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Rashad Evans expects Jake Paul to put up ‘tough fight’ against Tyron Woodley

Rashad Evans is looking forward to this summer’s highly anticipated boxing match between Tyron Woodley and Jake Paul and thinks ‘T-Wood’ will have his work cut out for him on Aug. 28.

Evans, a former UFC light heavyweight champion and certified UFC Hall of Famer, can’t see Woodley losing so long as he stays focused but thinks Paul will give as good as it gets on fight night.

“This one is tough for me because my heart is with Tyron,” Evans told ESPN’s Brett Okamoto in a recent interview (transcript via BJPenn.com). “I really, really want Tyron to win.