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JAKE PAUL has stoked the fires with FIVE rivals with a hilarious ‘father’s day’ post.The YouTuber shared a montage of UFC stars Kamaru Usman, Conor McGregor, Daniel Cormier, Ben Askren and next opponent Tyron Woodley.
Jake Paul has posted his own ‘heartfelt’ Father’s Day post – mocking FIVE rivalsCredit: Instagram / @jakepaul

Usman was pictured being choked out by Jose Caceres in 2013, his only ever MMA loss.
But Paul has superimposed his own face as a child onto Caceres, complete with bunny ears.
McGregor was pictured laid on the floor after he was knocked out by Dustin Poirier, while Cormier was snapped in tears.
Askren’s shot was from his first round KO loss to Paul last month, while Woodley, like Cormier, was also shown in tears.
Paul captioned the photo: “As a father myself, today means a lot to me.
“Even though they’ve all lost a lot… my sons all have made me so proud.”
Paul will fight Woodley next in the boxing ring, and has angled for fights against Usman, McGregor and Cormier recently.
Paul has vowed to ‘eat up’ Woodley in two rounds as he claimed the UFC legend is ‘coming in a wounded soldier’.

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The YouTube sensation faces Woodley in his fourth professional fight on August 28.
Paul, 24, is currently 3-0 as a pro, all by knockout, but has so far only beaten online rival ‘AnEsonGib’, ex-NBA star Nate Robinson, 36, and retired UFC grappler Ben Askren, 36.
Woodley, 39, is a former UFC champion and made four defences of his belt from 2016-2018.
But after losing the title to Kamaru Usman, 34, in 2019, he has been beaten in his last four and departed the UFC.
Tyron Woodley fights Jake Paul on August 28
Paul argues Woodley’s best days are past him and will be ‘too powerful’ for the American to make it into round three.
He told Showtime: “I think as soon as I touch him, his body is going to go back to that losing mentality, the fight or flight and he’s not gonna wanna sit there and fight.
“I don’t know, I just see that that’s why I’ve been saying two rounds.
“I’m too sharp, I’m too fast, I’m too powerful and he has 85 days to do this, learn how to box, and unlearn all those bad habits.
“I’m going to eat up his body, I’m going to eat up his head. ‘He’s not going to know where I’m coming from.”
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ANDERSON SILVA made a winning return to the boxing ring with a win over Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.The UFC icon, 46, earned a split-decision victory at the Estadio Jalisco in Mexico.
Anderson Silva beat Julio Cesar Chavez Jr with a split-decision win in MexicoCredit: Getty

Silva made his pro boxing debut way back in 1998 then tasted victory at the second time of asking seven years later before focusing on UFC.
And the 34-11-1 former MMA middleweight champ did enough in his third boxing fight to earn the win.
Boxing as a southpaw, the Spider pulled out vintage moves to dodge and weave the swings from Chavez, taunting him all the way with some trademark showboating.
He landed a huge uppercut in the fourth and after that, Chavez struggled to make his mark for the remainder of the eight rounds.
The sluggish Mexican came in overweight for the limit, forcing him into a £72,000 fine paid to Silva.
And he was bloodied and bruised by the time the judges called it 77-75, 77-75, 75-77 to his opponent in his 60th pro career.
Canelo Alvarez was on hand ringside to congratulate Brazilian Silva on his victory.
And Jake Paul also gave credit to the veteran fighter – then invited him to fight on August 28 when the YouTuber takes on Tyron Woodley.
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The Brazilian outboxed his opponent across the eight rounds as the judges called it 77-75, 77-75 and 75-77Credit: EPA
He celebrated his first professional boxing win in 16 years and could face Roy Jones Jr nextCredit: Getty

Paul tweeted: “Respect to Anderson Silva @spideranderson on the win….vc é uma lenda brasileira [you are a Brazilian legend]!
“Would be an honor to have him vs Roy Jones Jr on the same card as Tyron and I.”
Jones Jr, 52, dug his gloves out last November to challenge Mike Tyson as their exhibition ended in a draw after eight rounds.

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JAKE PAUL has vowed to ‘eat up’ Tyron Woodley in two rounds as he claimed the UFC legend is ‘coming in a wounded soldier’. The YouTube sensation faces Woodley in his fourth professional fight on August 28.
Tyron Woodley fights Jake Paul on August 28Credit: Getty Images – Getty
Paul, 24, is currently 3-0 as a pro, all by knockout, but has so far only beaten online rival ‘AnEsonGib’, ex-NBA star Nate Robinson, 36, and retired UFC grappler Ben Askren, 36.
Woodley, 39, is a former UFC champion and made four defences of his belt from 2016-2018.
But after losing the title to Kamaru Usman, 34, in 2019, he has been beaten in his last four and departed the UFC.
Paul argues Woodley’s best days are past him and will be ‘too powerful’ for the American to make it into round three.
He told Showtime: “I think as soon as I touch him, his body is going to go back to that losing mentality, the fight or flight and he’s not gonna wanna sit there and fight.
“I don’t know, I just see that that’s why I’ve been saying two rounds.
“I’m too sharp, I’m too fast, I’m too powerful and he has 85 days to do this, learn how to box, and unlearn all those bad habits.
“I’m going to eat up his body, I’m going to eat up his head. ‘He’s not going to know where I’m coming from.
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“Kamaru Usman put some damage on him, all these guys put some damage on him, Gilbert Burns put the damage on him.
“He’s coming in a wounded soldier.”
Paul’s first-round KO against Woodley’s close friend Askren in April was a career-best, despite his opponent’s lack of boxing skills.
Still, it now leaves the social media phenomenon the betting favourite, having previously made his betting fans millions as an underdog.
Paul said: “I’m not surprised, it’s just funny. I’ve just made a lot of people a lot of money in the past three fights from people betting on me.
“They are stacking the odds, I’ve had people come up to me saying they made $10million, $5million off on betting on me. 
“It’s funny, like why is me, the YouTube kid the favourite against the five-time UFC champion?”
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VITOR BELFORT has offered to fight brothers Logan and Jake Paul on the SAME NIGHT and ‘beat the crap’ out of them both.It has already been confirmed that Oscar De La Hoya will return to the ring on September 11 after 13 years to face the ex-UFC champion. 
Vitor Belfort has offered to fight brother Logan and Jake Paul on the same nightCredit: Getty Images
The ex-UFC star says the YouTubers have been hand-picking easy opponentsCredit: Getty Images – Getty
The legend, 48, will compete in a special attraction exhibition boxing match that will take place at an upcoming Triller event ahead of Mexican Independence Day weekend.
The bout will be eight rounds, with each being two minutes, and De La Hoya and Belfort will wear 12-ounce gloves.
Belfort has not fought in the UFC since May 2018 when the 44-year-old was beaten by Lyoto Machida last time out but he does have experience of the ring already.
He won his sole boxing bout against Josemario Neves back in 2006 via knockout.
And now he appears to want to get his hands on the infamous YouTuber siblings – who he claims have been hand-picking ‘easy’ opponents for their recent forays into the ring.
Belfort told MMA Fighting: “I’m telling you, you put these two brothers with me, I will fight both guys in the same night.
“You come, you get tired, comes the other brother next round, I’ll beat the crap out of these two brothers like that. Like that. They know that. They don’t want to do it. They’re afraid.
“The Triller guys said ‘Vitor, when we brought your name up, they are shaken up oh no not him!’

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“A lot of guys avoid me, especially these YouTuber brothers [Logan and Jake Paul], they’ve been avoiding me for years and they’re looking for easy fights, easy money.
“They’re lucky cause I’ll rip their head off.”
Meanwhile Logan Paul might actually feel the full force of Mike Tyson’s fist in the not too distant future.
The social media star, to the surprise of many including Iron Mike, avoided a knockout against Floyd Mayweather as he survived all eight rounds of their exhibition bout this month.

Now he appears to be eyeing another boxing legend in former heavyweight king Tyson.
He said on his podcast: “Someone mentioned Mike Tyson, like how funny is it? One great at a time. Or is it like you can only fight one?
“My lawyer mentioned it and he was like, ‘No, Tyson will rip your head off, you don’t stand a chance’.
“I’m like bro, I literally just went through all of this, you can’t tell me I can’t beat Mike Tyson. Bro, he’s old, old.”
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CONOR MCGREGOR has vowed to exact ‘revenge’ on Dustin Poirier in their blockbuster trilogy fight.The Irishman will renew his rivalry with the former interim lightweight champion on July 10 in the main event of UFC 264 in Las Vegas.
Conor McGregor will renew his rivalry with Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 on July 10Credit: UFC
And The Notorious has vowed to exact revenge on his old featherweight rivalCredit: Getty
McGregor, 32, was brutally knocked out by Poirier in their January rematch in Abu Dhabi and is hellbent on returning the favour in their Sin City series decider.
The UFC’s first simultaneous two-weight world champion said: “I lost that night, it stung. And I must get that back.
“Now I have an opportunity to get my revenge.”
McGregor, who boasts a record of 22 wins and five defeats, is relishing the winner-takes-all desert dust-up.
Alongside an Instagram post featuring a snap of him landing a shovel hook on Poirier, McGregor wrote: “25 days I finish the job.”
Defeat to fan favourite Poirier reignited the UFC’s poster boy’s love for the sport that turned him into a global superstar.
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And the fighting pride of Dublin is determined to turn in a career-best performance in their rubber match.
He told Fox Sports: “All the marbles are on the line.
“I’m here training very, very hard. I’m about to go for my second session of the day. I’m in great condition already.
“I beat him in the original bout [in 2014]. I lost in the rematch.
“And then we’ve got trilogy, I’ve got a few little adjustments to make.

Conor McGregor has left no stone unturned ahead of his rubber match with Dustin PoirierCredit: Instagram / @thenotoriousmma

“I feel very, very confident. I’m very focused and driven.
“And I’ll go in there and put on one hell of a performance and get it back on July 10th.”
McGregor hasn’t tasted victory at lightweight in nearly five years and is determined to end his winless run in devastating fashion.
He said: “July 10th I will do this absolutely flawlessly. We have these clowns sussed and fully!
“They wanna play a game of tactics? No problem, see you in there.
“You’ve awoken a beast. A beast with the backing of a much higher power! Say your prayers.”
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