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Woodley to train with Andre Ward, says ‘clout chasing’ Jake Paul talked himself into a broken jaw

Jake Paul is not leaving the combat sports world any time soon. The ‘Problem Child’, a 3-0 pro boxer (versus all 0-0 boxers), is now signed to Showtime and is booked to face former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley on August 28.

Woodley, who saw his long time friend and training partner Ben Askren knocked out by Paul in April, spoke at length about the contest on a recent Instagram live broadcast.

“Surprise, surprise, surprise, we back at it August 28,” said Woodley (ht MMA Fighting). “You would visualize Jake Paul getting his head knocked smooth off his neck.