Woodley says he took a ‘dive’ in Jake Paul rematch but insists it wasn’t ‘on purpose’ as he was ‘hit with some s**t’

FORMER UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley has sarcastically claimed he took a 'dive' in his rematch with Jake Paul.

The Chosen One was on the receiving finish of a viral KO within the sixth spherical of his second conflict with the YouTuber, which some observers thought was fastened.

Tyron Woodley was on the receiving finish of a viral KO from Jake Paul final monthCredit score: AP

The Chosen One was accused of taking a 'dive' after the struggleCredit score: AP

However Woodley insists his 'dive' was the results of Paul's vicious overhand properCredit score: REUTERS

Woodley, 39, has seen the claims he was paid to take a 'dive' and has jokingly concurred together with his detractors.

Throughout an look on The MMA Hour, he jokingly stated: "Yeah, I took a motherf***in' dive.

"Nevertheless it wasn't on function, that motherf***er hit me with some shit."

Woodley turned the butt of a number of jokes after the primary clear KO lack of his fight sports activities profession, with a few of his fellow MMA fighters additionally firing photographs.

However the Missouri mauler insists Paul would get the higher of a number of them.

He stated: "Lots of people are saying that, 'Oh, you misplaced to him once more. You bought knocked out.'

"He would actually f**ok a number of y'all up.

"MMA fighters and different folks which might be simply bumping on the gums. He is an athletic child that do not have no job past this.

"He do not haven't any children, he do not haven't any companies he is working.

"He can have the most effective coach, the most effective coaches, the most effective vitamin, essentially the most focus - he can separate himself.

"He do not have the monetary burden. Most MMA fighters, once we first begin, we do not have cash. We do what we are able to do.

"We get no matter coaching we get might help us out to see a future on this."

Woodley has already made peace together with his spectacular defeat to the previous Disney star however nonetheless can not help lament the split-second he dropped his left hand within the sixth stanza.

He requested: "Why, man? Why did I drop my hand at that second time."

The previous Strikeforce star later stated: "Had I not dropped that hand, had I continued to struggle the best way it was going, we might've been one thing completely different.

"So I simply gotta, you realize, take the bitter with the candy and maintain it transferring."

Woodley has vowed to not hold up his aggressive gloves following the brutal loss and is presently concentrating on a showdown with former UFC welterweight title challenger Dan Hardy.

Tyron Woodley plans to compete once more this yr and is concentrating on a showdown with Dan HardyCredit score: AFP

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