'UFC career fact check'… Jake Paul takes shot at Darren Till with Tyron Woodley fight footage
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Jake Paul sided with his former rival, Tommy Fury, in a social media shot at former UFC star Darren Till.
Jake Paul is fresh off his unanimous decision win over boxing legend Mike Tyson earlier this month. Just days after the win, Paul isn’t slowing down in his marketing tactics and unleashed a brutal troll job on Tommy Fury’s upcoming boxing opponent.
Fury will face former UFC star Darren Till at Misfits Boxing X Series 20 in a 205lb exhibition boxing match on January 18th. Ahead of their upcoming boxing match, the two sides traded barbs at a pre-fight press conference, featuring a wild brawl on stage.
Till has previously exuded supreme confidence in what he would do to Paul if the two were ever booked for a boxing match. After the Fury vs. Till announcement, Paul highlighted one of Till’s biggest losses to irk the former UFC title challenger.
Jake Paul puts Darren Till below former rivals Ben Askren, Tyron Woodley on the fighting hierarchy
In a recent post to X, Paul belittled Till with footage from the latter’s UFC title loss to one of his former boxing opponents, Tyron Woodley.
“MMA/UFC career fact check,” Paul began. “Silva > Woodley > Diaz > Askren > Perry > Till (got spanked by Tyron).”
It’s uncertain, as of this writing, what provoked Paul to throw such a blatant shot at Till online. But, it’s clear he has a rooting interest in the upcoming Fury vs. Till scrap.
After defeating Tyson earlier this month, Paul is expected to return sometime in the first quarter of 2025. A rematch with Fury could potentially be in the works, depending on how the Fury vs. Till clash plays out in January.
Till made his exhibition boxing debut against Mohammad Mutie earlier this year, winning by TKO and igniting a post-fight scuffle. The former UFC standout still wants an eventual return to the Octagon to face one of the top names in the middleweight division, including possibly Bo Nickal.
Jake Paul remasters heel role to defend former rival
Paul suffered his first professional boxing loss to Fury last year after winning his first six professional fights, including victories over Woodley and UFC Hall of Famer Anderson Silva. Since the Fury loss, he’s rattled off five-straight wins, including a TKO victory over Bare Knuckle FC superstar Mike Perry.
Till’s late-career UFC struggles led to him parting ways with the promotion last year, just weeks after a UFC 282 loss to Dricus du Plessis. He lost five of his last six fights with the promotion, including the welterweight title defeat to Woodley at UFC 228.
Depending on how things play out in January, Paul and Till could potentially be on a boxing collision course. Paul has a history of facing former MMA standouts in the boxing ring but wants to one day fight for a boxing world title, calling out Canelo Alvarez and others.
In the meantime, Paul took a rare defense against one of his former rivals and holds little regard for Till’s fighting accolades.
