Tyron Woodley should be wary of a chemically enhanced Jake Paul when they fight at the end of August, says renowned MMA coach Firas Zahabi. According to Zahabi, without USADA oversight, Paul’s camp will be taking all the performance enhancing drugs they can get their hands on.
Zahabi addressed a YouTube Q&A to discuss the fight. “I didn’t want to mention it, but my number one factor, Jake Paul’s corner, they’re going to be on all sorts of substances.
Jake Paul “on all sorts of substances”: Firas Zahabi
I don’t think they test. Maybe the week of the fight… there’s no USADA. I didn’t want to say, but I think that’s a major factor. When I say he’s bigger and stronger and he’s more athletic, I think he’s basically on PEDs.”
Zahabi continued, acknowledging the prevalence of PEDs in combat sports. “I hate to say it, but I definitely think Jake Paul is going to be on PEDs. It exists in the world of boxing, just like it exists in MMA.
And I don’t think Tyron will be on PEDs. I think Tyron will be totally natural. Does it make a difference? It absolutely does.”
Zahabi also predicted that Paul’s PED use would give him the edge over an all-natural Tyron Woodley. According to Zahabi, Woodley’s risk-averse approach to fighting may end up costing him a victory despite his superior boxing ability.
“He doesn’t want to take that risk, even though he has that skill. He executes in sparring, but he’s a little bit gunshy.
Two things are gonna happen, either [Jake Paul] is going to move ahead on the scorecards against Woodley, or he’s gonna get knocked out by a counter right. I doubt Woodley knocks him out with any other punch.
He knocks out a young, overly excited Jake Paul, who’s overly confident, walks into his right hand and gets laid out. Is that a possibility? Absolutely. However, I do feel that Jake Paul holds the same weapon. He’s got a devastating, devastating right hand, except Jake Paul is going to be more active, with the same right hand.
Either guy can get knocked out with a right hand, but Jake Paul is bigger, explosive, very athletic. Because he’s bigger, he could push around, he could bully Tyron Woodley a little bit.”
Do you think Jake Paul’s size advantage is enough for him to take Tyron Woodley out? Do you agree with Firas Zahabi’s assessment that the Paul camp are using PEDs? Let us know in the comments.
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