If Jake Paul wants to be legitimate, or at least seen as legitimate, he shouldn’t be baiting Michael Bisping. That’s what Daniel Cormier, UFC commentator and former two-division champion, had to say on his YouTube channel regarding Paul’s apparent pursuit of a fight against Michael Bisping. Instead, says DC, Jake Paul should look at a more dangerous opponent who remains active in combat sports: Anderson “The Spider” Silva.
“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.
DC to Jake Paul: Fight Silva, not Bisping!
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.”
Jake Paul’s pro boxing resume, thus far, consists entirely of non-fighters and retired UFC fighters dozens of pounds smaller than him. In Anderson Silva, a prodigious striker who competed at both 185 and 205 pounds, he might have a genuinely dangerous opponent. Silva is also active as a boxer at the age of 47.
“If you really want to show the world, if you really want to prove that this is a second career for Jake Paul, that you want to be considered legitimate, you got the Showtime deal, you’re a fighter — fight Anderson Silva.
That’s fun because Anderson Silva is still an amateur boxer, but he’s still training, he’s still fit, he’s dealt with injuries obviously, when you’re a UFC champion for as long as he’s been and on top of the game, you’ve got injuries.
He’s older — Anderson’s older than all of us, but Anderson is still fighting and Anderson Silva presents a chance for you to truly prove yourself. So let go of the Bisping thing.
I get it. If you’re gonna fight Mike, I’m tuning in. Hell, I might even go to watch my friend cash in and watch you get pushed [to a place] that you have not been pushed to yet.
Maybe in sparring, but in a fight, nobody’s pushed you like Bisping will push Jake Paul. But if Jake Paul wants to be considered real and Jake Paul wants to be an actual fighter, you’ve gotta fight somebody that is more in the game.
And that person to me is Anderson Silva.” Would you rather see Paul fight Silva or Bisping? Let us know in the comments.
