YouTube villain KO's former UFC star with one brutal punch

Social media prima Jake Paul has defeated erstwhile UFC champion Tyron Woodley with a sixth-round knockout astatine the Amalie Arena successful Tampa, Florida.

While starring the archetypal 5 rounds by 5 points connected the scorecard, it was inevitably Paul's antagonistic close manus that caught Woodley flush which sealed the triumph aboriginal up of their scheduled 8 rounds.

In a comparatively boring combat until the last moments, different captious determination included a stray elbow from Woodley that near Paul with a bleeding gash connected his forehead.

Jake Paul, left, punches Tyron Woodley during the 2nd circular of their rematch fight. (AP)

There was besides plentifulness of clinching betwixt the competitors successful rounds 1 to 4 which unimpressed fans booed and labelled "hugging" online.

The combat comes 4 months since the brace archetypal met successful the ring, with Paul scoring a constrictive split-decision victory. His rematch triumph present brings his grounds against Woodley to 2-0.

Paul was initially acceptable to instrumentality connected Englishman, Tommy Fury, earlier helium withdrew due to the fact that of wounded 2 weeks out.

This continues Paul's unbeaten run, claiming a 5th consecutive nonrecreational combat win. The 24-year-old has present knocked retired each hostile helium has faced.

Jake Paul reacts to knocking retired Tyron Woddley successful the sixth circular of their rematch fight. (Getty)

In choosing an hostile for his adjacent fight, Paul fired astatine UFC fighters Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal who were some contiguous astatine the arena.

Paul was incredibly vocal post-fight arsenic helium called retired those that doubted him.

"It was a pugnacious fight. The humor was getting successful my oculus from erstwhile helium elbowed me. I got the occupation done. I was mounting the changeable the full fight. He didn't spot it coming... similar a lumberjack, timber.

"It's got to beryllium the champion infinitesimal of my life. Look astatine the twelvemonth I conscionable had. Four fights, I've knocked retired each azygous idiosyncratic I've fought.

"[Jorge] Masvidal and Nate Diaz - you are b----- for leaving this arena. I cognize you don't privation that s----. I'll instrumentality you next."

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