Anderson Silva has suggested that his last sparring partner prior to his Jake Paul fight knocked him out twice.
This Saturday night in Arizona, Anderson Silva will go head to head with Jake Paul in a boxing match that very few could’ve ever imagined would happen.
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The two men come from completely different worlds and yet, with the world watching, they’ll collide inside the squared circle this weekend.
Despite being 47 years old, Silva is widely considered to be the favourite by many who see him as the most dangerous opponent Paul has faced yet.
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Anderson Silva has claimed his sparring partner knocked him out twice during his preparation for his clash with Jake Paul.
The UFC legend will take to the boxing ring against YouTube star Paul this Saturday night in Arizona. Silva is now 47-years-old but has shown his skills during his stint in the boxing ring with victories over former world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr and most recently Bruno Machado.
Silva has been stopped in the boxing ring once already in his career having been knocked down by Osmar Luiz Teixeira before retiring in his debut in 1998.
And in a bold admission ahead of his upcoming contest, Silva revealed he was told to prepare for war with Paul after the brutal sparring sessions.
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However, those betting odds may change after Silva revealed during a recent interview that he had a less-than-pleasant experience in sparring heading into fight week.
“I’m training hard for win — I’m training with the good boxers, high-level, and five guys come to help me,” Silva said. “And the last sparring with [my sparring partner], he is knocked me out two times, and when I finish my training, I talked to my coach and even said, ‘Coach, let me tell you something, why the guys knock me out two times?’ And the coach said, ‘You need to prepare for war, and you prepare for war.’”
Silva’s coach, though, Luiz Carlos Dorea, responded to his student’s remarks.
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“What I can say is that didn’t happen,” he said. “Thank God we follow all the steps in training and Anderson did excellent sparring [sessions]. He’s 100 percent for the fight.”