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UFC chief Dana White has slammed Jake Paul’s next opponent Tyron Woodley.The YouTuber will take on the former UFC champ, 39, on August 28 but White was quick to remind everyone Woodley hasn’t won a fight for three years.
Dana White has blasted Jake Paul’s upcoming opponent Tyron WoodleyCredit: Getty
White was quick to remind people Woodley has not won a fight since 2018Credit: Reuters
‘The Chosen One’ Woodley has lost four UFC bouts on the spin since his 2018 victory over Darren Till.
And White remains as syncial as ever about the quality of Paul’s ‘boxing career’.
White told Sky: “Woodley is [39] years old, okay? He hasn’t won a fight in three years in something he’s actually supposed to be good at.
“Now he’s going to box?
“How do you sell that fight? Lots of other things other than that matters.
“Jake Paul will say mean things about me.”
White and Paul have history with the UFC chief regularly ripping into the online personality’s ‘fight career’.
He recently claimed Paul was ‘full of s***’ and accused him of lying about the amount of pay-per-views he sold for his win over Ben Askren.

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How Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley compare ahead of their boxing match

And he also point-blank refused to do business with Paul after Kamaru Usman issued a chilling threat to the 24-year-old.
Many have suggested Paul have an MMA bout but he won’t be doing it in a UFC octagon, according to White.
But Paul did hit back at one point blasting White for the way he treats and pays UFC fighters.
Speaking about his upcoming bout with Woodley after a heated face-off, Paul said: “I can’t wait, this is what I do now. I’m active. I can’t wait to put on a show and shock the world again.
“That’s what I do – I shock the world every single time.
“Explosive, electrifying, quick. A boxing clinic, for real.
“It will be a boxing clinic – you will see me pick apart a UFC striker.”
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JAKE PAUL vowed to knock out Nate Diaz after he fights former UFC champion Tyron Woodley. The YouTube star and UFC veteran Diaz have exchanged words in the past with both parties interested in a fight.
Jake Paul vowed to knock out Nate DiazCredit: Getty
Nate Diaz after his loss to Leon EdwardsCredit: Getty Images – Getty
I will knockout Nate Diaz after I knockout Woodley— Paul Paul (@jakepaul) June 13, 2021

Paul, who in April beat Ben Askren in one round in his last fight, faces Woodley in his fourth professional bout on August 28.
But he has made it clear who he is targeting afterwards, as he promised back-to-back KOs.
Paul, 24, tweeted: “I will knockout Nate Diaz after I knockout Woodley.”
Diaz, 36, was called out following his points loss to British welterweight Leon Edwards, 29, at UFC 263.
The American veteran now has one fight left on his UFC contract and will be free to make a switch to the boxing ring once his deal is up.
Paul revealed he is chasing a fight with Diaz to in turn convince Conor McGregor, 32, into a mega-money showdown.
He told ESPN in April: “I think people will immediately write me off but they’re going to tune into watch.
“It’s two massive names and it’s a massive pay-per-view.
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“When people see me obliterate [Diaz], their jaws are going to drop, they’re not going to know how to react and they’re going to think it’s rigged again.
“At that moment in time, I’ll be undeniable to fight Conor McGregor because I beat the guy who beat him.
“The Jake Paul vs Conor fight is a massive fight so I’m like why wait?
“I don’t need to be in this sport forever, I don’t need 100 fights so why wait, let’s do it right away.”
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JOE ROGAN hailed Floyd Mayweather and Logan Paul’s ‘amazing’ $100million exhibition – despite UFC president Dana White’s outrage. Boxing legend Mayweather and YouTube sensation Paul went the full eight round distance in Miami, to the surprise of many.
Logan Paul and Floyd Mayweather went the eight round distanceCredit: Getty
Joe Rogan hailed Floyd Mayweather and Logan Paul’s ‘amazing’ exhibitionCredit: Getty
White and boxing promoter Eddie Hearn were among those critical of the pay-per-view exhibition, which still sold a reported 1million pay-per-views.
But UFC commentator Rogan was full of praise for the spectacle bout, which Mayweather had boasted could earn him up to $100m (£70m).
He said on his renowned podcast: “For people who got mad at it, I get it — it’s not Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao from five years ago.
“But what it is is one of the best boxers of all time making $100million fighting a guy that’s three feet taller than him and 35 pounds heavier than him who can’t win.
“It’s amazing, it’s amazing. That fight was amazing.There’s a lot of amazing things. First of all, Floyd is amazing.
“The fact that Floyd has the balls at 44 years old to decide, ‘Oh I’m gonna fight some dude that’s 35 pounds heavier than me and 26 years old’.
“It’s crazy.”
Mayweather, 44, officially hung up the gloves in 2017, after beating ex-UFC champion Conor McGregor, 32, in ten rounds.
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He did make a brief return a year later in a one round demolition against featherweight kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa in Tokyo.
Paul, 26, meanwhile had boxed only twice before, both against online rival KSI, drawing the first in 2018 before losing the rematch a year on.
But he did have a farcical TWO STONE weight advantage over Mayweather, which he used to survive and claim moral victory by going the distance.
White, who urged Mayweather to retire, attacked the exhibition showcase and argued the real losers were the paying customers.
He told UFC Arabia: “That wasn’t a f***ing boxing match. Like I said before, there’s always going to be a market for that kind of stuff.
“There’s always going to be people that are willing to put down $50 to watch that kind of stuff. That’s so far away [from what we do].
“Think about this — imagine if Kim Kardashian wanted to fight Amanda Nunes. How big do you think that fight would be? It would be huge.
“It would be the biggest [event] but give me a f***ing break.”
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DANA WHITE urged Floyd Mayweather to retire and stop the ‘silly’ exhibitions – while he remains undecided on giving Logan Paul a shot in the UFC. Boxing legend Mayweather, to the shock of many, was taken the full eight round distance by YouTube star Paul in their Miami showcase bout.
Logan Paul went the distance with Floyd MayweatherCredit: Getty
UFC president Dana White urged Floyd Mayweather to retireCredit: Getty
But it was blasted by UFC president White, who called on his friend to hang up the gloves for good.
He told TMZ Sports: “Floyd should retire and he’s had an incredible career and to do these type of fights, it’s silly.”
Mayweather, 44, officially hung up the gloves in 2017 after stopping ex-UFC champion Conor McGregor, 32, in a fight White helped promote.
He did come back a year later, beating featherweight kickboxing star Tenshin Nasukawa in a similar spectacle.
The American great then announced he was ‘coming out of retirement’ and would work alongside White.
But amid the coronavirus pandemic, the pair never linked up, and are not likely to do so after Mayweather poured cold water on another return.
After fighting Paul, he said: “As far as me fighting again, absolutely not. As far as me doing another exhibition, probably not.”
Paul, 26, on the other hand opened the door to an MMA switch and believes his time as a high school wrestler leaves him more suited to the cage.

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White has previously distanced himself from working with the social media sensation or his little brother Jake, 24.
But for the first time, he appeared to at least contemplate giving Paul a crack in the UFC.
White said: “There’s no doubt when you look at both those two kids, they take it seriously. They both really do train hard.
“They’re not just showing up for a pay cheque. I don’t know, man. I don’t know.
“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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DANA WHITE mocked ‘stupid’ fans who paid to watch Floyd Mayweather fight Logan Paul as he slammed: ‘That wasn’t a f***ing boxing match’. Boxing legend Mayweather was taken the full eight round distance in his exhibition showcase with YouTuber Paul.
Dana White mocked ‘stupid’ fans who paid to watch Floyd Mayweather fight Logan PaulCredit: Getty
Logan Paul took Floyd Mayweather the distanceCredit: Getty
With no knockout scored, there was no official winner, but the event is projected to have sold at least one million pay-per-view buys.
It left UFC president White arguing the real losers were the paying customers.
He told UFC Arabia: That wasn’t a f***ing boxing match. Like I said before, there’s always going to be a market for that kind of stuff.
“There’s always going to be people that are willing to put down $50 to watch that kind of stuff. That’s so far away [from what we do].
“Think about this — imagine if Kim Kardashian wanted to fight Amanda Nunes. How big do you think that fight would be? It would be huge.
“It would be the biggest [event] but give me a f***ing break.”
Mayweather, 44, and Paul, 26, were sure to use their personalties and platforms to generate massive hype around the spectacle fight.
But after the uneventful bout, White reckons fans would have been feeling underwhelmed.
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He said: “It’s exactly what boxing has always been.
“You create this energy around a fight where you’re like, ‘Oh this [is exciting]’ and then you watch it and then you turn the TV off and go ‘I just wasted another evening, I should have went out and did something else.’
“I don’t ever want people feeling like that when they turn the TV off watching some of our fights.
“You’re going to have the fans, you’ll have a card one night and they’ll be like ‘this card, blah, blah, blah.’
“Then you watch the card and the card is unbelievable. You get at least two, three or four great fights that probably didn’t expect.
“Then when you turn the TV off, you’re glad you watched it. That’s the product that I sell. That’s what I’m into.”

Mayweather had no problems boasting about his lucrative payday both before and after the fight, which he dubbed a ‘legalised bank robbery’.
And White aims no blame at the PPV king or social media sensation Paul, instead questioning those who tuned in.
He explained: “I’m not trying to s*** on these other guys.
“Listen, if you’ve got people that are stupid enough to spend that kind of money, you deserve to take those dummies’ money. They deserve it.
“The guys who went out and fought and got you to pay $50, they deserve your money. You’re stupid.”
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