Tyron Woodley Reacts to ‘Cousin’ Claiming He Faked Jake Paul KO

Jake Paul's doubter insists he paid off former foe Tyron Woodley ahead of his boxing match against Mike Tyson.

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Tyron Woodley has, once again, responded to claims that his boxing match was fixed with Jake Paul.

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Of course, we're talking about Woodley's rematch with Paul in December 2021, which saw the UFC Welterweight Champion fall face-first to the canvas after a massive blow from Paul in the sixth round. Overall, Woodley was 0-2 against Paul, but not everybody found the second result believable.

Rigged as hell‼️ look how he fell in slow mo on the replay. He got paid to take a dive. To make jake Paul look strong. Ain’t no way in hell this man hits him with bigger gloves, and he gets knocked out. And in mma the gloves are smaller and he takes that same punch 🥊

— Shadology101 👑🎙✍🏾 (@Shadology101) December 19, 2021

However, critics have always found something to say about Paul's wins, whether against former UFC fighters or actual boxers, and they're not stopping for anything in the lead-up to the 27-year-old's upcoming fight against the ageing "Iron" Mike Tyson, former heavyweight champion of the world, now 58.

Another Woodley Claims "T-Wood" Was Paid Off By Jake Paul

Oddily enough, one of Paul's latest critics had claimed to be a cousin of Woodley, insisting Paul pays his opponents to take the dive against him.

"If it's paid off, Jake Paul. If not, Mike Tyson's gonna knock him out. Tyron Woodley is my literal f****** cousin. My name is Julian Woodley. I know for a fact that he got paid to take the knock," a man said in a street interview with Wade Plem.

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Tyron Woodley Shuts It Down Right Away

A quick social media search revealed that what the man said was true, at least regarding his name. But Woodley's so-called "cousin" turned out to be a fake, as "The Chosen One" pointed out that he wasn't related to him on social media.

"N**** wish he was my kinfolk," Woodley responded to Julian Woodley's claims over fight fixing.

Nigga wish he was my kinfolk https://t.co/SDui3awAU7

— Tyron T-Wood Woodley (@TWooodley) September 27, 2024

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After the KO loss to Paul in 2021, Woodley has yet to fight since. He has apparently been offered boxing matches with Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao and even the 2017 'World's Strongest Man' Eddie Hall in MMA (via Overdogs Podcast).

However, none of these bouts ever came to fruition as Woodley, 42, navigates what's left of his fighting career after the UFC, where he fought 16 times, five times as a defending champion.

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