Jake Paul’s rise in boxing hasn’t been accepted by all. Many fans are of the opinion that Paul hasn’t faced a serious opponent for him to be considered a serious contender. While ‘The Problem Child’ continues to call out multiple UFC fighters, combat sports fans want to see him square off against Anderson Silva.

However, Paul has never been vocal enough about fighting Silva. Recently, Silva’s former opponent Chris Weidman gave his opinion on the same.

During an interview, Chris Weidman spoke about how he had a word with Anderson Silva when he faced an injury similar to him. That’s when Weidman was asked about Paul not wanting to fight Silva. Weidman said, “Jake Paul does not want that. That’s the fight I want to see. Jake Paul’s calling out all these guys in UFC contracts, but you got Anderson Silva right there.”

He further added, “They’re the same weight, makes perfect sense but he does not want that. That would be a big fight too man. Lot of money, But Jake Paul, I think he knows that’s a little bit too much for him.”

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Weidman has shown a lot of respect toward Anderson Silva. However, both fighters were once adversaries when Anderson Silva competed in the UFC.

A look back at Chris Weidman vs Anderson Silva

Anderson Silva was one of the most dominant champions in the UFC. Since first winning the 185-pound belt in 2007, ‘The Spider’ remained champion until 2013 until his dominance was ended by none other than Chris Weidman. The first fight between Silva and Weidman took place at UFC 162.

As the fight started, Weidman went on the offensive. The American fighter scored a takedown on The Spider and started pounding on him. While Silva tried to work from the bottom, Weidman’s attack was relentless. However, The Spider managed to get back to his feet and looked unfazed by what had happened earlier. Silva began showboating and went on the offensive.

Silva’s showboating continued in Round 2 as well. It seemed as if Weidman was out of his element due to it as he wasn’t able to land a takedown this time. Weidman landed a shot on Silva and the champ pretended to be hurt.

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However, Weidman landed a left and this time there was no doubt The Spider was hurt. While he evaded a few more shots. Silva succumbed to another left and his dominant reign as the UFC champion ended.

The rematch between the two took place at UFC 168. However, this fight ended in an unfortunate incident for Anderson Silva. While it was clear Weidman won the first round, ‘The Spider’ did well to come back in the second.

In round 2, Silva began to turn up his offense. However, when the Brazilian fighter landed a leg kick, Weiman raised his leg to check the kick. The clash of bones resulted in an unfortunate incident. Silva’s lower leg landed just below the champion’s knee, and the other half went limp and flopped back loosely. The Spider landed on the canvas with immense pain and Weidman picked his second victory over Silva.

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The fights between Weidman and Silva will go down as some of the most historic fights fought in the UFC. Comment below and let us know your thoughts on the two fights between Anderson Silva and Chris Weidman.