Anderson Silva
Give Jake Paul His Flowers
… He is A ‘Actual Fighter’
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Regardless that he misplaced to Jake Paul in 2022, Anderson Silva has nothing however reward for the man … telling TMZ Sports activities El Gallo deserves extra credit score for not solely what he is performed for boxing — however for his combating expertise, too.
We caught up with Spider to speak all about his upcoming bout in opposition to Tyron Woodley on the Dec. 19 card in Miami … and the fight sports activities legend says his most important purpose is to show his respect for the game and his opponent.
Silva was initially slated to go up in opposition to Chris Weidman … however even with the switcharoo, he is feeling good and assured main as much as battle night time.
In fact, Spider AND Woodley have fought and misplaced to Paul … and he stated he is watched his opponent’s bouts in opposition to the web celebrity as a part of his coaching.
As for working with Most Invaluable Promotions once more, Silva stated the group is doing an “amazing job” … particularly with Paul “changing the game” for fighters and followers.
Whereas of us will probably be tuning in to see two champs duke it out, all eyes may also be on Paul in opposition to Silva … and although he did not give a prediction on the end result, there was a ton of reward for the Drawback Little one.
Silva calls out “lazy people” who criticize Paul … ‘trigger they are not placing in the identical quantity of labor he’s in his craft … they’re simply speaking.
“The people don’t give the credit to Jake, and the people need to do that. I respect Jake. He’s a real fighter.”