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Ben Davies

Jake Paul vows to "exterminate" UFC legend Anderson Silva after announcing fight

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.

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