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Jake Paul Denies Adding ‘Illegal Clause’ To Tyron Woodley Fight Contract

Jake Paul Denies Adding ‘Illegal Clause’ To Tyron Woodley Fight Contract

He's said he 'would be in jail' if he had included the 'illegal' clause

Claire Reid

Claire Reid

Jake Paul has denied claims he included a 'no-knockout' clause in the contract for his fight against Tyron Woodley earlier this year.

MMA fighter Dillion Danis claimed Paul had inserted the clause in his contract against Woodley, with boxer Claressa Shields also repeating the allegations.

However, Paul has now strenuously denied including the clause, saying he 'would be in jail' if he had.

Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley.
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When asked about the claims, Paul said: "Look, it's a bunch of losers trying to make s*** up to get in the headlines.

"And to get reporters like yourself to ask about that exact question and put their name into the mix so they can get a little bit of clout.

"Having a 'no knockout clause' in a contract - I've never heard of that.

"It's highly illegal, I would be in jail. That's like rigging a fight. I would be in prison if that was a real thing.

"It's all nonsense, it's all bulls*** and they got exactly what they wanted out of it, which was for people to mention their name."

Following his bout with Woodley, Danis claimed on the MMA Hour: "Tyron Woodley, from what I heard, had it in the contract that he was not allowed to knock out Jake Paul.

Dillion Danis claimed that Paul had inserted a 'no-knockout' clause in his contract against Woodley.
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"I swear on anything he was against the ropes, I swear, that's why when Jake Paul was against the ropes, Tyron Woodley didn't hit him.

"I'm telling you right now. It was in his contract where it said you're not allowed to knock him out."

Woodley's manager Malki Kawa has also denied the claim, saying: "I represent Tyron Woodley and personally negotiated that deal to fight Jake Paul and there is absolutely no clause that would prohibit knockouts."

The allegations were made as Paul gears up to take on Tommy Fury.

Speaking last week, Fury's dad John told BT Sport the contact his son had signed was 'bizarre'.

He said: "[Paul's team] are being awkward.

"The contract has been bizarre. If I was going to go through what they've put in the contract, we'd be here all day.

"I've said yes to everything; yes, yes, yes, yes, do what you've got to do because I know Jake Paul can't beat Tommy no matter what he does."

Tommy Fury is set to fight Jake Paul next month.
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Paul himself has shared a few shots of the contract on his social media accounts, including text that reads: "If Fury is declared the winner of the Bout, Paul hereby agrees to pay Fury Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) directly from Paul's purse as an additional fighter bonus."

It then goes on to say that if Paul is declared the winner, then Fury must change his name by Deed Poll to 'Tommy Fumbles'.

Yep, seems pretty bizarre to me.

Featured Image Credit: Alamy

Topics: SPORT, Celebrity, Jake Paul