Famed YouTuber Jake Paul takes the next become involved welcome prizefighting course Saturday midnight in Arizona, when he clashes accompanying old long-powerful UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva on Showtime broadcasting needing decoder ($59.95).
USA TODAY Sports’ Lance Pugmire will determine live round-by-round inclusion of the highlight present, accompanying undercard operation fight start at 9 period after 12 noon and before sunset ET from Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona.
Following welcome December a blow that knocks unconscious of erstwhile UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley, Paul (5-0) initially wanted to advance to a professional prizefighter adversary.
Travel limits on England’s Tommy Fury (the more immature twin of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury) and before a pressure issue accompanying Hasim Rahman Jr. (offspring of the erstwhile heavyweight champion) abandoned him to survey an alternative.
Silva, 47, is 22 age earlier than Paul recording the round due for eight rounds, but he has cased currently, achieve a split-conclusion defeat old middleweight battle champion Julio Cesar Chavez and a first-round a blow that knocks unconscious of UFC fiction Tito Ortiz.
The Brazilian Silva will intimidate welcome combat knowledge, that transported him through an untrodden title reign from 2006-13. That stretch contained entry three first-round knockdowns of Forrest Griffin; a significant a blow that knocks unconscious by kick to the mentum of Vitor Belfort; and a extraordinary escape from wrestler Chael Sonnen to therefore force him to tap out in the late-going of their first title fight.
It’s that type of fighting savvy Silva suggests will lead him to win over the more immature twin of Logan Paul, the one capitalized on welcome YouTube celebrity to land fights against Floyd Mayweather and next week’s WWE highlight against Roman Reigns in Saudi Arabia.
Trained by erstwhile supporting prizefighter B.J. Flores, Jake Paul flashed important capacity to crush Woodley, UFC someone of advanced years Ben Askren and old NBA performer Nate Robinson up until now, and bettors create him a -230 favorite over +182 longshot Silva.