Jake Paul Makes Official Announcement About Anderson Silva Combat

YouTube star Jake Paul is off to an undefeated begin in his skilled boxing profession, with a 5–0 document courting again to January 2020. On Tuesday, he made official what needs to be the most important take a look at he’s had within the ring to this point: a fight against UFC great Anderson Silva.

The information comes per week after it was reported the 2 have been set to face off on Oct. 29. It comes after Paul’s Aug. 6 battle with Hasim Rahman Jr. fell via, as Rahman failed to make weight for the bout. Paul’s final battle got here in Dec. 2021, when he knocked out Tyron Woodley within the sixth spherical to assert a second-straight win in opposition to the previous UFC welterweight champion.

Whereas Woodley was completed within the Combined Martial Arts world, Silva, 47, is without doubt one of the sport’s all-time greats. He held the UFC middleweight title from April 2006 till July 2013, profitable 16 UFC bouts through the run. He has stepped away from MMA and has been targeted on boxing since late ’20. He has a 3–1 profession document as a professional, courting again to 1998, and is 2–0 since June ’21.