UFC legend Anderson Silva recently slammed UFC President Dana White. ‘Spider’ is slated to fight Youtuber turned boxer Jake Paul later this month. Although the Brazilian is a seasoned fighter, his age might slow him down in front of a young and agile Paul. The UFC president had mentioned earlier that Silva should retire now.
Anderson Silva fires back at Dana White
Anderson Silva recently appeared on the ‘Full Send Podcast,’ where he stated:
“I don’t talk bad about Dana White, right? But I do talk specifically this moment about Ryan Orion. I’m sit down and I talk to everybody, doing the interview, you know people say ‘oh because Dana said this is your last fight’, and ba ba ba. And you cannot fight in UFC anymore. And yes, I’m not fighting in UFC anymore, but I am not done. I just finish with UFC, but I continue fight, for sure I continue fight. And that’s happen in a moment, you know, nobody can say for the other man when the guy needs to stop. You need to find that inside the heart.”
The YouTuber-turned-pro-boxer Jake Paul is set to face former UFC star Anderson Silva on October 29. ‘The Problem Child’ has a tough job against the former UFC middleweight champion and combat sports icon. Because he is considered the toughest opponent of his career thus far, Paul remains focused on the upcoming bout:
“I’m focused on Oct. 29,” said Paul. “I have a crazy tough opponent in front of me in Anderson Silva, so that’s my main focus right now.”
Silva is 2-0 since returning to boxing, earning wins over Julio César Chávez Jr and Tito Ortiz. Paul, meanwhile, boasts an undefeated record of 5-0, with wins over Ben Askren and Tyron Woodley (x2) among his highlights.
