Confirmed: Tyron Woodley will get $500k bonus if he KOs Jake Paul in rematch

With the recent announcement that Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley 2 will take place on December 18th – following Tommy Fury’s withdrawal from his…

By: Zane Simon | 2 years ago
Confirmed: Tyron Woodley will get $500k bonus if he KOs Jake Paul in rematch
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With the recent announcement that Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley 2 will take place on December 18th – following Tommy Fury’s withdrawal from his planned PPV boxing bout with Paul, due to injury – the social media celebrity turned pugilist made an unsurprisingly bold public offer to go with the fight contract.

“I’m giving him $500k extra if he can knock me out,” Paul told fans in a short video message delivered over Twitter.

But, unlike the tattoo bet that both men agreed to ahead of their first fight, this isn’t just some handshake deal. MMAJunkie’s Nolan King reports that he’s had confirmation from Paul’s camp that the $500k clause is in Woodley’s contract, signed and delivered.

It’s an especially big win for the former UFC welterweight king, considering fans could be forgiven for thinking that a second fight between Tyron Woodley and Jake Paul was essentially dead in the water after Woodley initially balked at getting inked up with Paul’s name. Sometimes fate intervenes, however, and with Fury no longer in the mix, Woodley has stepped in to get a chance at redemption.

The Showtime card is expected to feature a women’s lightweight bout between multi-division champion Amanda Serrano taking on Miriam Gutierrez. An NFL vs. NBA fight between former 49ers running back Frank Gore and former Utah Jazz/Brooklyn Nets point guard Deron Williams is also set for the event.

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Zane Simon
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Zane Simon is a senior editor, writer, and podcaster for Bloody Elbow. He has worked with the website since 2013, taking on a wide variety of roles. A lifelong combat sports fan, Zane has trained off & on in both boxing and Muay Thai. He currently hosts the long-running MMA Vivisection podcast, which he took over from Nate Wilcox & Dallas Winston in 2015, as well as the 6th Round podcast, started in 2014. Zane is also responsible for developing and maintaining the ‘List of current UFC fighters’ on Bloody Elbow, a resource he originally developed for Wikipedia in 2010.

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