boxer.”
      Paul won his fourth professional fight in the early hours of Monday morning after a split decision that the judges scored 77-75, 79-74, 75-77.
      After a cagey first three rounds, the fight burst into life in the fourth as Woodley finally went on the offensive.
      Things settled back down again towards the end of the eight rounds and the judges declared Paul the winner.
      Despite winning, Paul was rocked and hurt for the first time in his ‘boxing career’ in the fourth round.

      With a minute to go, the 39-year-old stepped in and went swinging toward his opponent.
      Woodley, the shorter of the two men, crashed a huge right hook into Paul’s head.
      The much-maligned Paul was stunned and fell back into the ropes and struggled to keep himself upright but thankfully for him Woodley decided to wave his arm around to get the crowd going instead of landing another blow.
      That allowed Paul to catch his breath and recover to see out the remaining 40 seconds of the round.
      As viewers watched the event, fans rushed to Twitter to accuse the bout of being rigged.
      One fan wrote: “No one can tell me this isn’t fixed. Woodley is barely throwing, he could throw and end this at any time.”
      Another added: “Got the feeling Woodley was told not to knock him out. This game is fixed. Fingers crossed for the [Tommy] Fury fight as that’s a different ball game completely.”
      A third tweeted: “This is such a frustrating fight. Woodley walking him down then just standing in front of him not throwing a punch. This has gotta be fixed.”
      PAYCHECK
      Whether the match was faked or not, Paul claimed he really won by scoring a £72m paycheck.
      The social media star took to Instagram on Monday to pat himself on the back for the hefty cash reward following the match.
      In an Instagram story video to his 17million followers, he captioned it with: “When you get 10 per cent closer to becoming a billionaire.”
      The fight was the second-biggest selling pay-per-view of the year behind his brother Logan’s match with Floyd Mayweather.
      Despite his claims of earning £72m, reports suggest Paul could have pulled in far less than a nine-figure amount. 
      Sportingfree.com guessed the former YouTuber may actually have earned only around $2m from the fight including its pay-per-view income.
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      The much-maligned star retires from the ring with a record of 4-0Credit: Getty
      The YouTuber earned victory via a split decision on SundayCredit: Getty
      Jake Paul later claimed he earned £72m for the fightCredit: Getty
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      UFC star Nate Diaz blasts ‘these guys both SUCK’ as he trolls Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley following controversial fight

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      UFC icon Nate Diaz has claimed Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley both ‘suck’ following their controversial boxing bout in Ohio.YouTuber Paul secured his fourth consecutive win inside the squared circle as he beat the former UFC welterweight champion via split decision.
      Jake Paul outpointed Tyron Woodley to extend his unbeaten boxing record to 4-0Credit: Getty Images – Getty
      UFC welterweight Nate Diaz hit out at Paul and Woodley following their boutCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      But fans have questioned the contest with many claiming the fight was fixed as they argued that Woodley was told to NOT knock Paul out.
      And MMA welterweight Diaz has had his say on the pair’s clash, as he tweeted: “These guys both suck.”
      His comments got back to Paul, who was asked what he thought of Diaz’s view in his post-fight press conference.
      He said: “Another loser talking up. Of course he wants a payday. I’m one of the money fighters now in boxing.
      “The guy’s got a chin, but he doesn’t land punches. That fight’s there, no problem.
      “Thank you for the attention, thank you for watching me. I appreciate it, fanboy.”

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      It wasn’t just Diaz that took aim at Paul, as two-weight world champion Conor McGregor tweeted he is ‘salivating’ at the prospect of facing him.
      And Paul, who has declared he has retired from boxing, responded to his tweet in his press conference, as he remarked: “I’m salivating too because I’m just getting warmed up.
      “Conor McGregor has a lot more to focus on besides me right now.

      “I’m five wins in a row, he’s one in three in the past four years so he needs to get off his vodka or whatever his brand is, sober up and get back in the gym then we can f***ing fight.
      “There’s no way he hits harder than Woodley, he doesn’t weigh as much as Woodley, he’s shorter than Woodley.
      “I said it before the fight, I think Woodley is a harder fight than him, especially on the weight he is going – Conor is going down, I’m going up.”
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      Jake Paul RETIRES from boxing with perfect 4-0 record aged 24 after beating UFC champ Tyron Woodley and ‘banking $100m’

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      JAKE Paul has QUIT boxing after defeating former UFC champ Tyron Woodley on Sunday.The 24-year-old claimed he banked £72million in the big fight before telling his social media followers he was done in the ring with his record standing at 4-0.
      The much-maligned boxing career of Jake Paul appears to be overCredit: Getty
      Jake Paul has announced his retirement from boxing after beating Tyron WoodleyCredit: Getty
      He claims he made £72m from his latest and last fightCredit: Instagram
      The star defeated the ex-UFC champion via split decision after eight roundsCredit: Getty
      Just hours after beating Woodley, Paul took to Twitter to reveal he was hanging up his gloves.
      The YouTuber simply wrote: “Updated status: Retired boxer.”
      Paul won his fourth professional fight in the early hours of Monday morning after a split decision that the judges scored 77-75, 79-74, 75-77.
      After a cagey first three rounds, the fight burst into life in the fourth as Woodley finally went on the offensive.
      Things settled back down again towards the end of the eight rounds and the judges declared Paul the winner.
      Despite winning, Paul was rocked and hurt for the first time in his ‘boxing career’ in the fourth round.

      With a minute to go, the 39-year-old stepped in and went swinging toward his opponent.
      Woodley, the shorter of the two men, crashed a huge right hook into Paul’s head.
      The much-maligned Paul was stunned and fell back into the ropes and struggled to keep himself upright but thankfully for him Woodley decided to wave his arm around to get the crowd going instead of landing another blow.
      That allowed Paul to catch his breath and recover to see out the remaining 40 seconds of the round.
      As viewers watched the event, fans rushed to Twitter to accuse the bout of being rigged.
      One fan wrote: “No one can tell me this isn’t fixed. Woodley is barely throwing, he could throw and end this at any time.”
      Another added: “Got the feeling Woodley was told not to knock him out. This game is fixed. Fingers crossed for the [Tommy] Fury fight as that’s a different ball game completely.”
      A third tweeted: “This is such a frustrating fight. Woodley walking him down then just standing in front of him not throwing a punch. This has gotta be fixed.”
      PAYCHECK
      Whether the match was faked or not, Paul claimed he really won by scoring a £72m paycheck.
      The social media star took to Instagram on Monday to pat himself on the back for the hefty cash reward following the match.
      In an Instagram story video to his 17million followers, he captioned it with: “When you get 10 per cent closer to becoming a billionaire.”
      The fight was the second-biggest selling pay-per-view of the year behind his brother Logan’s match with Floyd Mayweather.
      Despite his claims of earning £72m, reports suggest Paul could have pulled in far less than a nine-figure amount. 
      Sportingfree.com guessed the former YouTuber may actually have earned only around $2m from the fight including its pay-per-view income.
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      The much-maligned star retires from the ring with a record of 4-0Credit: Getty
      The YouTuber earned victory via a split decision on SundayCredit: Getty
      Jake Paul later claimed he earned £72m for the fightCredit: Getty
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