It’s another massive pay-per-view fight featuring YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul after he confirmed that his next fight will be against UFC great Anderson Silva.
The fight is set on October 29 with no final venue yet.
There is also agreement regarding the weight limit which is currently set at 187 pounds.
According to Paul this is a request from Silva’s camp.
“The plan is for me to fight at 185lb going forward and that’s what I wanted this fight at given it was the weight Anderson Silva fought at during his reign as the most dominant UFC champion ever.
Anderson’s team asked if we could set the weight at 187, two pounds more than what I wanted. That level of professionalism and precision is appreciated, and of course I agreed to his request,” he said in an interview with ESPN.
With terms going smooth sailing so far, both fighters expect the fight to be massive and potentially the fight of the year.
Silva is considered one of the greatest MMA fighters and reigned a long time as a UFC champion while Paul is a great entertainer that reshaped the sport of boxing.
