Jake Paul has vowed to knock out Anderson Silva within five rounds after announcing he will face the UFC legend in his sixth professional fight.
Paul will take on 47-year-old Silva in Arizona on October 29, just over two months after he saw fights with first Tommy Fury and then Hasim Rahman Jr fall through. Silva, who was a long-reigning middleweight champion in the UFC, has a boxing record of 2-0 and should prove Paul's toughest test to date.
But the YouTube star vowed to knock out the Brazilian within five rounds when he announced the fight via a video on social media. And he later added: "Anderson Silva is the most versatile fighter the world has ever seen. Just a year ago he outclassed boxing champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., and showed the world why he is often referred to as the greatest fighter of all time.