JAKE PAUL has called for a $5MILLION bet with Dana White after the UFC president claimed he would never fight Anderson Silva.
The American is set to make his boxing return on October 29 in Arizona against Silva, a bout White once predicted would not happen.
So now the YouTuber-turned boxer is ready to put his money where his mouth is with an eye-watering wager.
Paul said: “No one thought I’d take this fight, even Dana White did not think I would take this fight.
“And Dana, I know you’re watching, bro, you still owe me a million dollars from when you bet against me on Ben Askren.
“I want you to come out of hiding, stop being a bitch and make a bet against me and Anderson, and actually pay up this time.
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“Because you didn’t think that I would take this fight. So let’s make a bet, let’s put one mil, two mil, five mil on it.
“But I bet you won’t Dana, because you’re a bitch.”
Paul, 25, made his pro debut in 2020, beating online rival “AnEsonGib”, 26, in one round before knocking out ex-NBA star Nate Robinson, 38.
He then KO’d retired UFC welterweight Askren, 38, in a fight he told Mike Tyson he would bet $1m on Paul losing.
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Since then, the prizefighter has twice beaten ex-UFC champion Tyron Woodley, 40, firstly on points and then by KO.
During that period, Tommy Fury, 23, has twice pulled out of facing Paul, firstly for a rib injury and then a US visa issue.
Hasim Rahman Jr, 31, a 13-1 heavyweight, signed to replace Fury in August until a weight disagreement cancelled their bout.
So he will return against UFC legend Silva, 47, who also holds a 5-1 record in the ring and beat ex-champ Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, 36, in 2021.
Paul said: “This is it. This is a make-or-break moment.
“I know that I have someone who just beat a former world champion boxer in front of me.
“I don’t take him lightly at all. He’s the GOAT of striking, he’s the GOAT of MMA.”
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
