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Hardy Still Hopes To Fight Woodley In 2022 Despite Paul Rematch

Despite Tyron Woodley being set to face YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul for a second time this weekend, his fellow former UFC welterweight Dan Hardy still hopes to fight him in 2022.

Woodley, a former UFC Welterweight Champion, departed MMA’s bigge…

Despite Tyron Woodley being set to face YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul for a second time this weekend, his fellow former UFC welterweight Dan Hardy still hopes to fight him in 2022.

Woodley, a former UFC Welterweight Champion, departed MMA’s biggest stage after losing four fights on the bounce. After an unlikely feud with Paul developed following the internet personality’s boxing match with Woodley’s teammate Ben Askren, “The Chosen One” put his reputation on the line by throwing on the gloves for a bout with “The Problem Child.”

After a largely uneventful eight rounds, the combat sports community was left disappointed as Woodley fell on the wrong side of a split decision. Despite his calls for a rematch, which culminated in him seemingly honoring a pre-fight tattoo bet, Woodley appeared to be left out in the cold by Paul, who suggested he’d never run it back with the 39-year-old.

Fast forward less than four months and Paul vs. Woodley 2 is set for December 18 courtesy of Tommy Fury pulling out of his grudge match with the Cleveland native.

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Hardy Says “There’s Still Time” To Make Woodley Fight Happen

Tyron Woodley’s second clash with the YouTube sensation comes after he’d appeared set to face former UFC analyst Dan Hardy. In recent months, the pair have developed a rivalry thanks to some exchanges on social media. Reports in November suggested the two former 170-pound UFC stars were preparing to meet in the ring early in 2022.

With the latest revelation, it stands to reason that this clash could be in jeopardy, especially if Woodley emerges victorious on December 18 and sets up a trilogy match with Paul. But despite surprisingly rooting for his foe, Hardy still believes he could be standing face-to-face with Woodley next year.

During an appearance on Submission Radio, “The Outlaw” suggested his planned matchup with Woodley, which was looking good for March, still has time to go ahead.

“It makes sense as to why he’s gone a bit quiet with the other promoter that we’ve been speaking to. Because, you know, they probably had him in reserve thinking one of these guys might fall out anyway. But, you know, the fight that we were talking about is in March, so there’s still time to make that happen… If he wants to fight, I’ll fight him. As long as he knows that’s the facts then I’m happy. He knows that there’s a contract on the table, and if he doesn’t sign it, then he knows the reasons why and they’re between him and himself.”

Tyron Woodley has since come out and stated that a fight against Hardy does not excite him, thus throwing even more cold water on this bout taking place. Still, who’d have thought that a Jake Paul performance in the ring would play a factor in whether or not we see Dan Hardy, who hasn’t competed since 2012, and a former UFC champion throwing on the boxing gloves? What a bizarre state combat sports is in.

Would you like to see Dan Hardy and Tyron Woodley settle their differences inside the squared circle next year?

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Woodley Says Paul Is In His DMs, But ‘Disrespect Won’t Be Tolerated’

This time around, Tyron Woodley is ready for all of the antics of Jake Paul.

Woodley agreed to step up on short notice in replacing an injured Tommy Fury to have a rematch with Paul after their first fight resulted in a loss for the former UFC welt…

This time around, Tyron Woodley is ready for all of the antics of Jake Paul.

Woodley agreed to step up on short notice in replacing an injured Tommy Fury to have a rematch with Paul after their first fight resulted in a loss for the former UFC welterweight champion. It initially seemed that his decision to get Paul’s name tattooed on his finger in exchange for a rematch was for naught. However, the stars aligned and now he will have the opportunity for redemption.

Heading into this bout, Woodley is approaching things with a completely different mindset than the first fight. Speaking in a recent interview with Submission Radio, he said that he is going into this rematch very aware of the antics that Jake Paul will try to use, saying that he is already getting DMs from the YouTuber.

“I expect him to try to do something to ruffle my feathers. He’s a kid, you know what I mean? That’s what I’ve also gotta remember. There’s gonna be antics, he’s already started social media stuff, he’s sending me DMs,” Woodley said. “I’m already expecting that. But disrespect won’t be tolerated. So if they do that again, last time they got a warning, this time there’s gonna be action. So I don’t think that’s gonna happen. But I do expect shenanigans. I expect him to do some BS at the press conference.”

It will be curious to see how this press conference goes between Tyron Woodley and Jake Paul, and if there are any sort of altercations that happen as a result of it. That said, it does seem unlikely that either man would do something to put this fight in serious jeopardy, no matter what antics are being used.

Jake Paul vs Tyron Woodley 2 goes down this weekend, December 18th, and you can watch the full interview with the former champ in the video below:

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Tyron Woodley Explains Why He Didn’t Go For The KO After Hurting Jake Paul

Tyron Woodley and Jake Paul’s previous matchup left many fans disappointed. A lot of people expected Woodley to breeze through Paul ending the hype train there and then. However, Paul showed his boxing ability and beat Woodley via points. There was one moment during the fight however where Woodley knows he had Jake Paul in […]

Tyron Woodley and Jake Paul’s previous matchup left many fans disappointed.

A lot of people expected Woodley to breeze through Paul ending the hype train there and then. However, Paul showed his boxing ability and beat Woodley via points. There was one moment during the fight however where Woodley knows he had Jake Paul in trouble.

In the fourth round, Woodley landed a left hand that sent Paul stumbling into the ropes and in quite some trouble, but Woodley wouldn’t push on at this moment to try and get his opponent out of there leaving many fans curious as to why.

Speaking on The MMA Hour Tyron Woodley revealed he had an injury that held him back during the pair’s first matchup.

“My shoulder was f*cking sore, Woodley said. “I ain’t gonna lie. I wanted to [knock him out] but my shoulder was swollen before and I was just kind of swinging on pure thug energy from MMA, not just giving a hell.”

“When you watch the punch, I punched him, he sprung off the ropes and he went back into my arm, so it kind of hype extended my elbow on my shoulder so at that point my money-maker was at jeopardy so I had to try and walk him down, make him punch so I could punch straight shots.”

“Straight shots off of his punches, very similar to what I had to do against Demian Maia when I tore my labrum in that fight.

“I couldn’t throw looping overhand rights because it made me feel like my shoulder was in jeopardy. So, my left arm and my right arm and my shoulder, they was just throbbing like a motherf*cker.”

Tyron Woodley Wants Redemption

Woodley vows to not make the same mistake twice and given the opportunity will look to get Jake Paul out of there as soon as he can. Although the former UFC Champion is still not happy with the judge’s decision from the first time around.

“I went back and looked at the fight — I won round four, he never won a round after that,” Woodley said. “So that’s four, five, six, seven, eight. That’s five [rounds]. How would he win the fight if it should have technically been a knockdown. He should have technically got the count, but he didn’t. How did he win the fight? I was just so confused.

Woodley would also go on to mention despite him only accepting the fight on short notice, he has been training for the match-up since September.

“I would say probably the middle to the end of September, I brought all my coaches into St. Louis, Mo. the top of October [to start getting ready],” Woodley revealed. “You can go back and look at Instagram.

“I brought them into St. Louis, Mo. cause this fight [with Tommy Fury] don’t make sense. It’s not supposed to happen.” (transcribed by mmafighting.com)

Tyron Woodley and Jake Paul 2 is live on December 18 on Showtime pay-per-view.

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Tyron Woodley: Dan Hardy Fight Doesn’t Excite Me

Former UFC Welterweight Champion Tyron Woodley has suggested a potential boxing match against Dan Hardy isn’t an exciting prospect for him.

Woodley has made an unlikely crossover into the world of celebrity boxing since his release from the UFC ear…

Former UFC Welterweight Champion Tyron Woodley has suggested a potential boxing match against Dan Hardy isn’t an exciting prospect for him.

Woodley has made an unlikely crossover into the world of celebrity boxing since his release from the UFC earlier this year. Following four consecutive losses against Kamaru Usman, Gilbert Burns, Colby Covington, and Vicente Luque, “The Chosen One” found himself in search of a new venture in combat sports.

That came in the surprising form of a journey into the ring to face YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul. To the disappointment of most in the MMA community, Woodley fell on the wrong side of a split decision and allowed Paul’s unbeaten boxing record to extend.

Whilst Woodley immediately and publicly called for a rematch, even appearing to get the pre-agreed tattoo forfeit, Paul moved on and was set to face a professional boxer for the first time in the form of Tommy Fury. However, “TNT” pulled out earlier this month, leaving the door open for Woodley to snatch at an unlikely rematch. The pair will now run it back in Florida this weekend.

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Woodley: Paul Rematch Is “More Exciting” Than Hardy Clash

Woodley’s second match with Paul comes despite rumors that he was set to battle fellow former UFC welterweight Hardy inside the ring. The pair have been going back and forth on social media recently, and a report last month suggested the matchup was being targeted for a UK event next March.

After Fury’s withdrawal and Woodley’s short-notice opportunity, Hardy discussed his own feud with “The Chosen One” on Submission Radio, suggesting the contract had been agreed to on his end for the March date. Even with the latest development, which has seen him surprisingly support Woodley, “The Outlaw” suggested their clash could still be made in time for 2022.

However, that seems to be a largely one-sided intention. During his own appearance on Submission Radio, Woodley confirmed that he never signed the contract. The 39-year-old admitted he only wants fights against big names that excite him, boxes he doesn’t believe a Hardy matchup checks.

“If I wanted just a little easy, walk-through fight, where I feel like just going in there and beating somebody up, maybe I entertain it. But I never signed the contract to fight him. Some people on Monday were talking to my management team about me fighting him, and I’ll listen, but I didn’t commit. At the end of the day I’m focused more on this (Jake Paul rematch). This is more exciting. More people care about this. Nobody even knows who he is (Hardy).

“I’m not against anything in 2022. But when it comes down to boxing. If this trilogy with Jake goes the way I plan it… I need something that excites me. When you see Dan Hardy’s name on a piece of paper it don’t make me like, ‘Ah I gotta do this,’ you know what I mean? Avenging a loss, or fighting somebody big, or super-fights; anything like that at my point in my life right now, that gets me out the bed, gets me training. Dan Hardy, take a ticket, take a number.”

While the claim that nobody knows who Hardy is can perhaps be disputed, the idea that Paul is a much bigger draw and will bag Woodley a much more handsome paycheck certainly isn’t up for debate. That’s especially true now that “The Problem Child” has offered Woodley a $500k bonus if he can knock him out on December 18.

The first clash between Paul and Woodley, which took place in August this year, sold around 500,000 pay-per-view buys. It’s hard to imagine Woodley vs. Hardy coming even close to that figure. With those numbers in mind, it’s easy to understand why Woodley wanted to prioritize the rematch with Paul over a grudge match against Hardy.

Would you like to see Tyron Woodley and Dan Hardy settle their differences inside the squared circle next year?

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Tyron Woodley To Get ‘More Money’ Thanks To Dillon Danis

Former UFC welterweight champion, Tyron Woodley thanks Dillon Danis after his ‘no knockout clause’ comments landed Woodley a larger payout in his second bout against Jake Paul. Danis, who has made his name trolling everyone in the MMA world from Michael Bisping to Khabib Nurmagomedov. The former IBJJF world champion has made many outlandish claims […]

Former UFC welterweight champion, Tyron Woodley thanks Dillon Danis after his ‘no knockout clause’ comments landed Woodley a larger payout in his second bout against Jake Paul.

Danis, who has made his name trolling everyone in the MMA world from Michael Bisping to Khabib Nurmagomedov. The former IBJJF world champion has made many outlandish claims such as being the best grappler in MMA but the claim that Woodley was not allowed to knock out Paul due to a clause in the contract picked up some steam online.

Woodley recently joined Ariel Helwani on the latest episode of ‘The MMA Hour’ to discuss his impending rematch with Paul when the no knockout clause was brought up. Woodley had this to say “why has he become a valid source to anybody, like I’m surprised you have him on the show as much as you do.

“If people wanna talk about stuff, I’m gonna let them talk about it. That’s how the sport works; whether it’s good or bad. Like, I’m not on Jake’s PR team, shit, it ain’t my job to give him credibility and like make people believe that he’s the real deal. That’s his people and people who think there was some knockout clause, based upon Danis who, how would he have access to my contract?”

Helwani would press for a definitive yes or no, “No.” Woodley stated “but it’s a clause [in the rematch] that says if I knock him out, they give me some extra cheese on my macaroni. And you know what, I wanna thank Dillon actually, because he made that dumbass remark. Now, son, I get more money.”

Tyron Woodley’s New Contract Clause

Paul was originally scheduled to face Brit, Tommy Fury on December 18^th but after Fury withdrew, Woodley would step in on late notice. Maybe due to all the controversy surrounding the bout and the ‘no knockout clause’, Woodley had supposedly been awarded with a knockout bonus. Paul would announce via his Instagram that “he {Woodley} is getting an extra $500,000 if he knocks me out.” Something that Woodley would later confirm in the interview.

What do you think? How will the rematch between Tyron Woodley and Jake Paul go?

Stephen Thompson & Tyron Woodley Set To Star In Cobra Kai

Stephen Thompson has revealed that he and Tyron Woodley have been cast in future seasons of the show ‘Cobra Kai’. The series follows on thirty years later from when characters Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence originally fought in a karate tournament in the hit movie Karate Kid. Both men will be returning to fighting soon, […]

Stephen Thompson has revealed that he and Tyron Woodley have been cast in future seasons of the show ‘Cobra Kai’.

The series follows on thirty years later from when characters Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence originally fought in a karate tournament in the hit movie Karate Kid.

Both men will be returning to fighting soon, with Tyron Woodley set to rematch Jake Paul on December 18 as ‘Wonderboy’ looks to take on Belal Muhammad in the UFC on the same date. Now it appears the former competitors who have shared the octagon twice together have put aside their differences for the show as Thompson spoke on the MMAHour on his thoughts regarding Paul vs Woodley 2, whether Woodley will win and the pairs newfound friendship.

“I think so, he’s got to (win). I think Tyron gets it,” Thompson said before letting slip that they are both to feature in Cobra Kai. “I chatted with him not too long doing some Cobra Kai stuff. I can’t really give too much away but we were there hanging out [on set], and yeah, the beef has been squashed. Since then, he’s awesome and fun to hang out with while we were there. I didn’t get to hang out with him a ton but while we were there on set.”

Thompson also revealed his delight at getting to be involved within the show given his Karate style inside the octagon but wouldn’t go on to say just how involved he and Woodley both are.

“I’m like known as the karate guy in MMA, so everybody’s been wondering like ‘hey man, when are you going to do the Cobra Kai thing?’ So yeah. “Not season 4. I can’t give too much away but be looking out.” (transcribed by middleeasy.com)

What’s next for Stephen Thompson?

Thompson seems to have things rolling outside of the UFC with his new role in Cobra Kai, and a win this weekend over Belal Muhammad would help ‘Wonderboy’ get things moving back inside the cage too. A disappointing loss to Gilbert Burns back at UFC 264 halted his two-fight win streak. Thompson currently sits 5^th in the welterweight rankings, with wins over fighters ranked 4^th and 6^th, One possibility we could see is Thompson and 3^rd ranked Leon Edwards face off. Given Edwards wants to wait for a title shot it is unlikely we could see this but stylistically this would make for a fantastic matchup.

Another option could be Neil Magny, given the division’s activity over recent months many fighters will need time off to recover. Magny hasn’t fought in since Mat where he picked up a victory over Geoff Neal and has been trying to arrange a fight ever since. If Thompson could come through unscathed against Belal Muhammad and would like a quick turn-around, these two strikers would pair up brilliantly inside the octagon.

How do you think both Stephen Thompson and Tyron Woodley will do in their fights?