Jake says he envisioned putting Woodley on the canvas just like he did Saturday night ... so yeah, no better way to cap it all off than with a celebration for the ages.

As for how he was doing post-fight, we caught up with Jake shortly after the knockout ... and he made it clear he has nothing but respect for Tyron -- even tossing around the idea of doing a podcast or movies together.

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