SI.com · May 20, 2022
Anderson Silva on Boxing Jake Paul: 'It's Possible'
Even for the greatest of all time, there comes a time to step away. Yet that day is still a long distance away for Anderson Silva.
Now 47, the MMA legend-turned-boxer would relish a chance to box Jake Paul on pay-per-view.
“It’s possible,” said Anderson, whose exhibition bout last weekend against Bruno Machado in Dubai on the Floyd Mayweather undercard was postponed indefinitely following the death of the UAE president. “People need to respect the Paul brothers. Those kids are talented, and they’ve opened people’s eyes about the good and bad in combat sports. I’m preparing my body for a challenge. We’ll see what happens.”
Starting with his MMA debut, it has been a storybook career for Silva.