Siliva Getting paid in this fight more than Dana White paid him his entire career with the UFC: Jake Paul with nickname “The Problem Child” against brazilian top ranked middleweight MMA fighter and UFC champion Anderson Silva with nickname “The Spider” | HO

Fight took place in Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, USA on October 29, 2022

After weeks of speculation, Jake Paul has confirmed that he will box former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva next.

YouTube star Paul, 25, will face 47-year-old Silva at the Gila River Arena in Phoenix, Arizona on Saturday 29 October.

American Paul has gone 5-0 as a professional boxer, knocking out each man he has faced – including another ex-UFC title holder in Tyron Woodley.

Meanwhile, Silva has not competed in mixed martial arts since October 2020, when he suffered a third straight defeat, but the Brazilian has boxed professionally twice since then – improving his record to 3-1.

Those victories came against fellow former UFC champion Tito Ortiz, whom Silva knocked out last September, and former world boxing champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, whom Silva outpointed last June.

Paul’s last bout took place in December, when he knocked out Woodley in a short-notice rematch. Paul, who had outpointed Woodley last August, was due to face Tommy Fury – half-brother of world heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury – at the end of last year, but Fury withdrew while citing injury and illness.

Paul vs Tommy Fury was rearranged for this August, but Fury was again unable to compete – this time due to travel issues. Hasim Rahman Jr, son of former world heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman, was due to replace Fury but aborted his weight-cut.

As a result, Paul cancelled the event, which had been set to take place at New York City’s Madison Square Garden.

Upon the announcement of Paul vs Silva on Tuesday (6 September), the YouTuber tweeted: “My toughest test yet. I respect the legend, but he must be exterminated.”

Although Silva’s MMA record has been inconsistent in recent years, the Brazilian is seen by many as the greatest mixed martial artist of all time.

His seven-year run as UFC middleweight champion remains the longest in the history of the company. The corresponding 16-fight win streak also represents an unbroken UFC record.

Jake Paul drops and beats Anderson Silva; calls out Nate Diaz and Canelo

Jake Paul finally returned to the ring on Saturday when he faced MMA legend and former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva from Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Ariz. Heading in, Silva was thought to be Paul’s biggest test to date.

Silva provided Paul the challenge he needed in presenting a style the social media influencer had never seen before. To his credit, the 25-year-old stayed composed, presented a few new wrinkles and scored a knockdown in the eighth and final round to win by unanimous decision (78-73, 78-73, 77-74). DAZN had the fight scored 77-74 for Paul.

“The Problem Child” didn’t come out firing as he usually does. Instead, he stayed composed. He worked, feinted, punched off the jab, pounded the body in the latter half of the fight and showed a left hook. To Silva’s credit, whenever Paul would land the powerful right hand, “The Spider” took the shot well.

The 47-year-old provided Paul with problems. He continuously stalked Paul, found a home for the right uppercut, and landed a number of combinations. The evolution of Paul (6-0, 4 KOs) showed as he stayed composed, went back to the jab and threw combinations which busted up Silva’s face and left him gushing blood in the last couple of rounds.

Paul nearly closed the show in the eighth and final round. After Silva rushed in and seemed to be the aggressor at the outset, they battled in the clinch when Paul threw a combination, stepped back and landed a short right to drop Silva. The Brazilian made it back to his feet but the fight was well in hand with Paul remaining undefeated.

What is next for Paul?

“I want Nate Diaz, whose a b—h, Paul said in his post-fight interview. “He tried to come into my locker room. He tried to cause some s—. And then he always leaves the f—ing arena. So Nate Diaz, stop being a b—h and fight me. And Canelo, you too.”

Here is what happened at Jake Paul vs. Anderson Silva.