Anderson Silva is inarguably one of the most touted names in the entire world of Combat Sports. ‘The Spider’ has accomplished a few challenging achievements inside the UFC Octagon before retiring and stepping into boxing. His previous match with the YouTuber turned boxer ‘Jake Paul’ turned out in a defeat for the ’47-year-old’ but both the fighters earned the respect of the combat sports community due to their performance in this bout.
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Silva lost the fight to Paul via a unanimous decision. The judges scored the fight 77-74 and 78-73 (twice) in favour of Jake Paul.
Both the fighters earned the respect of the combat sports community legends
While Silva was already accepted by many to be a ‘Great’ of MMA, he also showcased to the world that he bears a never give up personality fighting boxers considerably younger to him in the boxing ring while he is 47.
The former UFC light Heavyweight Champion ‘Daniel Cormier’ wrote on his Twitter handle, “Let’s go Anderson! @SpiderAnderson #PaulSilva versusSilva”.
Let’s go Anderson! @SpiderAnderson #PaulSilva versusSilva
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) October 30, 2022
UFC Lightweight Fighter Terrance ‘T Wrecks’ McKinney tweeted, “Anderson still the goat look good for 47 years old”. A lot of combat sports fans would agree to his words.
Anderson still the goat look good for 47 years old
— Terrance ‘T Wrecks’ McKinney (@twrecks155) October 30, 2022
The noted boxing trainer ‘Teddy Atlas’ tweeted, “Hats off to both fighters. Paul earned right here to be called a legit fighter. Still raw, but improving and behaving like one. #PaulSilva”
The ONE Championship legend, ‘Gurdarshan “Saint Lion” Mangat’ also tweeted and said, “I been hit harder in sparring and stayed standing than Paul hitting Silva #SilvaPaul”
