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      Jake Paul, 25, set to fight Anderson Silva, 48, next despite YouTuber’s coach slamming idea of bout with UFC legend

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      JAKE PAUL is set to announce UFC legend Anderson Silva as his next opponent in October. The YouTuber-turned prizefighter was due to return on August 6 until suffering two fight cancelations.
      Jake Paul knocked out Tyron Woodley in his last fightCredit: Amanda Westcott
      Anderson Silva is set to fight Jake Paul in OctoberCredit: Getty
      But Paul has reacted fast by scheduling his comeback fight just two months later, which is widely reported to be against Silva.
      YouTube reporter Keemstar was first to break the news, with TMZ Sports since following up.
      Further reports add the fight will be on October 29, headlining on ShowTime pay-per-view Stateside.
      Silva, 48, was released by the UFC in 2020 following five losses in six bouts, three of which on the spin.
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      But he has made a successful transition to boxing, having already had a 1-1 record in the ring.
      Silva beat former middleweight world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, 36, in June 2021 then knocked out ex-UFC champ Tito Ortiz, 47, in September.
      He will become Paul’s first opponent with a recognised boxing record.
      The American was twice set to fight Tommy Fury, 23, until the Brit pulled out after suffering an injured rib and then over US visa issues.
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      Hasim Rahman Jr, 31, had signed to replace Fury but a weight disagreement with Paul, 25, saw their bout cancelled.
      Paul last fought in December, knocking out Fury’s substitute Tyron Woodley, 40, who he had already beat on points four months earlier.
      That added to KOs over online rival “AnEsonGib”, ex-NBA player Nate Robinson, 38, and retired UFC welterweight Ben Askren, 38.
      Silva was mentioned as a replacement for Fury in August but the idea was publicly slammed by Paul’s coach BJ Flores.
      Flores responded to a fan who said the Brazilian made sense as an opponent, and said: “Does he? 48 year old MMA fighter.”
      Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions banner teased the upcoming fight announcement and labelled him the bookies outsider.
      MVP posted: “@jakepaul will almost certainly be the underdog. He knows that and he wants that.”
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      Jake Paul reveals next fight will be announced ‘next week’ after slamming ‘smart’ KSI for not calling him out

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      JAKE PAUL’s next fight will be announced in a matter of days.The YouTuber turned boxer is set to return to the ring in October following a longer-than-expected hiatus after his brutal KO of ex-UFC champ Tyron Woodley.
      Jake Paul hasn’t fought since his December dust-up with ex-UFC champ Tyron WoodleyCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      Paul is set to return to the ring in OctoberCredit: Instagram
      The Prolem Child has revealed his next fight will be announced next weekCredit: TWITTER
      And The Problem Child, 26, has announced the identity of his next opponent will be revealed next week.
      He tweeted: “Just got the call. Massive opponent announcement this week. October.”
      Paul’s promotional company also shared the news via their social media account.
      Most Valuable Promotions tweeted: “Next week we will announce Jake Paul’s next opponent.
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      “Jake Paul will almost certainly be the underdog. He knows that and he wants that.”
      Paul’s bombshell came moments before he trolled fellow YouTuber KSI for not calling him out after his back-to-back wins at The O2 on Saturday night.
      He tweeted: “Smart man KSI is not calling me out. He knows the truth.”
      Paul was due to face bitter rival Tommy Fury earlier this month but their grudge match fell through due to travel issues for the Love Island star.
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      The former Disney star was then scheduled to fight Hasim Rahman Jr – the son of former heavyweight champ Hasim Sr.
      But he pulled the plug on the Madison Square Garden melee after an alleged 11th-hour weight change request from Rahman Jr.
      An enraged Paul vented his frustrations on social media, saying: “Hasim Rahman Jr has pulled out of the fight.
      “This is not a joke, I am devastated, I cannot f***ing believe this; we just found out this news,” he said.
      “This is another case of a professional boxer, just like Tommy Fury, being scared to fight me.
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      “It is as clear as day that these guys have been so unprofessional to work with, looking for any excuse to suck more money out of this event.
      “To coerce us into doing things and I knew from the jump that this guy didn’t want to get in the ring with me.”
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      Fighters who have called out Jake Paul, from Nate Diaz to female boxing world champ Claressa Shields

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      JAKE PAUL has put the fight world on notice with his brash arrogance and unlimited self-confidence. Paul has now beaten AnEsonGib, Nate Robinson, Ben Askren, and UFC star Tyron Woodley TWICE.
      Jake Paul has won all of his pro fightsCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      And the thunder he appears to be stealing from boxing and MMA’s top attractions has irked several of them.
      Paul has made it clear his intention is to eventually fight UFC superstar Conor McGregor – with the duo’s teams ‘constantly’ in talks.
      While he was set to take on Tommy Fury before the ex-Love Island contestant dropped out due to visa issues.
      Here’s a look at some of those who claimed to want a piece of the YouTuber.
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      Dillon Danis, Bellator welterweight
      If Paul, 25, can’t get hold of McGregor, the next best thing would be his close friend and training partner Danis, 29.
      The pair have been going back-and-forth and confronted each other on the streets of LA earlier last year.
      After Paul’s win over Robinson, he said: “There’s a long list of opponents that I want – Conor McGregor, Dillon Danis. I’m going to knock them both out.”
      Danis’ Bellator promoter Scott Coker confirmed the fight talks: “Those conversations are ongoing, and have been happening.”
      And Danis made another dig at Paul, tweeting a photo of plenty of available seats for Paul’s second fight against Woodley alongside the message: “damn @jakepaul thought you sold out arena’s 😂”.
      Dillon Danis pictured with Conor McGregor
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      Claressa Shields, 3-weight women’s champion
      Shields, 27, who made her MMA debut kast year in the PFL, told TMZ she would more than welcome a mixed-gender showdown with Paul.
      She said: “I, Claressa Shields, will whoop Jake Paul’s ass.
      “He can come in the ring weighing 180lb and I will come weighing 168 and I will beat the s**t out of him.”
      Paul responded in a tweet: “Don’t get me started about @Claressashields.”

      Amanda Nunes, UFC featherweight champion
      Having grown tired of Paul’s online callouts of McGregor, UFC president White told TMZ Sports: “I’m thinking of letting Amanda Nunes knock his ass out.”
      To which Nunes, 34, responded: “I’m in! @ufc @danawhite.”
      Paul later remarked on Instagram: “You say you don’t want me to fight Conor McGregor because he’s one of the greatest fighters in the world, and I’m just a YouTuber or whatever.
      “But then, in a statement today, you say, ‘Oh, I’m thinking about having Amanda Nunes just knock him out,’ but she’s also one of the greatest fighters?”

      Kamaru Usman, UFC welterweight champion and p4p No1
      UFC pound-for-pound No1 Kamaru Usman offered Jake Paul a chilling warning during a back and forth between the pair.
      He said: “I understand you think this is a game which is probably why you don’t realize that this is how people truly get hurt.
      “I don’t play fighting and I can change your life in the worst way.”
      Iron Mike Tyson is behind the match-up, telling Henry Cejudo on his podcast: “I want to see that s**t.
      “It’s going to be so much f**king money, how can he turn it down?
      “That’s way more money than… it’s twice or three times as much money [than he earns] in the UFC. So, how could he turn it down?”
      P4P No1 Kamaru Usman offered Jake Paul a chilling warningCredit: Getty
      Nate Diaz, UFC welterweight
      The UFC veteran surprisingly leaped to the defence of his former rival McGregor, after Paul called him an ‘Irish c***’ and disrespected his fiancee Dee Devlin.
      Diaz tweeted: “Jake Paul u need your ass beat for free u spoiled f*** u can’t really fight dumbs*** your gonna end up with your ass whooped for real somewhere talking like that.”
      Paul fired back by telling Diaz ‘I really beat your boy up’ in a sparring session relating to the UFC star’s training partner.
      He later tweeted Diaz: ‘You can get the smoke too’.
      The legendary MMA star from Stockton, California is set to have his hands full, however, with a blockbuster bout at 170lbs against Dustin Poirier potentially in the works.

      Henry Cejudo, ex-UFC champion
      Tyson’s pal Cejudo announced a shock UFC retirement in 2020 – but appears open to crossing over to boxing.
      And he was left less than impressed with Paul’s KO over Robinson and claimed he would give his fight purse to charity if the YouTuber beat him.
      Cejudo, 35, tweeted: “Yo @jakepaul since you really think you’re a legit fighter by beating up on retired NBA D lister’s who really deserves an academy award for best fall.
      “How about we fight and if I can’t stop you I’ll give all money to charity of your choice.”
      Yo @jakepaul since you really think your a legit fighter by beating up on retired NBA D lister’s who really deserves a academy award for best fall. How about we fight and if I can’t stop you I’ll give all money to charity of your choice. #dontbescaredhomie 🖊 📄 pic.twitter.com/cLXKxLtNuY— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) December 6, 2020

      Antonio Tarver, retied boxing legend
      Tarver called on Mike Tyson to set up a fight between him and Paul.
      He has not fought since 2015, but would come out of retirement to stop the new age of outsiders venturing into the ring.
      Tarver, 53, wrote on Instagram: “I really want to kick @jakepaul ass for what he did to @naterobinson last night and rid boxing of these clowns once and for all.
      “He fought a complete novice so fighting me shouldn’t be a problem… @miketyson make this fight.” More

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      Ex-UFC star Mike Perry looks unrecognisable after bare-knuckle boxing bloodbath against Michael Venom Page

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      MIKE PERRY and Michael Venom Page were left bloodied, battered and bruised following their bare-knuckle boxing bloodbath. The pair of MMA stars headlined a Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship bill in London.
      Mike Perry after his fight with Michael Venom PageCredit: Rex
      Michael Venom Page was beaten by Mike PerryCredit: Rex
      They could not be settled so an extra round had to be added to the already five gruelling ones beforehand.
      And former UFC welterweight Perry emerged victorious, showing his battle scars after.
      The American was left with a suspected broken jaw as well as being cut up severely.
      Whereas Britain’s Page, floored in the opening round, had a gruesomely swollen left eye.
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      Perry joined BKFC after leaving the UFC and called out YouTuber-turned prizefighter Jake Paul, 25.
      He said: “Jake Paul, you need an opponent. You need the money fight, I’m the real money fight.
      “Maybe I’ll put the pillows back on if you’re scared to get in here.”
      Perry endured six tiresome rounds with Page in their London main-event.
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      He said: “S***, I said I was gonna do six rounds, and he said, ‘You don’t go to a draw with me.’
      “They were gonna give it to me at the end of five, but I walked out and told a lie, because I wanted more bloody, baby.
      “I didn’t know it, but now I do. This is definitely for me.
      “I love this, because a lot of tough men are scared of this, and I want to be the toughest SOB out there.”
      Mike Perry won after six brutal roundsCredit: Rex
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      Jake Paul, 25, and model girlfriend Julia Rose planning for baby as YouTuber-turned-boxer looks to start family

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      JAKE PAUL revealed he is planning for a child with his model girlfriend Julia Rose. The YouTuber-turned-boxer made the claim on an episode of his new show BS With Jake Paul, which guest starred UFC fighter Sean O’Malley.
      Julia Rose pictured with partner Jake PaulCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      Rose has been with Jake Paul since 2020
      Paul, 25, said: “Julia and I are actually having conversations on like, when to get pregnant.”
      The American has been with Julia since 2020, the year he made his professional boxing debut, beating online rival “AnEsonGib”.
      He followed it up the next year by knocking out ex-NBA player Nate Robinson and retired UFC welterweight Ben Askren.
      Paul then beat Tyron Woodley on points before knocking the former UFC champion out in their rematch.
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      He had signed to face Tommy Fury but the British reality TV star pulled out after suffering a broken rib in training.
      Paul did reschedule the celebrity grudge match for August 6 but Fury withdrew again this time amid a US visa issue.
      Hasim Rahman Jr instead signed as a replacement but later a weight disagreement forced him out of the pay-per-view bill.
      It has left Paul sidelined, although as revealed by SunSport, he is eyeing a return in October, with Fury back in the running.
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      He said: “A certain somebody can’t keep my name out their mouth.
      “He’s got me in his Instagram bio, he’s doing tweets about me and he’s even put Amanda Serrano on the Joe Joyce and Joe Parker bill next month in Manchester knowing full well that I’ll be there.
      “I see he’s put out there that he’ll be fighting in October at 185lbs.
      “I’ve already been training. I am f***ing ready for October, 185lbs is my fighting weight.
      “If you want this dust settled once and for all, get yourself over here and let’s get it on.
      “There’s no excuses here, no one’s afraid to fight you. Get in touch, you pick the date, the venue, I’m not bothered. Let’s get this on.”
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      Anthony Joshua to adopt ‘African and Mexican’ fighting styles against Usyk and says rival ‘needs to work harder’ to win

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA will adopt a hybrid of African and Mexican fighting styles for his crunch clash with Oleksandr Usyk.AJ, 32, brought in renowned world champion coach Robert Garcia to cook up an aggressive game plan for Saturday night’s Saudi showdown after a timid display last time out.
      Anthony Joshua will renew his rivalry with Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday nightCredit: GETTY
      The Brit was turned over by Usyk in their Tottenham tussle last SeptemberCredit: GETTY
      AJ plans to adopt a hybrid of “African” and “Mexican” fighting styles for the rematchCredit: Getty
      And the Brit plans to add a bit of African flavour to Garcia’s famed Mexican-esque pressure style.
      The two-time heavyweight champion told Boxing Social: “We’ll see the African style, life, that’s all that matters.
      “I’m taking African style to Mexican style…both hard-working people…I respect the Mexican culture.”
      Joshua is confident the addition of Garcia will lead to a tougher night at the office for Usyk, who turned him over in their Tottenham tussle last September.
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      The Watford warrior said: “He needs to work harder to beat me. Listen, boxing’s a dog fight at the end of the day, it’s in me.”
      “If you’re a boxer, then you have it in you. It never left anyway.”
      Joshua doesn’t plan on outpointing his way to revenge against Usyk as he did in his 2019 rematch with Andy Ruiz Jr.

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      The London 2012 medallist said: “I will do my best and win by knockout.”
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      Mexican-American Garcia and the rest of Team Joshua will push AJ to go for the kill if he rests on his laurels.
      He told Sky Sports: “Can he win by decision? Yes. I know that he can also win by decision because if he controls the fight with his long punches, using a lot of jabs, even though we want him to back him up.
      “But if he just uses the reach and that half distance where he’s controlling the fight, he could easily win a decision too.
      “But, does he have the power, does he have the strength, has Usyk been dropped before? Yes.
      “Does he like body shots? Probably not because he’s been dropped a few times with body shots.
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      “Can he knock him out? I think so. And that’s what we’re going for.
      “I think Anthony knows it himself, and myself and Angel Fernandez, we’re going to push him to go for the knockout.”
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      Jake Paul calls out Conor McGregor protege Dylan Moran after Irish star said he would put the Paul brothers ‘to sleep’

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      JAKE PAUL hit back at Conor McGregor’s sparring partner Dylan Moran after the boxer vowed to KO the YouTuber.The Irish welterweight vowed to teach Paul and his older brother, Logan, ‘some manners’ if they showed up to Abu Dhabi for McGregor’s rematch with Dustin Poirier last year.
      Dylan Moran helped Conor McGregor prepare for hIs UFC 257 showdown with Dustin PoirierCredit: INSTAGRAM@DYLANMORANN
      Dylan Moran has found himself on the receiving end of trolling from Jake PaulCredit: INSTAGRAM@DYLANMORANN
      Jake Paul has been campaigning heavily for a boxing match with Conor McGregorCredit: INSTAGRAM
      It didn’t take long for Paul to get wind of Moran’s threat, which he responded to his Instagram story.
      He said: “Conor’s taking easy fights. But he’s been sparring in Ireland!”
      In a clearly sarcastic tone, Paul added: “He’s been boxing, going against some phenomenal, exciting Irish talent.
      “This kid must be really good, because Conor’s a ‘good boxer’ right? And then we looked this kid up!
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      “Ladies and gentlemen, presenting to you: the big, bad, exciting Irish talent – Dylan Moran, the kid that Conor McGregor is sparring against. Take a look!”
      Paul’s story then cut to footage of Moran being dropped three times in his 2019 loss to Dennis Okoth.
      The final image was of Moran on the canvas, a snap which included the accompanying caption: “This is who Conor is calling a phenomenal boxer.”
      25-year-old Paul has been campaigning relentlessly for a bout with the Dubliner since Conor’s stunning KO of Nate Robinson in 2020, going as far as to direct message the former two-division UFC champion on Instagram.
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      In an expletive-laden Instagram video, Paul said to Mystic Mac in early 2021: “What the f** is up you Irish c**t? Good morning Conor McGregor.
      “I know you’re probably beating up old dudes in a bar right now or maybe you’re j**ing off as you’re sick of f***ing your wife, I mean, she’s a four [out of ten], Conor you could do a lot better, but happy Monday!
      “My team sent you a $50 million offer this morning, $50 million cash, proof of funds, the biggest fight offer you’ve ever been offered.
      “But you’re scared to fight me Conor. You duck me as you’re scared to fight a YouTuber.

      “You’re 0-1 as a boxer, I’m 2-0 as a boxer. I just came off the eighth biggest pay-per-view event in history.
      “But you want to fight Dustin Poirier, who has less followers on Instagram than my f***ing dog, that’s a fact.
      “And Dana White, you’re a f***ing p***y, you ugly f***ing bald bitch.
      “You said there’s zero per cent chance of this fight happening but there’s zero percent of you getting some p****.
      “Conor, you’re scared, Dana, you’re scared. Sign the f***ng contract you idiots. Irish b***h, f**k these guys.”
      Since sending his expletive-laden rant, Paul has moved to 5-0 as a professional.
      McGregor meanwhile has been out of action after suffering a sickening leg break in his battle with Poirier.
      He has been in training ahead of a UFC return, with a trilogy against Nate Diaz teased by coach John Kavanagh.
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      Deontay Wilder poses with Joe Joyce as ex-heavyweight champ watches UFC fights while training for comeback

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      DEONTAY WILDER bumped into Joe Joyce while training in Las Vegas and made another trip to watch the UFC. The American heavyweight star is set to return to the ring on October 15 in New York against Robert Helenius.
      Deontay Wilder watching a UFC event
      And he has been training in Vegas ahead of his first bout since losing to Tyson Fury in their October trilogy classic.
      Wilder has been using the UFC’s facility and even bumped into heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou, 35.
      At the UFC’s Performance Institute, the ex-WBC king ran into British contender Joyce, who returns against Joseph Parker on September 24.
      Wilder was later seen at the UFC’s Apex Center watching another round of Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series.
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      It was the third event he watched in two weeks.
      Wilder, 36, was knocked out in round 11 against Fury, 33, after being floored three times but scoring two knockdowns of his own.
      The ex-WBC champion then went radio silent, leaving his boxing future in doubt.
      But talk of a return soon surfaced as Wilder was seen publicly again and has recently ramped up his training.
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      Former sparring partner Helenius, 38, is in talks to be the Bronze Bomber’s return opponent.
      And the fight is eyed for the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, which would be on pay-per-view in the UK.
      Meanwhile Joyce, 36, and Parker, 30, fight in Manchester as they continue their pursuit of world honours.
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