I don't agree that it was a dive.
I do agree that this was a really, massively telegraphed strike. Jake might as well have said "I'm going to fake a jab and throw a huge right overhand" verbally...
However, in the first fight, Jake used this trick a few times- fake a low jab into overhand. This is a great technique, uses body mechanics well.
Woodley just made a terrible error. The guy below says "Woodley prepared for what looked like a body shot", which is nonsense- no boxer will ever tell you to use your hand/glove to block a body shot. You use your elbows.
Woodley might've thought there was a straight right coming right down the middle. The movement he made with his left arm would've parried or blocked that. He's also almost looking like he's going to try to defend a takedown- might be MMA instinct that made him do that.
Regardless, the punch landed hard. Even though he landed with his weakest knuckles (ring and pinky fingers), he had enough force behind it, and Tyron wasn't moving at all, and it landed right on the jaw.
Say what you want about Jake Paul. One thing you can't say, is he doesn't have some skill as a boxer. He's not a prodigy or anything. He is very athletic and has seemed to been really taking boxing seriously. And he's becoming even more insanely rich while beating up tomato cans.
I do believe that if you put him in the ring with someone who actually has a career in boxing, he would be exposed for the amateur that he is.
I knew a college level Greco-Roman wrestler from Nebraska who lost a Jiu-Jitsu fight because he gave up his back. In the first fighting style, it's a valid technique to prevent getting pinned. In the latter, it's practically begging to get choked. Learned instincts are a real problem.
Athletes who have wrestled often have a tough time learning BJJ, initially. A lot of the skills they learned in Greco-Roman will translate very nicely into BJJ, but as you said, a lot of the instincts developed in wrestling will get them into trouble.
Younger wrestlers that start coming into BJJ can be amusing to watch panic when put on their backs. Every fiber of their being is demanding that they ferociously struggle to avoid having their shoulders touch the ground. Experienced BJJ fighters will use this. Let them panic, let them tire out while trying to free themselves from a mildly dangerous position... and then put them into a truly bad position.
Of course, if a wrestler really dedicates himself to learning BJJ, they are very capable. They already have a great grasp at controlling other bodies, and a great understanding of body mechanics. They also have this mental toughness that comes from being placed in uncomfortable, often painful positions and having to fight their way out. It can all come together to form a truly spectacular skillset.
Fuck. Ok. This was actually a good counterpoint to what I was watching. Perhaps I did go full retard.
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