Tyron Woodley gets ‘I Love Jake Paul’ tattoo in desperate bid to rematch YouTuber

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Tyron Woodley has escalated his bid to secure a rematch with YouTube star Jake Paul.

The former UFC fighter took to social media to reveal that he got the words "I love Jake Paul" tattooed on his finger.

Woodley and Paul fought back in August, with the prankster ultimately winning after eight rounds in Cleveland, Ohio.

Woodley asked for a rematch, and Paul agreed — but only if the welterweight champion got the tattoo featuring his name.

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The 39-year-old is keen enough that he appears to have actually gotten inked.

He took to Instagram where he addressed Paul, writing: "I love you son. Now come and get this a** whippin' cause I heard you been talking back to your elders. @jakepaul #ManOfMyWord WHERE YOU AT!?"

He credited tattoo artist, Rubia Santana, for the tat.

Paul has yet to issue a response.

Earlier this month, the 24-year-old social media personality appeared to shut down speculation regarding a rematch — saying that he didn't "live up" to the bet.

"I'm leaving Tyron in the past. He didn't live up to the bet; he didn't get the tattoo. So, the rematch just doesn't make sense anymore," he said, as reported by Complex.

"If he would have gotten the tattoo right away, got 10million views on his Instagram video, everyone would have been super hyped, there would have been a ton of press around it.

"And I would have been sort of forced to do it. I couldn't really deny him then, because if he's going to be a man of his word, then I have to be a man of my word."

"So, he f****d up. He missed out on another big payday because of his ego," he added.

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Speaking about the controversial match at the time, cruiserweight Paul admitted that he found the fight "tougher" than he expected.

"My legs felt weird since the locker room. I don't know what's wrong with me," he said in an interview after the match, per USA Today.

He went on: "He's a Hall of Famer, he had a good fight, he came in shape. I have a lot of respect for him. There's been a lot of s*** talk, apologies to his team if they were disrespected. This is a dream come true, I want to cry but I'm a little tired.

"He hit me with one shot all fight, it was a good shot and he had more shots, (but) there was only one real shot. I got eight rounds under my belt, all my previous opponents went in one minute. I'm doing things no one has done."

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