Amidst the on-going back and forth between Michael Bisping and Jake Paul, Daniel Cormier has a suggestion in mind in the name of Anderson Silva for the Youtuber turned boxer
Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping and Jake Paul have locked horns on Twitter and expressed their willingness to fight each other. Jake Paul shook the world when he knocked out Tyron Woodley at their rematch, and the ‘Problem Child’ hasn’t fought since then. But he sure knows the fight game inside out by now, and has some imprudent plans for 2022.
The Youtuber turned boxer made an appearance on The Fight podcast with Teddy Atlas and Ken Rideout. He was asked about his business plan, his journey in boxing so far, and the potential names of opponents for the future, which included the name of Bisping.
Bisping was quick to respond to Jake’s idea of fighting him on Twitter. He reacted to the news first by using Khabib’s famous words ‘ Send location’, made famous when he got into the infamous bus mishap with rival Conor Mcgregor.
Bisping had previously poked fun at Paul’s choice of opponents, who were natural welterweight and smaller than him. He even said that there’s zero possibility that Jake would consider fighting him. He posted another tweet by saying, ‘ come on @jakepaul you do know I’m about your size? Surely that excludes me from your “hit list”
Former UFC double champion Daniel Cormier suggested that Jake Paul should be calling out another middleweight champion and MMA legend Anderson Silva. He propounded that Silva has been on a similar path ever since he made his switch to professional boxing, and has looked impressive since then.
Cormier addressed the situation on his Youtube channel by saying, “You want an older guy to fight? Hey, there’s a former UFC champion that is doing exactly what you’re doing. His name’s Anderson Silva. That’s who you should be fighting, Jake. That’s who you should be calling out, because guess what, he still fits the mold. Former UFC champ. Amateur boxer because he’s only fought, I don’t know, five boxing fights just like you. He’s your size and he’s up there in age so it still fits the mold.
“You should be calling out Anderson, not Michael Bisping. That’s the fight. That’s the fight. Not only does that fight fit the mold of what you’re doing, that fight actually gives us some idea of what this thing is that you’re trying to do or portray.”
Silva, 47, recently made an exultant return to boxing, following a legendary run with the UFC where he defend his middleweight title 10 consecutive times. Silva stepped into the boxing ring in June 2021 to fight Mexico Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
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