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Tyron Woodley is forced to deny claims that he took a 'dive' in his rematch with Jake Paul – after being accused of being paid to do so – as the ex-UFC champion insists 'that motherf***er hit me with some s***' Tyron Woodley has responded to claims that he took a 'dive' against Jake Paul The former UFC welterweight champion has been beaten twice by the YouTuber But it was in their rematch that some claimed Woodley was paid to lose the bout Woodley strongly refuted the accusations, revealing Paul has power in his shots

By Sam Mcevoy For Mailonline

Published: 10:54 GMT, 21 January 2022 | Updated: 10:54 GMT, 21 January 2022

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Tyron Woodley has strongly denied claims that he was paid to take a 'dive' in his rematch with Jake Paul after being spectacularly knocked out by the YouTuber.

Four months after losing to Paul by split decision, Woodley lost the rematch in Tampa when Paul delievered a vicious sixth-round knockout that left the former UFC welterweight champion unconscious.

However, the bout was blighted by allegations that the fight had been pre-arranged to let Paul win, with Woodley being accused of taking a dive.

Tyron Woodley (pictured) has responded to claims that he took a 'dive' against Jake Paul

Woodley was left unconscious following a devastating right hook from Paul last month

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The accusations of fixing stemmed from a clip during the sixth round, which shows Paul slightly twisting his right wrist just before Woodley dropped his left hand and opened