When Anderson Silva boxes Jake Paul on Oct. 29, the 47-year-old UFC legend will do so for the first time since becoming a grandparent.
The next time Anderson Silva competes in combat sports, it will mark a first in the career of the legendary former UFC middleweight.“I’m so excited because, now, I can change everything,” Silva told The Post via Zoom on Monday while promoting his Oct. 29 boxing match against pugilist/social media crossover star Jake Paul. “Now, I [can] go take my grandchildren and do something crazy [to] make my son crazy.
In the meantime, the 47-year-old who wreaked havoc upon a horde of 185-pound mixed martial artists 10 years ago is far from done with competition. What degree of challenge Paul will offer remains to be seen, although MMA fans who put their hopes and dreams into the likes of former champions Ben Askren and Tyron Woodley knocking the YouTuber down a peg have been left with no choice but to take the 25-year-old seriously by now.
“The people talk a lot [about] Jake and [his] brother, too,” Silva said. “But the lazy people talk because the people don’t have the same energy and the same courage to do it.”Silva, who at the press conference recreated a photo with brothers Jake and Logan that the trio took when they were kids and the Brazilian was at the height of his powers, has competed in a pair of pro boxing matchups since his UFC farewell in 2020.
While Silva’s experience as a boxer is limited, the victory over Chavez combined his decades of boxing training and overall legendary striking prowess make him by far the most credible opponent Paul has been scheduled to face., citing issues with Rahman making the contracted weight. That opened the door for Paul to seek out a fight with the MMA legend, to whom the frequently trash-talking Paul would show only respect at Monday’s event.
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