Jake Paul changes stance on potential Anderson Silva fight amid rumors Instagram: Jake Paul\/Anderson SilvaYouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul has changed his tune when it comes to a potential fight with Anderson Silva, admitting he\u2019d now be open to it happening. Since Jake Paul beat Tyron Woodley in their long-awaited rematch at the end of 2021, the YouTuber has been linked to fight plenty of different names. The frontrunner, it seemed, was former Middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, while current Cruiserweight champion Mairis Briedis also threw his hat into the ring by getting a tattoo aimed at Jake on his leg. Mike Tyson has even been mentioned, but that rumor has been shut down a few times. Aside from those, some fans have speculated about the YouTuber taking on \u2018The Spider\u2019 Anderson Silva, after the MMA legend also made a move into boxing. At first, Jake spoke glowingly about being a longtime fan of Silva, and why he wouldn\u2019t take the fight. Though, he has softened that stance since. The social media superstar was asked about the possibility of taking on Silva during his recent appearance on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani, where he, once again, spoke about being a massive fan of the Brazillian. \u201cYes, definitely. Definitely. I would love that fight,\u201d Jake said when asked about taking on \u2018The Spider\u2019 inside the boxing ring. \u201cInteresting story, he was the first celebrity I ever saw,\u201d the YouTuber added, recalling a trip Silva made to his home state of Ohio. \u201cI actually asked for his autograph and we took a picture with him\u2026 I\u2019m maybe like 12-years-old. But, I think he was the first celebrity that I met. So, it would be fun to bring it back full circle and fight, I guess, someone who was one of my first idols.\u201d Timestamp of 34:27 In terms of when they could square off, Jake has noted that he\u2019s in the midst of a break because of all his other ventures, but wants to return to the ring in the back half of 2022. Whether or not he\u2019ll be sharing the ring with Silva, though, remains to be seen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Jake Paul changes stance on potential Anderson Silva fight amid rumors Instagram: Jake Paul\/Anderson SilvaYouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul has changed his tune when it comes to a potential fight with Anderson Silva, admitting he\u2019d now be open to it happening. Since Jake Paul beat Tyron Woodley in their long-awaited rematch at the end of 2021, the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51146","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51146"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51146\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}