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Henry Cejudo: Tyron Woodley Has Made Jake Paul A Star

Former UFC champion Henry Cejudo believes Tyron Woodley didn’t just lose to Jake Paul but also helped build Paul’s boxing reputation.

Paul viciously knocked out Woodley in their rematch just days ago, hitting Woodley with a big right hand that drop…

Jake Paul, Henry Cejudo, Tyron Woodley

Former UFC champion Henry Cejudo believes Tyron Woodley didn’t just lose to Jake Paul but also helped build Paul’s boxing reputation.

Paul viciously knocked out Woodley in their rematch just days ago, hitting Woodley with a big right hand that dropped him immediately. Paul remains undefeated in his young boxing career after an accomplished time in content creation.

Paul’s knockout over Woodley is arguably the most impressive of his time in the ring so far. Before the rematch with Woodley, he earned knockouts over former NBA star Nate Robinson and former UFC fighter Ben Askren.

During a recent podcast episode with The Schmo, Cejudo gave his take on how Woodley’s loss helped grow Paul’s star power.

“Man, I tell you what. This fight had to be about sleeping until that sixth-round came and it’s unfortunate because Tyron Woodley was actually winning that boring fight,” Cejudo said. “But he happened to just keep those, he just kept that left hand down, and slowly but surely Jake Paul threw that hammer and knocked him out.

“The fight was boring, the knockout was great. I mean, talk about a complete face plant by Tyron Woodley. Jake Paul, whether we hate him or love him, the dude has taken this by storm and if you really think about it man, Tyron Woodley is making this dude into a star. Made him into a star because of the simple fact that he beat a former UFC champion.” (h/t EssentiallySports)

This isn’t the first time that Cejudo has appeared to take a jab at Woodley. He most recently gave Woodley the title of the second-most cringy MMA fighter behind himself.

It’s Unclear What Could Be Next For Tyron Woodley’s Career

Despite the loss to Paul, Woodley seemed optimistic about his fighting future. Leading up to the rematch, Woodley had made his plans clear that he wants to have multiple MMA and boxing fights in 2022.

Woodley had been rumored to be in fight camp to take on former UFC fighter Dan Hardy in the new year before the Paul rematch came up. That could be a possible matchup for his return to the ring.

As for Paul, his stock continues to grow in the sport, and one could make the argument that Woodley is directly responsible for making that happen.

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Weidman Says Woodley’s Legacy Is Tarnished After KO Loss To Jake Paul

Chris Weidman believes Tyron Woodley’s legacy took a massive hit when he suffered a vicious KO loss to Jake Paul earlier this month.

In August, Woodley dropped a split decision to the former Disney actor and YouTuber. Although the former UFC champ …

Jake Paul, Tyron Woodley, Chris Weidman

Chris Weidman believes Tyron Woodley’s legacy took a massive hit when he suffered a vicious KO loss to Jake Paul earlier this month.

In August, Woodley dropped a split decision to the former Disney actor and YouTuber. Although the former UFC champ lost, it wasn’t an embarrassing defeat. But in the rematch, he was brutally knocked out. For Weidman, he believes that hurts Woodley’s legacy in a major way. (h/t Sportskeeda)

“Damn, Tyron Woodley is going to have to live with that. It seems like they’re just comparing him to Ben Askren now,” Weidman said on his YouTube channel. “He’s not going to get another chance, like that’s it. I don’t know who he’s going to fight that we give him the draw and excitement that he would need to like elevate him back… I think his legacy has definitely been tarnished, which sucks to say.”

Jake Paul, Tyron Woodley
Jake Paul, Tyron Woodley, Credit: AP Photo

Weidman is not the first UFC fighter to say this KO loss hurts Woodley’s legacy. Overall, Woodley has now lost his last six fights, four in MMA and two in boxing. Coming off back-to-back losses to Jake Paul could also hurt his marketing power in free agency. But the good news is that Paul seems like he wants Woodley to box a different opponent on his next undercard.

Although the KO loss is difficult to deal with, Tyron Woodley had made it clear he will fight again. As for Paul, Chris Weidman hopes the YouTuber-turned-boxer faces his former rival, Anderson Silva, next.

“I would love to see him fight Anderson Silva. He’s calling out all these fighters with UFC contracts. I don’t think he’s really–none of those are really going to happen at this point. The UFC would have to get behind it almost like a Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather type match.

“But unless you’re drawing in $500 million like the Mayweather and Conor McGregor fights were doing, the UFC’s not doing that because they want to split it. They would split it, but if it’s not that type of money, they’re not doing it. So (we’re) wasting our time even talking about (Nate) Diaz, (Jorge) Masvidal and (Kamaru) Usman,” Weidman concluded.

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Chris Weidman Thinks Tyron Woodley ‘Tarnished’ His Legacy In KO Loss To Jake Paul

Chris WeidmanChris Weidman is the latest high profile MMA fighter to suggest that former UFC champion Tyron Woodley destroyed his legacy in his recent knockout loss to Jake Paul. ‘The Chosen One’ first fought Paul in September and ran the YouTuber close over eight rounds before slipping to a split decision defeat. On December 18, Woodley […]

Chris Weidman

Chris Weidman is the latest high profile MMA fighter to suggest that former UFC champion Tyron Woodley destroyed his legacy in his recent knockout loss to Jake Paul.

‘The Chosen One’ first fought Paul in September and ran the YouTuber close over eight rounds before slipping to a split decision defeat. On December 18, Woodley attempted to avenge the loss but was shockingly knocked out cold inside six rounds.

Since then, Woodley has been ridiculed online and Weidman thinks ‘T-Wood’ will struggle to bounce back from such an embarrassing loss.

“Damn, Tyron Woodley is going to have to live with that. It seems like they’re just comparing him to Ben Askren now,” Weidman said on the latest episode of ‘Won’t Back Down’. “He’s not going to get another chance, like that’s it. I don’t know who he’s going to fight that we give him the draw and excitement that he would need to like elevate him back… I think his legacy has definitely been tarnished, which sucks to say.”  (Transcribed by Sportskeeda)

Chris Weidman Is Not The First Fighter To Suggest Tyron Woodley Has Tarnished His Legacy

During a recent episode of The TimboSugarShow, Sean O’Malley gave a similar assessment of Woodley’s legacy following the second Paul loss.

“Dude, it completely destroyed his f*cking legacy,” O’Malley said. “That could affect Tyron Woodley big time, or he could just be completely unattached to that and still be happy. That’s a f*cking skill that you have to require.”

Woodley, who is 39 years old, has lost six consecutive fights but has shown no interest in retirement. The former welterweight plans to stay busy in 2022 and expects to fight four times.

Do you agree with Chris Weidman? Did Tyron Woodley destroy his great legacy in his knock out loss to Jake Paul?

Hector Lombard Wants To ‘Beat Up’ Tyron Woodley Next

Hector LombardHector Lombard has renewed his calls for a fight with Tyron Woodley less than a week on from ‘The Chosen One’ getting viciously knocked out by Jake Paul. Lombard and Woodley previously had a run-in at Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 19 back in July. The former Bellator middleweight champion accused Woodley of trying to steal […]

Hector Lombard

Hector Lombard has renewed his calls for a fight with Tyron Woodley less than a week on from ‘The Chosen One’ getting viciously knocked out by Jake Paul.

Lombard and Woodley previously had a run-in at Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 19 back in July. The former Bellator middleweight champion accused Woodley of trying to steal his side chick and things got pretty heated.

Hector Lombard Is Still Salty About His Side Chick

Several months on from their run-in Lombard is still holding a grudge against ‘T-Wood’ and would love nothing more than to settle their beef in the BKFC boxing ring.

“I’ve always been interested to fight that fake f*ck,” Lombard told MMA Junkie. “I told you guys a long time ago, he’s a fake f*ck. He tried to pick up other people’s girls – not only mine, any girl that moved around, he tried to pick her up. Like, he feels that he deserves everything, and listen, it’s not about the girl because everybody, you know, when I made a post, everybody’s thinking about that I have feelings for the girl. No, I have feelings for the action of this clown that you think is your friend. You think like he can be your buddy, and here he is trying to get a hold of the girl.

“I think we need to get that fight out of the way, and I’m not going to let go until I get that fight,” Lombard added. “His punk ass needs to get beat up by me, and then I would be a happy man.”

Lombard claims it’s a fight he has been chasing for some time having previously begged the UFC matchmakers to book him against Woodley.

“I even went and I was begging Dana White first, and then I went directly and I begged Lorenzo to get me a fight, and Lorenzo told me like, ‘Oh, let’s see what’s going to happen,’” Lombard said. “But I went to beg Lorenzo. ‘Lorenzo, get me that fight!’”

Do you want to see Hector Lombard vs. Tyron Woodley under the BKFC banner?

Cormier Criticizes Woodley For KO Meme Contest, Blames Jake Paul

Daniel Cormier isn’t a fan of how Tyron Woodley has handled himself following his sixth-round knockout loss to Jake Paul.

Woodley has rolled with the punches since the devastating defeat, even going as far as hosting a fan contest on his Instagram …

Daniel Cormier, Tyron Woodley

Daniel Cormier isn’t a fan of how Tyron Woodley has handled himself following his sixth-round knockout loss to Jake Paul.

Woodley has rolled with the punches since the devastating defeat, even going as far as hosting a fan contest on his Instagram for the best knockout meme. He ended up paying one fan $5,000 for a meme that went viral earlier this week.

Woodley appears to be optimistic about his fighting future and is handling the loss on his terms. However, Cormier doesn’t like the optics of Woodley making fun of himself in light of the vicious knockout.

Cormier explained his position during a recent episode of ESPN’s DC & RC.

“It’s a bad look. And you know what’s worse? [What happened] after,” Cormier said of Woodley. “I don’t know what T-Wood was doing on social media. He pulls the knockout. He made a contest about [making memes of himself], it’s like Jake Paul is beating these dudes so bad, that they start to make fun of themselves.” (h/t Sportskeeda)

Tyron Woodley Looks To Get Back To His Old Winning Ways

Woodley took the fight on just days’ notice after Tommy Fury pulled out due to an injury. He was allegedly getting ready for a fight in January when the call came for a rematch with Paul.

Woodley has appeared forward-thinking after the loss to Paul, hinting at a busy 2022. He’s planning on potential boxing and MMA fights as he approaches his 40th birthday.

Woodley has had his fair share of struggles as of late. Before his back-to-back losses to Paul in the boxing ring, he lost four-straight bouts in the UFC before ultimately parting ways with the promotion.

What are your thoughts on how Tyron Woodley has handled the KO loss to Jake Paul?

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Daniel Cormier Rips Tyron Woodley For Mocking His Own Loss

Tyron WoodleyDaniel Cormier was far from happy with Tyron Woodley creating a meme-making contest about himself following his loss to Jake Paul. Despite suffering another embarrassing defeat, Woodley was in very good spirits, to the point that he offered a $5,000 reward to whoever could create the best meme of said loss, and he has already […]

Tyron Woodley

Daniel Cormier was far from happy with Tyron Woodley creating a meme-making contest about himself following his loss to Jake Paul.

Despite suffering another embarrassing defeat, Woodley was in very good spirits, to the point that he offered a $5,000 reward to whoever could create the best meme of said loss, and he has already picked a winner. 

Even though Woodley had no problem taking shots at himself, Daniel Cormier was far less than happy. During the most recent episode of ESPN’s “DC & RC” YouTube show, “DC” said:

“It’s a bad look. And you know what’s worse? [what happened] after. I don’t know what T-Wood was doing on social media. He pulls the knockout. He made a contest [about making memes of himself], it’s like Jake Paul beating these dudes so bad, that they start to make fun of themselves.” 

DC explains the dangers of fighters like Tyron Woodley facing Paul

In the same episode, Cormier explained the dangers of fighters like Woodley taking on someone like Paul:

“They’re going to fight this kid under his ruleset. This kid has all the time in the world to train. Kid has money. Kid has ways of improving, and honestly, he’s much better than people give him credit for. Kid can fight a little bit.” (Transcribed by Sportskeeda)

After knocking out Woodley, Paul has since proceeded to call out Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz. The former has seemingly declined the challenge, whilst Diaz has not yet surfaced to respond. 

Do you think Daniel Cormier is right? Is Tyron Woodley mocking himself a bad look?