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‘Tyron Is Just Small’ – Israel Adesanya Shares His Prediction for the Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley Fight

Published 08/18/2021, 12:49 PM EDT

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Ever since the fight between Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley has been announced. People from all around the world have been talking about the same. Now, during a recent interview, UFC champion Israel Adesanya talked about the fight. The fighter gave his prediction and chose Jake Paul as the winner of the fight.

During his interview with Ariel Helwani, the fighter was asked who he thinks will win the fight between Paul and Woodley. He said, “Jake, most likely, Tyron’s just small. Yeah, and I mean, Tyron, on the trailer, they called him an expert striker. I’m like since when? Expert striker, yeah, I was like, Since the f**k when?”

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“He’s got a right hand that he, you know, looks for. So, when you have one thing to look for, it’s easier t avoid that. And yeah, Jake’s big. Jake’s actually a good boxer. So yeah, if I was gonna bet, I’d bet on Jake Paul.”

‘The Last Stylebender’ clearly believes that Jake Paul will be too much for Woodley to handle. And while many consider Woodley to be one of the best strikers in the UFC, Adesanya clearly does not believe so. The UFC champion believes in Jake Paul’s boxing prowess and is sure he will win the fight.

Jake Paul has also often expressed his admiration and respect towards Adesanya. ‘The Last Stylebender‘ had also commentated in Paul’s boxing match against Nate Robinson back in 2020.

Israel Adesanya shares his views on the tattoo bet between Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley

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Adesanya also shared his views on the much-talked-about tattoo bet between Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley. The bet entails that whichever fighter loses the match will tattoo the winner’s names on their body. ‘The Last Stylebender’ believes that Woodley should not have accepted this bet.

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He said, “But f**k that was a stupid bet he took as well. And he kind of got bullied into making that bet. Yeah, if you’re confident, f**k it, take the bet. But if you weren’t gonna take the bet, and you got coaxed into it, cause he was in your head and he just, yeah. Yeah no, confidence.”

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Paras Pande is a UFC author at EssentiallySports who is pursuing his graduation in Journalism and Mass Communication. An ardent follower of the UFC, he has been covering the sport for 2 years now. Before joining the team at EssentiallySports, Paras gained expertise as an MMA writer whilst working with Sportskeeda.
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