Paddy Pimblett has backed Anderson Silva to knock out Jake Paul within three rounds of their boxing match later this month in Arizona.
The legendary former UFC middleweight champion is one of the most beloved fighters in MMA, and Pimblett believes he will prove the most difficult test of Paul's young boxing career to date. Silva is 47-years-old, but he is the first opponent Paul has faced who has a winning boxing record as well as a height and reach advantage.
Pimblett was discussing the bout on his podcast Chattin' Pony with former UFC light-heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz, whom Silva knocked out within a round of their meeting last year. Ortiz is a known supporter of the Pauls, but believes that Silva will end the bout early, to which Pimblett agreed.
