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      Jake Paul changes Tyron Woodley fight prediction to first round KO and warns ex-UFC champ is in for ‘very short night’

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      JAKE PAUL believes he will knock Tyron Woodley out in the first round ahead of next week’s fight.Paul and Woodley are expected to lock horns this Monday at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio.
      Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley are set to lock horns in a boxing match next weekCredit: The Mega Agency
      The YouTuber previously predicted that he will win inside three rounds but he now changed his tune and actually believes he will have his hand raised after a maximum of two.
      Paul told Sky Sports: “Honestly after this camp, I said three [rounds] and now I’m thinking, max two.
      “But to be honest, something in my heart tells me that it’s going to be another one-round fight.
      “As crazy as that sounds. I think it’s going to be a very short night for Tyron.
      “I’m just built different. I have something inside of me that I think is just a natural born fighter, with natural power.
      “You can teach a lot of things, but you can’t teach speed and you can’t teach power. I think that’s why my fights have ended so early.
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      How Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley compare ahead of their boxing match

      “When those 10oz Grant gloves come on, I just grip them back, and the knuckles are at the front of the gloves.
      “There’s no way these people’s heads can deal with this damage.”
      Woodley has crossed over to boxing after standing out in UFC where he became welterweight champion in 2016 and kept the title for two years.
      The 39-year-old American will make his debut in the sport having not won an MMA fight for two years.

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      Jake Paul’s sparring partner says Conor McGregor fight ‘would be competitive’ as YouTuber has THREE STONE advantage

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      JAKE PAUL fighting Conor McGregor ‘would be competitive’ as the YouTuber has a near THREE STONE advantage, his sparring partner said. Paul has continued to target a boxing match with McGregor, who was beaten on his ring debut against Floyd Mayweather in 2017.
      Jake Paul fighting Conor McGregor ‘would be competitive’, his sparring partner saidCredit: Instagram @jakepaul
      Ex-UFC champion Conor McGregor campaigns at lightweight
      The social media sensation is currently 3-0, all by knockout, and faces his biggest challenge to date in ex-UFC champion Tyron Woodley, 39, next.
      They are set to fight at 190lb, or 13st 5lb and McGregor is naturally an 11st contender in the UFC’s lightweight division.
      Anthony Taylor, Paul’s chief sparing partner, revealed the cruiserweight boxer naturally weighs 15st 3lb.
      That compared to the 12st 8lb he predicts McGregor walks around at gives the Irishman almost a three stone disadvantage.
      Taylor, 32, told Betway Insider: “You got to understand, we’re not dealing with exhibitions.
      “We’re talking about professional boxing matches licensed by the commission with an agreement on the weight class.
      Jake Paul’s boxing ‘hit-list’

      “Jake walks around about 215lbs, Conor walks around at 180lbs, he’d have to go up to 190lbs.
      “I think Jake would drop down to 190lbs for Conor – he’s fighting Tyron at 190lbs.
      “That fight is tricky because Conor is a lefty but Jake has more body mass, more range.
      “You’re dealing with a guy that’s heavy. It would be competitive.”
      McGregor has flirted with a return to the ring, last year entering negotiations with Manny Pacquiao.
      But after he was knocked out in January by Dustin Poirier – the man he initially beat in 2014 – talks with Pacquiao, 42, collapsed.
      McGregor, 33, then lost his trilogy bout with Poirier, 32, after suffering a horror leg break seconds before the first round ended.
      Conor is a lefty but Jake has more body mass, more range. You’re dealing with a guy that’s heavy. It would be competitive.Jake Paul’s sparring partner Anthony Taylor
      He has since undergone surgery and is already training but will need to complete his six-month medical suspension.
      Meanwhile Paul, who has wins over online rival ‘AnEsonGib’, ex-NBA star Nate Robinson, 37, and retired UFC welterweight Ben Askren, 37, returns to the ring on the weekend.
      Bellator lightweight Taylor has been sparring the American in prepration for the fight against Woodley.
      And he opened up about the secret sparring sessions, which have taken place in Puerto Rico.
      Taylor revealed: “When you put a guy like Jake in the boxing ring with a guy like Tyron, Jake’s going to win that all day, just because he’s been working on the repetition and the mechanics of boxing.
      “Tyron technically has a punchers chance but Jake is a better boxer.
      “Tyron is a better fighter because of his MMA background, but Jake is a better boxer.
      “There’s a lot of people that think Tyron is going to knock out Jake. But I see it the other way around. He’s looking great.”
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      Watch Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley training for fight with ex-UFC star hitting pads with Floyd Mayweather’s coach

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      JAKE PAUL and Tyron Woodley have been putting together the final touches ahead of their fight as behind the scenes footage captured the training. The pair headline a pay-per-view bill on August 29 in Cleveland, Paul’s home state.
      Jake Paul training for his fight against Tyron Woodley
      Tyron Woodley with trainer Gerald Tucker and Floyd Mayweather
      But the YouTube star has been training for the fight just under 2,000 miles away in the boxing nation of Puerto Rico.
      And video shared by BT Sport captured Paul drilling padwork with his trainer BJ Flores and hitting heavy bags.
      Paul is 3-0, all by knockout with wins over YouTuber ‘AnEsonGib’, ex-NBA star Nate Robinson, 37, and retired UFC welterweight Ben Askren, 37.
      And he returns to the ring against Woodley, 39, in his fourth and most challenging fight to date.
      It will mark the ex-UFC champion’s boxing debut, and he has been training with American legend Floyd Mayweather, 44, to prepare.
      And Mayweather’s current coach Gerald Tucker has been one of Woodley’s main trainers during their camp.
      How Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley compare ahead of their boxing match

      The two were filmed hitting the pads together working on speed and combinations.
      Paul previously criticised Woodley for choosing to train with Mayweather and claimed it would work in his favour.
      He told TMZ Sports: “I think it’s a disadvantage, actually.
      “Him hopping around with different coaches, trying to learn different styles, that’s not how you progress in this sport.
      “Floyd didn’t even have a strategy to go in and beat my brother, so how is he going to tell Tyron what to do?”
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      Jake Paul fights Tyron Woodley on August 29Credit: Getty Images – Getty
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      Jake Paul shuts down fighting Conor McGregor’s training partner Dillon Danis but could ‘handle that one in the streets’

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      JAKE PAUL shut down fighting Conor McGregor’s training partner Dillon Danis but said he could ‘handle that one in the streets’. The YouTuber has long feuded Danis and they even clashed in Los Angeles after Paul launched water balloons at him in December.
      Jake Paul shut down fighting Conor McGregor’s training partner Dillon DanisCredit: The Mega Agency
      Dillon Danis pictured with training partner Conor McGregorCredit: Social Media – Refer to Source
      Paul did offer Conor McGregor’s training partner a fight in March, but the Bellator welterweight was injured with an ongoing knee problem.
      The social media sensation has since appeared to move on from the rivalry, but warned it could be settled outside of the ring.
      Paul, 24, said on the Last Stand Podcast: “I think it could happen, but again, it’s like he’s not a striker.
      “So you know after I beat Tyron, it’s like ‘wow he just knocked out a five-time UFC champion who has knockout power’.
      “‘Now he’s going up against some Jiu-Jitsu guy who isn’t a striker’, like it’s a hard sell for that fight. I think I’m going to handle that one in the streets.”
      Danis, 28, hit back on Twitter: “I’ll put any about of money I dance on his head in any kind of fight this bitch is all talk.”
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      Paul is 3-0 in his career, all by knockout with wins over YouTuber ‘AnEsonGib’, ex-NBA star Nate Robinson, 37, and retired UFC welterweight Ben Askren, 37.
      The KO against Askren in April followed after Danis was unable to accept the fight after getting injury.
      Paul returns to the ring against ex-UFC champion Tyron Woodley, 39, on August 29 in his fourth and most challenging fight to date.
      And he claimed he is on course to become the biggest attraction in the sport, putting him alongside boxing royalty.
      Paul said: “I am on a trajectory to become the biggest prizefighter in the world.
      Jake Paul’s boxing ‘hit-list’
      “I think that’s so special and people don’t get to follow that journey very often. As it stands, for the kids, I look like Mike Tyson.
      “Your grandpa had Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson, your dad had Floyd Mayweather, this generation has Jake Paul.
      “If they wanna see a highlight reel knockout, they wanna be a part of the viral conversation – so far, that’s what I’ve delivered.”
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      Logan Paul next fight: Five bouts after Floyd Mayweather including Chris Hemsworth, his brother Jake & shock UFC switch

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      LOGAN PAUL is thinking about his next fight having shared the ring with all-time great Floyd Mayweather. The YouTuber’s last bout was the Miami exhibition with Mayweather as he survived all eight rounds to take it the distance.
      Logan Paul is already thinking about his next fightCredit: AFP
      Having faced, and technically avoided defeat, against the one of the best and most lucrative boxers of all time, the question begs what next?
      Just days removed from his showcase bout with Mayweather, Paul wrote on Instagram ‘no seriously who’s next’.
      And here SunSport runs down the likely options for the social media sensation.
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      Paul has been followed into the ring by his little brother Jake, who has a better record winning all three of his fights by knockout.
      The polarising pair appear to have no bounds when it comes to entertainment, leaving them both open to facing each other.
      It would be a bizarre, unprecedented and undeniable financial success, all key elements of what makes the internet sensations tick.
      But they have admitted their parents are against the idea, and even their close relationship may rule it out.
      For now, Jake, 24, fights ex-UFC champion Tyron Woodley, 39, on August 29 and will no doubt have the support of Logan, 26, when he does.
      Jake Paul pictured with older brother LoganCredit: Social Media – Refer to Source
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      Dillon Danis
      Danis is a 2-0 Bellator welterweight and a jujitsu expert, but he is most commonly known for being Conor McGregor’s training partner.
      The American, 27, has also rivalled the Paul brothers online, mostly with Jake before trading words with Logan.
      Jake has admitted he is moving on from the idea of boxing Danis leaving the door open for Logan.
      And with Logan fancying a move to MMA, he could even take Danis on in the cage, with Bellator open to the idea.
      But Danis is also eyeing a boxing debut, meaning he could meet Logan in the ring as well.
      Dillon Danis have rivalled both Paul brothers onlineCredit: The Mega Agency
      Chris Hemsworth
      Thor star Hemsworth is renowned for his impeccable physique and uses boxing in his training regiment.
      And after footage of the actor hitting the pads surfaced in January, Paul called him out.
      He tweeted: “I’ll fight him after mayweather.”
      Aussie Hemsworth, 37, never responded to the challenge, but the offer could still be open.
      Chris Hemsworth was once called out by Logan Paul

      Antonio Brown
      Paul was in line to fight the NFL wide receiver in early 2020, with the pair even facing off in a nightclub on Super Bowl weekend.
      Sports streaming service DAZN were driving talks, with Paul releasing a diss track and Brown starting training in the gym.
      But the fight soon fell apart with Brown returning to the NFL by signing with Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
      A year prior, he was released by New England Patriots as an investigation was launched into allegations of sexual assault made against him.
      NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown was in talks to fight Logan PaulCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      KSI
      Paul’s boxing career started with a 2018 white collar bout against online rival KSI, which ended in a draw in Manchester.
      They turned professional a year later, with little experience, and KSI emerged victorious by scrappy split-decision.
      A two point deduction for hitting and holding cost Paul the result on the cards, and still left some dispute around the fight.
      KSI, 27, has remained uninterested in a trilogy and instead turned his attention to Jake.
      Logan Paul was beaten by KSI in their 2019 rematchCredit: Getty
      Badou Jack
      Jack is a two-weight champion and recorded a win on the undercard of Paul’s exhibition with Mayweather.
      Putting the Swedish-born in against the celebrity boxer would be a waste of everyone’s time and reckless.
      But it did not stop heavyweight legend Mike Tyson from urging Paul to fight Jack, 37, despite the skill disparity.
      Tyson said: “I’m trying to get Logan Paul to fight Badou Jack. I wanna see what he says about that.”
      Jack, promoted by Mayweather, saw the funny side of it as he tweeted: “LOL @MikeTyson wants me to fight Logan Paul.”

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      Paul was an accomplished high school wrestler and has made it no secret his grappling experience makes a move into the cage more suitable.
      He said after fighting Mayweather: “I’d do MMA, for sure, because I am a good grappler. You know, I’m a wrestler at heart.”
      UFC president Dana White always maintained he would NEVER do business with either Paul brother.
      But for the first time, White appeared to at least be considering whether or not to give Logan a shot in the octagon.
      He told TMZ: “Here’s the thing, not to say that I haven’t taken a guy in that’s been 0-0 into the UFC and done those types of fights before. I don’t know.”
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      Conor McGregor claims he’s ‘owed commission’ from Manny Pacquiao’s defeat to Ugas as boxing icon contemplates retirement

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      CONOR MCGREGOR has claimed he’s ‘owed commission’ from Manny Pacquiao’s recent defeat to Yordenis Ugas.Former eight-weight world champion Pacquiao suffered a unanimous decision defeat to the WBA welterweight champion last weekend in Las Vegas.
      Manny Pacquiao came up short in his clash with Yordenis Ugas last weekendCredit: GETTY
      Conor McGregor claims he’s due ‘commission’ from Pacman’s last foray to the ringCredit: GETTY
      Among the interested observers was UFC superstar McGregor, who was in talks to box the Filipino before losing his rematch with Dustin Poirier in January.
      And The Notorious has claimed he’s due a pretty penny from the fight, tweeting: “I’m owed commission off that manny fight and I want it.”
      A showdown between McGregor and Pacquiao is unlikely to come to fruition as the pride of the Philippines is contemplating hanging up his gloves.
      In the post-fight press conference, he said: “In the future, you may not see Manny Pacquiao fight again in the ring.
      “I don’t know. But for how many decades, I’m so happy with what I’ve done in boxing.
      “I contribute a record in boxing also and to make boxing the top. And especially bring honour to my country and the Filipino people.

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      “I’m so proud to be a Filipino and thankful to all the fans all over the world.”
      Pacquiao, 42, penned an emotional thank you message to his legion of fans on Instagram on Sunday, writing: “I want to thank God for giving me the strength to fight.
      “I thank my family for always standing beside me. I wish to congratulate Ugas and his team.
      “Although, I hoped for a different outcome, I wish him the best.
      “Thank you to the fans all around the world who were watching.
      I’m owed commission off that manny fight and I want it.Conor McGregor on Twitter
      “Thank you to every Filipino that has ever supported me. I’m so proud to represent my country.
      “I’m sorry I could not give you a win, but I did my very best.
      “From the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU! God bless you all! Mabuhay.”
      McGregor, meanwhile, is currently recovering from the broken leg he suffered in his UFC 264 trilogy fight with Poirier last month.

      The Irishman recently revealed his recovery is going better than expected, saying: “Scan went well. Scan went very well.
      “To be back on the bike, I’m back on the bike before he said I was going to be able to bear weight.
      “I’m rocking (and) well ahead of schedule. Let’s keep it going. … It was good news. Good news at the doc’s.”

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      Tyron Woodley warns Jake Paul will ‘get hurt in a way you’d never imagine’ and YouTuber ‘may not want to do this again’

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      TYRON WOODLEY has threatened to end Jake Paul’s fledgling boxing career and warned he will ‘get hurt in a way you’d never imagine’.Paul faces the ex-UFC champion on Sunday in his fourth and most challenging fight so far.
      Jake Paul fights Tyron Woodley on August 29Credit: Esther Lin
      But Woodley has predicted it could even be the YouTuber’s last, as he sent out a fierce warning ahead of what will be his boxing debut.
      He told MMAFighting: “I’m just glad to be a part of it, but I’m not only here to participate.
      “I’m here to f***ing take over. And you’re going to see Jake Paul get hurt in a way you’d never imagine. He may not want to do this again after this.”
      Paul, 24, is 3-0 in his career, all by knockout, with wins over online rival ‘AnEsonGib, ex-NBA star Nate Robinson, 37, and retired UFC fighter Ben Askren, 37.
      Woodley, 39, meanwhile formerly held the UFC welterweight title from 2016-2018 with four defences.
      But he has lost his last four fights, without a win in three years and left the UFC this year.
      How Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley compare ahead of their boxing match

      Since signing to face Paul, Woodley, 39, has spent time training under boxing legend Floyd Mayweather, 44, and his coach Gerald Tucker.
      He has documented this in a YouTube series called ‘Champ Camp’ – but revealed he has purposely held back footage.
      And Woodley said fans will be able to see just how hard he has been preparing for the bout with new video due to be released.

      He said: “I’m smart too. He’s not the only smart one.
      “When you see [my video blog] ‘Champ Camp’ drop Saturday, when it’s too late after the weigh-ins, you’re going to see what I’ve really been doing.
      “What you guys have seeing has been sprinkles, it’s been salt baes.
      “You’re going to see Jake Paul get hurt in a way you’d never imagine. He may not want to do this again after this.Tyron Woodley
      “When you see the destruction and the f***ing training and the mentality and the coaching and the running every single day, all different terrains, hills, speeds, adjustments, altitudes, it’s going to be too late for him to back out of this fight.
      “And that’s why in the beginning I said I wanted a ‘no bitch out’ clause.
      “Because I knew if he saw how hard I really punch, and how great my mind really is for this sport — any combat sport — my IQ and just the coaches, [Paul might back out].”
      Woodley has maintained he feared Paul would fail to fight him, but now insisted there is no way out.
      He explained: “It’s too late. He’s going to be the biggest bitch in the industry of female dogs if he backs out of this fight now.
      “So now I can talk for real. Now I can say what we really were doing. Now I can show you guys.
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      “Come Saturday, if you guys are not subscribed to me on YouTube, subscribe. Saturday, I’m breaking the internet.
      “I promise you, it’s going to be internet breaking. This entire camp has been a movie.
      “If he tried to pull a Covid-19 [and pull out now], I’m coming to his hotel and I’m sticking a Q-tip in his nose and I’m going to do it for seven tests.
      “I want to see some x-rays. I want to see some ultrasound. I want the doctor to produce the [positive test] to me personally.
      “Because he doesn’t really understand that the force I punch with and the certainty of me landing and me seeing it before it happens.
      “It’s not something that a sparring partner in Puerto Rico can display and mimic and perpetrate.”
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      UFC legend Vitor Belfort says ‘I’d put a beating’ on Jake and Logan Paul on ‘SAME NIGHT’ ahead of Oscar De La Hoya fight

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      VITOR BELFORT said ‘I’d put a beating’ on brothers Jake and Logan Paul on the ‘SAME NIGHT’ if given the chance. The YouTubers have both forged out unprecedented prizefighting careers, recently becoming two of the most polarising figures in the sport.
      Vitor Belfort said ‘I’d put a beating’ on Jake and Logan Paul on the ‘same night’Credit: Instagram @vitorbelfort
      Logan and Jake Paul have both forged out unprecedented prizefighting careersCredit: Getty
      Older brother Logan, 26, is officially 0-1, losing to online rival KSI in 2019 after they drew in a white collar bout in 2018.
      But he scored a massive moral victory in June, taking boxing legend Floyd Mayweather, 44, the distance in their exhibition bout.
      Jake, 24, meanwhile is 3-0, all by KO, having beaten YouTuber ‘AnEsonGib’, ex-NBA star Nate Robinson, 37, and retired UFC welterweight Ben Askren, 37.
      He faces Tyron Woodley, 39, in his fourth and toughest fight to date on August 29.
      Woodley has the backing of fellow former UFC champion Belfort, 44, who fancies a crack at Jake and Logan back-to-back.
      He told SunSport: “I hope Tyron Woodley does good, but that kid Jake is doing good business, he’s getting good traction, I respect that. 
      How Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley compare ahead of their boxing match

      “I’d fight him and his brother in the same night, I’d put a beating on him and his brother in the same night, there’s no doubt about it.” 
      Belfort, having not fought in MMA since 2018, is now in the business of spectacle bouts himself.
      The American-based Brazilian, 1-0 as a boxer after his 2006 debut, faces six-weight boxing champ Oscar De La Hoya, 48, on September 11.
      It will mark De La Hoya’s comeback after 13 years out of the ring, when Manny Pacquiao, 42, battered him into submission.
      Belfort hopes to one day merge the rules of boxing and MMA into a unified sport, but for now will settle for a super-fight in the sweet science.
      I’d fight him and his brother in the same night, I’d put a beating on him and his brother in the same night, there’s no doubt about it.Vitor Belfort on Jake and Logan Paul
      He said: “The future of combat sports in the merge between these two amazing combat sports.
      “Right now, we are boxing under boxing rules, and I accept it. But in the future, I want to mix boxing with the martial arts aspect.
      “But until that gets done, I’m the guy with the fastest hands and most knockouts in UFC and MMA history.
      “So fighting the best boxers of all time, Oscar De La Hoya, it’s a legendary fight, a generational fight and it’s going to be epic.
      “This is once in a lifetime.”
      Oscar De La Hoya fights Vitor Belfort on September 11Credit: The Mega Agency More