Nate Diaz, Daniel Cormier, more react to Jake Paul beating Tyron Woodley Twitter: ShowtimeBoxingWith Jake Paul\u2019s split decision victory over Tyron Woodley now in the history books, here\u2019s how sporting legends and internet celebrities reacted to the boxing match. After months of anticipation, divisive YouTuber Paul finally stepped into the ring with former UFC champion Woodley. While the two traded their fair share of powerful blows, it was Paul who had his hand raised in the end. A split decision victory in his hometown is how the feud came to a close, at least, for now. A potential rematch could be in the cards already, with Woodley claiming he won the fight. But who was victorious in the eyes of the public? Here\u2019s how various MMA legends, celebrities, and social media stars reacted to the latest boxing spectacle. MMA icons react to Jake Paul beating Tyron Woodley As Tyron represented the MMA community, it\u2019s no surprise countless UFC fighters were tuning in to support their guy. While former Middleweight champ Chris Weidman \u201cthought Tyron won,\u201d not everyone shared that same opinion.\u201d Jake Paul showed he has toughness and won\u2019t quit! Tyron wasn\u2019t active enough, not a bad fight tho. It was activity! Paul was exhausted and when guys are that tired gotta show em the door. Whatever man. Dammit Tyron \u2014 Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) August 30, 2021 \u201cJake Paul showed he has toughness and won\u2019t quit,\u201d hall of famer Daniel Cormier admitted, even after the two had their own back and forth. \u201cTyron wasn\u2019t active enough,\u201d he explained. \u201cPaul was exhausted and when guys are that tired, gotta show \u2018em the door. Dammit Tyron.\u201d \u201cThese guys both suck,\u201d fan favorite Nathan Diaz chimed in as only he could, diminishing the efforts of both fighters. How social media reacted to Jake Paul\u2019s win over Tyron Woodley Outside of the MMA bubble, thousands were tuned in around the world to see how Paul would stack up against a legitimate striking threat. \u201cJake Paul won easy,\u201d popular rapper Schoolboy Q said on Twitter. \u201cMMA fighters should be embarrassed. \u201cJake Paul does it again,\u201d Lazarbeam said. \u201cYouTuber\u2019s saved boxing,\u201d Keemstar chimed in. Clearly, not everyone was stoked by Woodley\u2019s performance, but with an immediate rematch seemingly in the cards, perhaps he\u2019ll have a chance to make the right adjustments. If you missed the latest PPV event, get caught up with the full recap and final results.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Nate Diaz, Daniel Cormier, more react to Jake Paul beating Tyron Woodley Twitter: ShowtimeBoxingWith Jake Paul\u2019s split decision victory over Tyron Woodley now in the history books, here\u2019s how sporting legends and internet celebrities reacted to the boxing match. After months of anticipation, divisive YouTuber Paul finally stepped into the ring with former UFC champion […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56123"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56123\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}