Dana White Guarantees Jake Paul Won’t Call For Boxing Match With Anderson Silva
UFC president, Dana White has guaranteed that 4-0 professional boxer, Jake Paul will avoid calling out former UFC middleweight champion, Anderson Silva for a professional boxing match — after the Brazilian scored a 40-second knockout win over former light heavyweight best, Tito Ortiz last weekend at a Triller Fight Club event.
White, who has been involved in somewhat of a verbal rivalry with Paul in recent months, has his reservations about the latter’s willingness to score a matchup with Silva next, after the Ohio native managed to take home a split decision win over Tyron Woodley under the Showtime banner last month.
The UFC’s head-honcho, had picked Paul to defeat Woodley — the promotion’s former welterweight kingpin, however, based off of Silva’s knockout win over the aforenoted, Ortiz, as well as a June split decision boxing win over former middleweight boxing champion, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. — White believes Paul has no interest in sharing the ring with him.
“Anderson Silva might be the GOAT of combat sports,” Dana White told assembled media following Dana White’s Contender Series on Tuesday night. “It’ll be interesting to see what he does next.“
I f*cking guarantee you this: You ain’t gonna see Jake Paul calling Anderson Silva out,” White continued. “That I f*cking promise you. (Anderson Silva is) his size, and he’s actually good. He’s old, which is what Jake Paul likes to fight; old guys. He likes to fight old guys that are too small and that are absolutely, positively washed up.” (H/T MMA Junkie)
Prior to his success over St. Louis native, Woodley, Paul scored an April knockout victory over Woodley’s Roufusport teammate, former UFC welterweight contender, Ben Askren under the aforenoted, Triller Fight Club banner — improving to 3-0 professionally.
Whilst White has his reservations regarding Paul’s willingness to fight Silva or even call the veteran out, the former was the subject of a call out himself by Vitor Belfort, a past-foe of Silva after the Brazilian handed former heavyweight champion, Evander Holyfield a first round knockout loss on the same card as Silva’s stoppage win over Ortiz.
