Jake Paul has his next opponent. He will be stepping in the ring against former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley. On Tuesday, it was officially announced that both sides signed the deal and would be fighting in August.
Paul is coming off a first-round knockout win against Ben Askren, another former UFC fighter. Woodley lost his belt to current champ Kamaru Usman in March 2019 and has not won a fight since, falling to Gilbert Burns Colby Covington and Vicente Luque in succession.
Paul currently holds a record of 3-0 in his career, with wins against a former UFC fighter, a former NBA player and a YouTuber.
Woodley’s contract with the UFC has expired, so he is free to fight Paul.
Woodley previously spoke about his expectations for the Askren fight:
“[Paul] thought he picked Ben because Ben wasn’t really known for his striking prowess in MMA as more for his grinding, his cardio, his ability to submission, his ground and pound, his wrestling, his aggressiveness. He wasn’t really known for the boxing aspect of the sport. So, he [Jake Paul] probably thought it was an easy pick to go get that fight. But Ben’s Ben, swung at by all the world champion boxers and kickboxers.
“He has sparred with those guys, he has been at the highest level. He has been with the guys that are Olympians, he has been with the NCAA champions, he has been with the top of the top, fighting against the world champions and been a world champion. So, you can’t compare that experience. You can’t compare the ability to be calm in a storm at a big, big, big event.”
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The fight will likely be the first in Paul’s new deal with Showtime Boxing, which signed Paul to a multi-fight deal earlier this month.
