Anderson Silva Payment For Jake Paul Loss Leaks

The YouTube sensation Jake Paul recently faced the former UFC middleweight champion and combat sports icon, Anderson Silva, on October 29 at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Ariz. Paul dropped Silva in the final round to ensure victory over the UFC legend.

 


 

Jake Paul and Anderson Silva purse money revealed

According to a report by Total, with a base pay of $1.5 million and the lion’s share of pay-per-view buys at 65%, ‘The Problem Child’ is expected to receive a payout of around $5 million. However, the former UFC middleweight champion will earn $1.5 million from a base pay of 500K and 35% of pay-per-view sales.

Both men increased their offense in the final round and Paul scored the only knockdown of the fight by dropping Silva with a big right hand. The Brazilian recovered well and returned to his feet to walk Paul down, but he was eating jabs in the process. Silva refused to wilt and heard the final bell, but it wasn’t enough as the judges scored the contest 77-74, 78-73, 78-73 in Paul’s favour.

“The Spider” said tactical errors led to his defeat, adding that Paul was simply the superior man in the ring:

“Jake was better than me today,” Silva told MMA Junkie and other reporters at the post-fight news conference. “I tried to put on my strategy. … I don’t find my distance, and I failed in my strategy, and Jake better than me. That’s it.”

Silva said he “didn’t feel the knockdown” that Paul landed to change the complexion of the fight. He didn’t make any crucial mistake up to that point, but the 47-year-old will be the first to admit he’s not without flaws:

“I talked to my coach like, ‘I don’t believe it. I trained so hard not to be in the same stupid position,’” Silva said. “But I’m human. I’m superhero, but sometimes my half human fail.”

Barry Russell
Barry Russell
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