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In a highly anticipated event on October 29, at the Gila River, Phoenix, Arizona, Jake Paul will step inside the ring with the MMA legend Anderson Silva. While Jake Paul is 25, Anderson Silva is 47 years old. Although Paul and Silva initially belonged to different roots, they eventually found their way to boxing. With a little more than three weeks left for the fight, Jake Paul predicted the “biggest pay-per-view” of his career with the Anderson Silva fight.

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In a recent interview, Paul disclosed that he was aiming for at least 70,000 pay-per-view buys. Even though he expressed that he would be content with “anywhere from 300-500,00”, he felt if the promotion and ‘All Access’ performed well, the fight could pull up to 700,000 PPV buys.

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Jake Paul said, “I do think this will be the biggest pay-per-view (of my career). I would be happy with anywhere from 300-500,000, but I think it can get up anywhere to like 600 or 700,000, depending on how the fight week goes and the promotion and if ‘All Access’ performs well.”

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Paul’s last fight was the rematch against former UFC champion Tyron Woodley. Despite high hopes, Tyron Woodley vs. Jake Paul 2 did not sell well, and was declared that it ‘bombed‘ on PPV.

After a foiled Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley II, Paul predicts 700,000 PPV buys with the upcoming Anderson Silva fight

Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley’s rematch took place in December of last year. Paul won the fight via a knockout and was out of the ring ever since. Despite the build up and all the drama involved, reportedly, Paul vs. Woodley II sold less than 65,000 units.

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Even though Paul and Silva share a tremendous age gap, fans are excited to see the fight. Ahead of the fight, Paul believes Anderson Silva is representing the MMA community against him. In addition, Paul believes had it not been for Dana White who claimed Paul ‘wouldn’t do it,’ he would not have taken the fight.

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Do you think Paul and Anderson Silva pull up to 70,000 PPV buys? Let us know in the comments.

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Samrat Sardar is a senior Boxing writer at EssentiallySports. With over 1800 articles to his name, Samrat has built a loyal readership of his own. His in-depth coverage on renowned personalities in the boxing world like Mike Tyson, Floyd Mayweather Jr., to name a few, has received widespread recognition among readers. However, his interest lies in stories of any shred of injustice or corruption happening in the world of boxing. Therefore, his coverage of issues like fighter pay, controversial refereeing decisions, and other forms of systemic abuse is something to look out for. Moreover, being a kickboxer himself, and winning medals at the state and national levels, he is well-versed in the technical aspect of the sport. He also counts his contributions to detailed analysis of fights as one of his proudest achievements.

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