Jake Paul has announced he will face UFC legend Anderson Silva next month.
The YouTube star planned to fight at Madison Square Garden in early August against Tommy Fury but the war was shelved with the British banned from entering the United States.
Paul then drafted at Hasim Rahman Jr. on the 6th of august dating at the New York location but that was boxed out after the competitor was unable to fulfill the agreed weight class limit.
The new bout will take place October 29 at the Gila River Arena in Phoenix, Arizona and will be held at 187lbs over eight rounds.
The biggest battle of the year will take place on Saturday, October 29th live from Phoenix, Arizona at Gila River Arena. #PaulSilva is official. @GilaRiverArena@ShowtimeBoxing@jakepaul@SpiderAndersonpic.twitter.com/oQwMPqmwUR
– Most Valuable Promotion (@MostVpromotions) September 6, 2022
Paul, whose rival Silva has a 2-0 record in boxing having beaten Bruno Machado and former world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr since entering the squared circle, posted a video on social media. to confirm the news of his next appearance in the ring.
He said at Twitter:
“It’s an honor to be there with the legendary Anderson Silva, even though I’ll knock him out in less than five rounds.”
Paul has resisted limited opposition so far, going head-to-head with fellow content creator AnEson Gib, maneuvering him quickly before recording another standout knockout with Nate Robinson.
Ben Askren is next for Paul, whose last two outings go up against another former UFC champion, Tyron Woodley, who he eliminated before knocking him out in the sixth round of the rematch. in December of last year.
