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    ‘Shut the f*** up’ – Jake Paul slammed for hypocrisy by Jorge Masvidal over pay row with UFC boss Dana White

    JORGE MASVIDAL has accused Jake Paul of hypocrisy over his row with UFC president Dana White about fighter pay. Paul has campaigned against White to boost the minimum pay of UFC stars, split revenues with them and to add a healthcare system.
    Jorge Masvidal with Dana White before his 2019 fight with Nate DiazCredit: Splash News
    Jake Paul has feuded with Dana White amid a row over UFC fighter payCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
    But current UFC welterweight Masvidal has defended White and accused the YouTuber-turned boxer of underpaying fighters on his cards.
    Masvidal, 37, has just announced a boxing card promoted by himself and took a swipe at Paul, 26, in the process.
    He said on The MMA Hour: “I put my money where my mouth is. This motherf***er Jake Paul be talking about he pays fighters.
    “Shut the f*** up. When everybody sees what the f*** the card bill is, the whole card from top to bottom, I f***ing pay fighters.
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    “Me and my promotion pay fighters. My brothers and sisters so they can go earn a paycheck, kick ass and do what the f*** they do. All this other s*** is bulls*** and talk.”
    Boxing legend Roy Jones Jr, 54, is set to headline a card promoted by Masvidal against ex-UFC champion Anthony Pettis, 36.
    Meanwhile, Paul has headlined three events in his 6-0 career which have been co-promoted by his banner Most Valuable Promotions.
    The American even paid all undercard fighters half of their purses when his August bout with Hasim Rahman Jr, 31, was cancelled.
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    But Masvidal has still accused Paul of only looking after himself as he defended his UFC boss White.
    Masvidal said: “He’s always f***ing taking care of us and this doesn’t happen without Dana White and the UFC giving the permission so these guys can fight.
    “When I hear somebody like Jake Paul talking s*** about my business partners, I’m like f*** this idiot, what the f*** have you done in this sport, but feed yourself?
    “Shut the f*** up and now watch how the big boys do it.”
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    KSI forced to deny X-rated Prime drink advert is real after YouTuber and Logan Paul mocked by fighters and fans

    KSI was forced to deny an X-rated Prime drink advert was real after he was mocked.The UFC announced that Prime teamed up with KSI and Logan Paul as the new official sports drink of the MMA.
    Logan Paul and KSI at the launch of their partnership with PrimeCredit: Prime
    After the partnership with the drink was confirmed, KSI said: “What Logan Paul and I have achieved with Prime is simply mind blowing.
    “2 YouTubers with a dream, and now we’ve turned it into reality. Prime sponsors Arsenal FC and now the UFC.
    “What a time to be alive man.”
    But a fake ad has since been doing the rounds.
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    The picture showed KSI in a pink jumper taking a sip of a bottle near Paul’s lower half in an embarrassing position.
    KSI quickly revealed that it was in fact not real.
    The snap got posted to him on Twitter and he replied: “Tize bro, you know this is fake right? 😂.”
    Regardless, fans on social media have loving the made-up photo.
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    One said: “No wayyyyy 🤣🤣🤣.”
    A second said: “Don’t let him lie this is real haha.”
    A third said: “Na he told me this is 100% real no questions asked.”
    Another replied: “I don’t know man it looks pretty real to me.”
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    Crawley sign Sideman star Tobi’s brother Jed Brown on one-year contract… but fans are NOT happy about it

    CRAWLEY TOWN have signed internet stars Tobi and Manny Brown’s brother Jed on a one-year contract.Brown joins after completing an extended trial with the League Two outfit.
    Crawley fans have not been impressed with the club’s signing of Jed BrownCredit: Instagram @officialcrawleytownfc
    He will be involved in the club’s B team as he is on a development contract.
    Speaking on the deal, co-chairman Preston Johnson said: “Jed is a young player who has acquitted himself well during previous training sessions with the team, and we’re happy to have him continue his development as a member of our B team.
    “While he may not currently be part of our first-team plans, we welcome Jed to the club and look forward to his continued growth as he trains alongside his new teammates.”
    Brown started his trial with the club in November 2022 alongside his brothers.
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    Tobi and Manny are part of the YouTube collaboration Sideman, and have almost nine million subscribers between them on their individual channels.
    However, Crawley supporters are not impressed with the club announced with them, making the thought known on social media.
    One tweeted: “Just not the right time.”
    A second commented: “Absolute joke. Just when I think things can’t get more ridiculous, you lot have a way of topping it. #wagmiout.”
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    A third wrote: “What are these owners doing 😂😂😂.”
    A fourth said: “Makes a mockery of professional football. Embarrassing 🤢🤢🤢.”
    A fifth added: “Hahaha. More PR stunts than wins. Wagmi out.”
    Crawley are currently battling against the drop from League Tow as they are one point above Gillingham in 23rd. More

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    Jake Paul backed to beat Tommy Fury in grudge fight by ex-UFC star Luke Rockhold who says Brit ‘ain’t got no dog in him’

    JAKE PAUL will beat Tommy Fury, who “ain’t got no dog in him”, according to ex-UFC champion Luke Rockhold. Paul is finally set to face Fury on February 26, who has been forced out of the grudge match twice before due to injury and US visa issues.
    Jake Paul and Tommy Fury facing off ahead of their fightCredit: Reuters
    It will be the YouTuber-turned prizefighter’s first opponent with a recognised professional boxing record in his 6-0 career.
    But Rockhold – who left the UFC this year – blasted 23-year-old Fury’s boxing ability and predicted Paul to win the Saudi Arabia fight.
    He told InsideFighting: “You gotta have a dog in you. He ain’t got no dog in him. I’ve watched him fight. He doesn’t even finish his punches.
    “You know, he has no commitment to finishing it. He’s a show. He’s a show fighter. And I got Jake.
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    “And I don’t even think Jake has that much, like, he has commitment, at least. He doesn’t have patience.
    “He doesn’t have that f***ing mentality when he gets in the game, I think he’s blinded. He’s got that deer in the headlights, but at least he throws.”
    Paul, 26, beat UFC legend Anderson Silva, 47, in his last fight in October, his biggest win to date.
    But Rockhold, 38, mocked the victory and called to fight the American after mutually parting with the UFC.
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    He said to TMZ: “Stop trying to fight little dudes. F***ing [155] pounders. You’re a middleweight.
    “If you want to fight a middleweight, I got hands. We can do anything we want. I really don’t care. I’d beat that guy in my sleep.”
    “I got some freedom to do some things and as you can see, I like throwing hands these days.
    “Fight people your own f***ing weight. Straight up. And champions, a real champion, a real contender.
    “A real someone who can put you on your ass. not old guys, 55-year-olds, or lightweights.
    “You can’t even get above a welterweight, dog, So, step up.”
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    Jake Paul AGREES to KSI’s fight weight demands under one catch as YouTube rival calls for winner-takes-all grudge match

    JAKE PAUL has accepted KSI’s fight weight demands as long as he agrees to his “winner takes all” term.The YouTube stars have been linked with a grudge match to finally settle their drawn out feud by the end of the year.
    Jake Paul has agreed to KSI’s weight demands for a boxing matchCredit: Alamy
    KSI will have to accept Jake Paul’s ‘winner takes all’ clause for a fightCredit: Getty
    And Paul has admitted he is keen to take on his brother Logan Paul’s business partner at 180lbs (13 stone), but there is a catch.
    And that is that the loser will be entitled to “ZERO” money after the bell.
    Paul tweeted: “I will agree to fight KSI at 180 pounds plus his request for a 10 pound rehydration clause.
    “BUT it has to be 100% winner takes all like he requested. ZERO to the loser. ZERO.”
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    Paul is currently focused on his highly-anticipated clash against Tommy Fury.
    The two boxing rivals are set to finally face off on February 26 in Saudi Arabia.
    And it seems like the Problem Child is also looking to put another feud to rest after facing Fury.
    The American and KSI have been at odds ever since they decided to cross over to boxing.
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    The British YouTuber beat Paul’s brother Logan when the two turned professional for their 2019 rematch, having drawn a year before.
    The former opponents have now turned into business partners after launching their hydration drink Prime.
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    Jake Paul ‘can’t punch properly’ as coach Shane McGuigan tells Tommy Fury how to beat boxing rival in grudge fight

    TOMMY FURY has been assured Jake Paul “can’t punch properly” as coach Shane McGuigan told him how to win the grudge fight. The celebrity boxing pair are set to finally meet in the ring on February 26 in Saudi Arabia.
    Jake Paul faces Tommy Fury on February 26Credit: Reuters
    Tommy Fury fights Jake Paul in Saudi ArabiaCredit: Getty
    Fury has been forced to pull out twice before due to a rib injury in December 2021 and US visa issue last August.
    Before he was denied access into America, the boxer linked up with McGuigan with his dad John and brother Tyson also unable to travel.
    The esteemed British trainer will not be involved in the latest rescheduling of the fight, but has backed Fury to win.
    McGuigan told SecondsOut: “I feel like he had a good jab, he had good feet and really that is enough to beat Jake Paul, in my eyes.
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    “A guy who is explosive, throws a good right hook over the top but really leaves his feet behind him, is not programmed to punch properly.
    “Reasonably fast hands and it’s all in rotation but he doesn’t move his feet, and track and punch, he’s boxing guys that are static and standing there.
    “So, yeah I think if he sticks to the jab, gets himself moving and doesn’t trade up with him just busts him up with the jab for three or four rounds, he should beat him.”
    Fury, 23, becomes the first opponent Paul, 26, will face with a recognised professional boxing record.
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    And McGuigan believes his experience around two-time champion Tyson, 34, sets him up for success in the Middle East.
    He said: “Well, understanding boxing you’ve got to say that Tommy Fury knows a lot more about boxing than Jake Paul.
    “Because he understands it, he’s been around it, he’s seen it first-hand what you have to do to win world title fights.
    “How you have to spar and how you have to go through these training camps.
    “Not just setting up a ring in your house, eating cereal and whatever and going and doing a little session, and then going out and making a little YouTube video and going back and doing another little session.
    “That’s not how world champions train, at least he’s been round a gym that knows what you need to do to win these fights.
    “Jake Paul’s a good athlete and he’s getting success through his athletic prowess but not necessarily through his boxing technical ability. So it does lie in Tommy’s favour.”
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    Tyson Fury jokes brother Tommy will ‘go mad’ after taking picture with Jake Paul ahead of bitter grudge fight

    TYSON FURY joked his brother Tommy will “go mad” after he posed for a picture with rival Jake Paul. Tyson’s younger sibling Tommy faces Paul on February 26 in Saudi Arabia in the latest rescheduling of their grudge match.
    Tyson Fury posing with brother Tommy’s opponent Jake PaulCredit: @jakepaul
    Tommy Fury faces Jake Paul on February 26 in Saudi ArabiaCredit: Reuters
    But the WBC heavyweight world champion has struck up a surprise friendship with the 6-0 YouTuber-turned boxer.
    He even gatecrashed one of Paul’s interview and faked a punch – before giving the American a hug.
    And after the two took a picture together, Tyson, 34, said: “I’m going to post that now and Tommy’s going to go mad!”
    And Paul claimed the pair are best friends for life after posing with Tyson and his two sons.
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    He said: “I already said, we’re BFFLs.”
    Tommy, 23, is finally set to get Jake, 26, in the ring having pulled out twice before amid injury and US visa issues.
    And the pair of celebrity boxing rivals faced off for the first time last weekend at Wembley Arena.
    Tyson was ringside and warned Paul to his face of the consequences for whoever loses the celebrity boxing bout.
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    He said: “The two guys are putting it on. They’re both undefeated and whoever loses is pretty much f****d, I think.
    “There’s not a lot to say. It’s like me, when you speak a lot of s*** you have to back it up and that’s it.
    “I’ve been doing these for years, 30-odd times in a row and now it’s time for the big boys to do it. I’m excited, I’m really excited.”
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    Tommy Fury says Jake Paul will ‘NEVER step foot in a boxing ring’ again after fight and vows to ’emphatically’ KO rival

    TOMMY FURY said Jake Paul will “NEVER step foot in a boxing ring ever again” after they meet at the end of the month. The celebrity boxing pair have announced the latest rescheduling of their grudge match, on February 26 in Saudi Arabia.
    Jake Paul and Tommy Fury ahead of their fightCredit: Getty
    Fury, 23, becomes the first opponent Paul, 26, will face with a recognised professional boxing record.
    And he vowed to be the last by burying the YouTube star’s career as a prizefighter in the Diriyah desert.
    Fury told Queensberry Promotions: “Enjoy your last training camp.
    “Pay everybody a bit more, you know, ‘Thanks for the good times on the way,’ because you’re gonna be kissing the canvas, and you’ll never step foot in a boxing ring ever again.”
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    The pay-per-view bout has been billed The Truth as the two look to finally settle their score in the ring.
    And Fury said: “The truth is Jake Paul will be knocked out emphatically in a few rounds. This man can’t live with me.”
    The brother of heavyweight champion Tyson, 34, was forced to pull out twice before due a rib injury and US visa issue.
    But he looks to put the two years of bitter feuding in the past and end it all between the ropes.
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    Fury said: “My mind’s bulletproof. He can’t get into my mind, I’m training as hard as I’ve ever done before.
    “But I’m training a lot different — I’ve brought different people in, I’m training in different places, training in different styles.
    “He’s not gonna know what hit him. I’ve been there. I’ve seen all this before. I was beating better people than he last fought in my amateur days.”
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