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      Logan Paul suffers blow in search for next boxing match with UFC legend Anderson Silva set to take on Tito Ortiz

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      ANDERSON SILVA is set to fight fellow UFC legend Tito Ortiz in a boxing match – in a blow to Logan Paul. Silva was released by the UFC last year but returned to the boxing ring in June and upset former champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
      Anderson Silva is set to fight fellow UFC legend Tito Ortiz in a boxing matchCredit: Getty – Contributor
      Logan Paul was in talks with UFC legend Anderson SilvaCredit: Getty
      Earlier in the month, YouTuber Paul also sprung a surprise in the ring as he took Floyd Mayweather the distance in their exhibition bout.
      Afterwards, he held talks with UFC middleweight icon Silva, with rumours of a fight in September.
      But according to MMA Fighting, the Brazilian, 46, is instead in line to face Ortiz, also 46, on September 11 under Triller’s ‘Fight Club’ banner.
      Set to headline that night is the returning Oscar De La Hoya, 48, against Vitor Belfort, 44, also once a UFC champion.
      Social media app Triller made a splash in the boxing business last year with Mike Tyson, 55, making a comeback against Roy Jones Jr, 52.
      The fight is signed!Tito Ortiz on Twitter
      And they also had two of Jake Paul’s fights, the last of which was against retired UFC welterweight Ben Askren, 37, in April.
      His brother Logan, 26, has been looking for his next opponent having taken Mayweather, 44, all eight rounds.
      And his manager had confirmed talks with Silva, who is now 2-1 as a boxer.
      But those plans could be dashed as Ortiz confirmed on Twitter that his next fight is a done deal.
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      He tweeted: “The fight is signed!”
      Ortiz last fought in MMA two years ago, beating ex-WWE star Alberto El Patron – otherwise known as Alberto Del Rio.
      But he is now set to make his boxing debut, becoming the latest former UFC champion to do so under the Triller banner.
      Former UFC champion Tito Ortiz is in line to fight Anderson Silva on September 11Credit: Getty – Contributor
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      Floyd Mayweather’s cousin refuses to rule out Conor McGregor rematch but warns UFC star needs to ‘kick some ass’ again

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      CONOR McGREGOR still has hope of rematching Floyd Mayweather – but first he needs to ‘kick some ass’ again. That is according to the boxing legend’s cousin Dejuan Blake, who has been a trusted member of his team since 2002.
      Conor McGregor was beaten by Floyd Mayweather in 2017Credit: AP:Associated Press
      Conor McGregor after his defeat to Dustin PoirierCredit: Getty
      And he watched as McGregor was beaten by Mayweather in 2017, which sparked a decline in performance for the Irishman.
      The former two-weight UFC champion has won just ONCE since trading the ring for the cage, most recently losing twice on the spin to Dustin Poirier.
      And despite continuing to be a pay-per-view and commercial star, McGregor has been warned his fists need to start doing the talking.
      Blake told SunSport: “As long as Conor keeps talking s***, anybody will want to get in there with him, because he’s a marketable motherf***er.
      “He markets the s*** out of himself, he’s a marketing genius, I kid you not. But, you’ve also got to kick some ass too.
      “If you’re not kicking no ass, and just talking a lot of s***, a lot of people don’t want to see that s*** no more.”
      He markets the s*** out of himself, he’s a marketing genius, I kid you not. But, you’ve also got to kick some ass too.Mayweather’s cousin Dejuan Blake on Conor McGregor
      McGregor, 33, was in talks to fight Manny Pacquiao, 42, in a lucrative return to the ring last year.
      But those plans were dramatically scrapped after Poirier, the man he initially beat in 2014, knocked him out in their rematch in January.
      And the trilogy ended in an even bigger disaster for McGregor, who broke his tibia seconds before the end of round one, losing by doctor stoppage.
      Beforehand, he opened the door to a rematch with Mayweather – but now fights to keep his career alive.
      Mayweather, meanwhile has continued to goad his old rival, mocking McGregor for his horror leg break.
      And Blake admits the UFC poster boy is likely one of the only opponent’s his cousin would be convinced to return for.
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      He said: “The only thing I would have said was Conor.
      “Conor sold tickets like he was a real boxer, he sold out the arena. Floyd didn’t really have to sell the fight.
      “It was a win-win for Floyd, less work and a bigger reward.”
      Mayweather officially retired after beating McGregor in ten rounds, but has been seen between the ropes twice since, both in exhibition bouts.
      The first was a 2018 one round demolition job against featherweight kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa in Japan.
      And then in June, he made his comeback after three years out to face YouTube star Logan Paul, 26, who weighed TWO STONE more.
      Paul surprisingly survived all eight rounds and with no knockout scored, a winner was not declared.
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      Afterwards, Mayweather poured cold water on lacing up the gloves again, but Blake warned not to rule it out – the the price is right.
      He said: “If the money is right, Floyd’s there.
      “Will we be able to see him again? Maybe, in an exhibition. But never in a real boxing match.”
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      UFC commentator Joe Rogan changed the layout of his podcast studio because he was scared of ‘amped up’ Mike Tyson

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      UFC commentator Joe Rogan has revealed he had to change the layout of his podcast studio following his most recent interview with Mike Tyson.Iron Mike made his second appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast three months before his exhibition bout with Roy Jones Jr.
      Mike Tyson had Joe Rogan on edge during their second podcastCredit: Youtube – Joe Rogan podcast
      Joe Rogan made the table in his new studio wider because of Mike TysonCredit: Joe Rogan Experience
      Tyson, 55, was a completely different man to the cool, calm and collected individual Rogan first interviewed in January 2019.
      And the former undisputed heavyweight champion’s amped nature left Rogan wishing there was a little more space between them.
      During the latest episode of his podcast, the 53-year-old said: “[Mike Tyson] is the reason why this table is this wide.
      “This table, I was going to make it more narrow, I even had a smaller table that we were working with as a guide.
      “We were still doing the shows back in LA, while we were setting up this studio, I did an interview with Tyson, and he was so amped up for this Roy Jones fight, that I got nervous being in the room.

      “I’m like, ‘I like that extra six inches of space between us, because he was so ramped up.”
      Rogan wasn’t the only person to notice Tyson’s markedly different demeanour.
      He continued: “When he left, Jamie [his producer] goes ‘that’s a totally different person’.
      “Because he went from being, ‘Mike Tyson, pot grower, not working out at all’, to getting ready to go to combat again.”

      Tyson turned in an impressive display in his exhibition with Jones Jr, which ended in a draw.
      And the boxer once known as The Baddest Man on the Planet intends to lace up his gloves again.
      When asked if he will fight again, Tyson told Patrick Mouratoglou: “Yeah, absolutely. It’ll be better this time.”
      He added: “It was interesting. I felt really good, I felt confident. I felt that I could do it again.”
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      Floyd Mayweather ‘knew he looked old’ in Logan Paul fight but YouTuber ‘did a good job’, says UFC boss Dana White

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      UFC boss Dana White said Floyd Mayweather ‘knew he looked old’ against Logan Paul, but the YouTuber ‘did a good job’. Mayweather came out of retirement in June for an exhibition bout against Paul, who was TWO STONE heavier.
      Dana White said Floyd Mayweather ‘knew he looked old’ against Logan PaulCredit: Getty
      Logan Paul took Floyd Mayweather the distanceCredit: AFP
      And amazingly the social media star, who had boxed just twice beforehand, survived all eight rounds, technically avoiding defeat.
      Mayweather, 44, had officially retired as a professional in 2017, beating ex-UFC champion Conor McGregor, 33, in a fight White helped promote.
      But the UFC president, who has had a long friendship with the boxing legend, admitted his age showed against Paul, 18 years his junior.
      White told Nelk Boys: “Have you ever met Floyd Mayweather in person? He’s f***ing tiny, man.
      “He’s tiny, and Logan’s f***ing big, too. But, I thought he did a good job tying Floyd up, not letting Floyd get off when he was.
      “And Floyd looked old that night, too. And I think Floyd knew he looked old that night.”
      He’s fighting with a YouTuber just to earn money. And I’m fighting the best to add to my legacy, so that’s different. Manny Pacquiao on Floyd Mayweather
      Mayweather, who had not boxed since a 2018 exhibition with featherweight kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa, was also hit with criticism by Manny Pacquiao.
      Pacquiao, 42, lost to the American in 2015 but is still fighting the best in the business, challenging for Errol Spence Jr’s welterweight titles on August 21.
      And he recently said: “He’s fighting with a YouTuber just to earn money. And I’m fighting the best to add to my legacy, so that’s different.
      “To fight an easy opponent for the money or to fight one of the best to add to your legacy. It’s different.
      “I can easily fight an easy opponent or non-boxers.
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      “I can easily pick an easy win, but I pick the best because I want to add more to my legacy of accomplishment.
      “It’s a challenge, especially because he’s taller than me. We have a strategy that we can use against a southpaw.
      “I know he always coming inside and he want to fight toe-to-toe so that’s good.”
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      UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov reveals to Mike Tyson why he turned down $100m Floyd Mayweather fight

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      UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov turned down a $100million offer to face Floyd Mayweather and told Mike Tyson: ‘I never fight for money’. Nurmagomedov retired in October in the first bout after the death of his influential father and coach Abdulmanap, who passed away in July.
      Mike Tyson pictured with UFC legend Khabib
      Khabib said he turned down $100m to fight Floyd MayweatherCredit: Rex
      He has since snubbed a UFC comeback and even the massive purse to face boxing legend Mayweather in the Middle East.
      Nurmagomedov, the former unbeaten UFC lightweight champion, hinted no amount of money could prise him back.
      He said on Tyson’s podcast: “I don’t wanna make boxing community upset with me.
      “Of course money makes sense too. But I never fight for money. Money is good, but most of the time it is bad.
      “Money brings you to the situation that you have never been, and you don’t know how to act when you have so much money.
      “It is a little bit dangerous. In this business, I don’t come to make money. I come here for legacy.”
      Nurmagomedov, 32, hung up the gloves immediately after beating Justin Gaethje, also 32, and revealed the decision was made by his mother.
      The Russian star has been offered a lucrative return to face Georges St-Pierre, 40, who was his father’s dream fight.
      Money brings you to the situation that you have never been, and you don’t know how to act when you have so much money.Khabib Nurmagomedov
      But not even that could tempt Khabib into changing his mind.
      Mayweather, 44, did start talks with Nurmagomedov’s manager Ali Abdelaziz and UFC president Dana White was said to be on board.
      Abdelaziz said to Tyson: “Listen, we got offered $100million to fight Floyd Mayweather. Dana White was on board, everybody was on board.
      “But, you know, Khabib is an MMA fighter. If Floyd wanted to come to fight, get his little ass whooped, no problem.”
      Mayweather, 44, retired officially in 2017 after beating Khabib’s arch rival Conor McGregor, 33, in a fight White helped promote.
      The American great has returned twice since, both in exhibition bouts, starting against featherweight kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa in 2018.
      But even more surprisingly, he came out of retirement for a pay-per-view spectacle against YouTuber Logan Paul, 26, who weighed TWO STONE more.
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      It ended without a winner after Paul amazingly survived all eight rounds, leaving Nurmagomedov unimpressed.
      He told Russian media in June: “What’s there to say? They came out, made money. It’s purely business.
      “There was no competitive aspect to it, old Mayweather came out, they sparred and made money – what else is there to say?”
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      UFC chief Dana White reveals why he won’t work with ‘annoying’ Jake Paul but admits he doesn’t ‘hate the kid’

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      UFC president Dana White has refused to do business with Jake Paul, insisting he’s not in the ‘celebrity’ fight game.Paul, along with his elder brother Logan, has taken the boxing world by storm over the last 18 months, so much he’s bagged a lucrative deal with Showtime.
      Disney star turned boxer Jake Paul wants to test himself in mixed martial artsCredit: Getty
      But UFC president Dana White has refused to work with The Problem ChildCredit: Getty
      The former Disney star, who has gained immense traction, recently revealed he wants to test himself inside the octagon one day.
      White, however, has no intention of ever working with The Problem Child, telling The Nelk Boys: “I just don’t see it happening.
      “I don’t hate the kid. Is he f***ing annoying? Yeah, he’s annoying.
      “He’s out there trying to make that money, and his shelf life is very f***ing short.”
      White, 51, is adamant he wouldn’t water down the product he produces by putting the younger Paul brother inside the octagon.
      When pressed further on potentially working with the social media star, he said: “Listen, I never say never, but I highly doubt it. It’s just not what I do.
      I put the best against the bestDana White on potentially working with Jake Paul
      “There’s a market for that. He could fight a different type of celebrity every week.
      “And there’s going to be a segment of the population that wants to pay for that and see it, but that’s not what I do.
      “I put the best against the best.”
      White’s comments on potentially working with Paul echo those he made in May when he told ESPN: “First of all, I would never do business with those guys, just no.
      “No, this is not what we do. I’m not gonna f*****g loan them a guy for f*****g what? There’s no way.
      “You got plenty of f*****g goofballs out there that you can muster up to get in there and play these games that these guys are playing.
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      “Yeah, I’m not your guy.”
      Paul, 24, is undefeated in his young professional boxing career, in which he’s scored KO wins over fellow YouTuber AnEson Gib, ex-NBA star Nate Robinson and former UFC welterweight Ben Askren.
      The Ohioan is currently gearing up for a showdown with former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley, whom he’ll face in his home state a fortnight on Sunday.
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      Anderson Silva’s coach claims Logan Paul is ‘hiding’ under exhibition fight rules putting bout with UFC star in doubt

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      ANDERSON SILVA’S boxing coach has urged Logan Paul to stop ‘hiding’ under exhibition fight rules ahead of a potential meeting between the pair.MMA legend Silva has been linked with a bout to face the American YouTuber in September.
      Anderson Silva beat Julio Cesar Chavez Jr in his first professional boxing bout since 2005 in JuneCredit: Getty
      Logan Paul has been linked with a fight against the Spider after his exhibition draw against Floyd MayweatherCredit: Reuters
      The 46-year-old, who was released from the UFC last year, outpointed former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, 35, in June.
      It was his first professional fight inside the squared circle since 2005, with the Brazilian open to more boxing dust-ups in the future.
      Logan is coming off the back of an exhibition clash against Floyd Mayweather where the 26-year-old took the 15-time world champion the distance.
      But Silva’s coach Luiz Dorea has warned Paul that if he wants to face the Spider next, it has to be under official rules.
      He told Sherdog: “Logan proved to be a very brave and talented kid doing an exhibition fight against the legend Mayweather.
      “But, of course, if it were in official rules, the result would be different.
      “Let’s see if he will keep hiding under exhibition rules or if he will test himself in the real world [under professional rules].
      “In that case, I have no doubt Anderson will knock him out.”
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      Paul’s manager Jeff Levin confirmed last month that the Maverick was in talks to fight Silva later this year.
      He told ESPN: “We just haven’t got there yet.”
      Following his exhibition against Mayweather, Paul believes his next outing will be worth $100MILLION.
      Speaking to former opponent KSI on his podcast, he said: “Mayweather has this ability to kind of like, bless people with a magic wand. 
      “And I knew if I did well, like bro, I’m in this weird position where my next fight is, with the right opponent, could be a $100million fight. 
      “Like literally a $100million fight.” 
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      UFC chief Dana White ‘praying’ Vitor Belfort ‘viciously’ KO’s ‘crackhead’ Oscar De La Hoya in boxing match

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      UFC president Dana White admits he wants to see Vitor Belfort ‘viciously’ knock out boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya.Former UFC light-heavyweight champion Belfort will throw down with the Olympic gold medallist in a boxing match in Los Angeles on September 11.
      Oscar De La Hoya (L) will face former UFC champion Vitor Belfort (R) next monthCredit: The Mega Agency
      And UFC chief Dana White wants to see the Golden Boy get viciously KO’dCredit: Getty
      Despite not having boxed in over 15 years, Belfort, 44, goes into his clash with the Golden Boy as the bookies’ favourite.
      And White would love nothing more than to see the Brazilian put De La Hoya to sleep.
      During an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show, White said: “I’m praying Vitor knocks this crackhead out – and viciously. Viciously knocks him out.”
      White and De La Hoya have been engaged in a war of words for several years, with the latter recently blasting the UFC chief for not allowing MMA great Georges St-Pierre to fight him.
      But the pair enjoyed a cordial relationship many moons ago.
      White said of the former six-weight world champion: “As much as I can’t stand that dirtbag, De La Hoya is legit.
      “Back in the day when me and De La Hoya were cool, I actually was up in his camp.
      “I’ll show that MMA and ex-UFC fighters can take down even the best boxer in the world.Vitor Belfort on his showdown with Oscar De La Hoya
      “Just his jab could knock people out.
      “De La Hoya in his prime was the real deal. This is a real fight between two real guys.
      “I think that Vitor obviously has the power to KO him, but De La Hoya’s no joke, either.”
      Despite White’s past friendship with De La Hoya, who has been open about his history of cocaine and alcohol abuse in recent years, the UFC chief wants to see the 48-year-old laid out on the canvas.
      He said: “Hopefully all the coke-sniffing and tequila drinking and whatever other s**t that guy has been up to has caught up with him and Vitor lays one right on the big mouth of his and knocks him unconscious.”
      UFC 12 tournament winner Belfort is relishing the opportunity to test his skills against the 1992 Olympian, saying: “Oscar De La Hoya is a true superstar in the boxing world and one of the greatest and most popular fighters of our time.
      “While we both have a great deal of respect for each other’s accomplishments, on September 11, I will make my MMA fans proud.
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      “I’ll show that MMA and ex-UFC fighters can take down even the best boxer in the world.
      “I hope I don’t end up killing him. But everything is on the table.
      “This is a no holds barred, all-out gladiator fight to the bitter end.”
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