Jake Paul will put his undefeated record on the line when he boxes former Ultimate Fighting Championship titleholder Anderson Silva in the eight-round Most Valuable Promotions cruiserweight main event on Saturday at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona. The two men agreed to face one another at 187 pounds.
Paul, a 25-year-old YouTube star turned pro boxer, enters the ring at 5-0 with four knockouts.
“For sure I have more pressure on my shoulders,” the Cleveland native said during the final press conference preceding the event. “Just being the ‘A’ side and [with] the amount of s--- I talk, I think the entire MMA community is waiting for me to lose.