When Jake Paul and UFC legend Anderson Silva conflict within the ring on October 29, it won’t be the primary time they’ve come nose to nose.
This can be Paul’s first combat of the yr, having not stepped within the ring since he knocked out Tyron Woodley of their rematch in December 2021.
Paul had a combat scheduled with Tommy Fury, the youthful brother of Tyson, for August 6 at Madison Sq. Backyard, however it fell by way of after the Brit was denied entry to the USA.
Up stepped Hasim Rahman Jr, the son of former heavyweight champion Hasim, as a late substitute, however as soon as once more the combat was cancelled attributable to points surrounding weight.
It appeared Paul was hitting a lull in his skilled boxing profession, however now he’s again with a bang in October when he takes on Silva, the longest reigning champion in UFC historical past.
Silva additionally has some spectacular boxing expertise, having knocked out former UFC gentle heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz and he beat former WBC middleweight world champion, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
That is comfortably the hardest check of Paul’s profession so far and the pair even have extra historical past than many individuals are conscious of, as they met earlier than the social media star even turned well-known.
Paul posted a throwback image to his Twitter, exhibiting him as a child along with his brother, Logan Paul, once they met Silva at a neighborhood MMA combat in Ohio.
“How it started vs. How it’s going,” Paul wrote.
“Fun fact Anderson was the only celebrity I ever met before moving to LA.
“He was randomly in Ohio at a local MMA fight and I flirted with the ring card girl who brought us on stage to meet him… life is trippy.”
Paul also released a video on his YouTube channel speaking in regards to the upcoming combat “Everyone knows the saying, hustle till your idols turn out to be your rivals and that’s when you realize you’ve made it, and that’s precisely what we now have right here right this moment people.
“That is completely insane, I’m preventing not solely one in all my idols, however one of many best strikers in fight sports activities historical past, Anderson ‘The Spider’ Silva.
“Sure his nickname is ‘The Spider’ and on October 29, I’ll exterminate ‘The Spider’.
Paul then adopted up with a weird spider extermination skit, making quips like, “I’m the eight legged arachnid killer” and “you’re ‘The Spider’ however I obtained well-known on the Internet and also you’re going to get caught in your individual internet.”