Jake Paul vs. Anderson Silva was a cruiserweight professional crossover boxing match contested between American YouTuber Jake Paul and Brazilian mixed martial artist Anderson Silva.
The bout took place at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona on October 29, 2022.
[3] It was announced on September 6, 2022, that undefeated 25-year old Jake Paul would face mixed martial artist, boxer and former UFC Middleweight Champion 47-year old Anderson Silva on October 29 in Glendale, Arizona.
[2] The fight, in front of a 14,000 strong crowd on the night of October 29, 2022, lasted all the designated eight rounds.
[1][6] Paul revealed in an episode of his brother's podcast Impaulsive that his suspicion behind the low sales performance was due to an incident involving Silva claiming within an interview that he was knocked out during a sparring session within his camp before the upcoming fight, thus creating a lack of interest in the bout.