DANIEL CORMIER ripped Tyron Woodley for ‘making fun of himself’ with memes after being ’embarrassed’ by Jake Paul.
Woodley was brutally knocked out by the YouTube sensation in round six of their rematch.
Since then, the ex-UFC champion has made light of his savage stoppage loss, and even offered fans £3,700 to come up with the funniest meme of the KO.
But Cormier – who was in hysterics with Ben Askren’s loss to Paul in April – mocked Woodley for his online competition.
He said on ESPN: “Dude that was not good, that was a bad look. And you know what’s worse? The after.
“I don’t know what T-Wood’s doing on social media. He posts the knockout, he makes a contest about it.
“It’s like Jake Paul is beating these dudes so bad that they start to make fun of themselves.”
Cormier, 42, added: “These guys go in there to fight this dude, they lose to him. Ben Askren was almost immediately making fun of himself.
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“It’s almost like you’re so embarrassed that you lost to the ‘Disney kid’ that you almost start to become self deprecating.
“It’s bad. It’s bad what happens to these dudes.”
Paul, 24, was set to face Tommy Fury, 22, until the British former reality TV star pulled out with a broken rib and chest infection.
Woodley, 39 then signed as a late replacement but was knocked out in the rematch, just three months after losing on points.
He now joins YouTuber ‘AnEsonGib’, ex-NBA player Nate Robinson, 37, and retired UFC welterweight Askren, 37, on Paul’s KO list.
The American social media influencer called out UFC pair Nate Diaz, 36, and Jorge Masvidal, 37, after faceplanting Woodley.
But Cormier, who retired in 2020, admitted Paul holds all the cards when he prizes current and former MMA stars into the ring.
He said: “They’re going to fight this kid under his ruleset. This kid has all the time in the world to train.
“The kid has money. The kid has ways of improving and honestly, he’s much better than people want to give him credit for.
“The kid can fight a little bit.”
