YouTube sensation Jake Paul will finally compete in the ring after almost a year since his last fight against Tyron Woodley. He will face former UFC middleweight champion, Anderson Silva, on October 29th. Moreover, according to Paul, this fight will be his highest-selling one as he looks to get another huge payday.

The fight purses for this match were recently revealed and it was reported that The Problem Child would pocket a cool $1.5 million as his base salary and a 65% of the PPV shares. Silva, on the other hand, would get $500,000 as his base salary and 35% of the PPV share. This would amount to a total of $5 million for Paul and $1.5 million for Silva.

It was reported that Paul took home $1.2 million for his bout against Nate Robinson. He earned about $2 million in his first fight against Tyron Woodley in 2021. The planned bout against Tommy Fury would have had them both reportedly earning over $1 million. Silva, on the other hand, has made a total of $8,732,000 from his time in the UFC. Following this, The Spider was guaranteed $500,000 to $1 million in for his boxing return against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in 2021.

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Moreover, he also took home an additional $100,000 from Chavez, after he failed to make weight for the fight. Silva also took 30% of Tito Ortiz’s purse when he missed weight for their boxing fight. It is safe to say that this will be one of the highest paydays for both fighters if everything goes according to plan.

Anderson Silva cleared to fight Jake Paul following sparring debacle

ESPN reported that the Arizona State Athletic Commission has cleared Silva to face Paul after some intriguing comments he made earlier. The Spider claimed that he had been knocked out by one of his sparring partners, which drew concern over his availability for the fight. Following this, he released a statement claiming that he had never been knocked out in the session. “I was never knocked out in sparring. I misspoke in that interview as I sometimes do when interviewing in English and exaggerated. The normal back-and-forth action that occurs in sparring.” Said Silva.

Despite initial concerns, the fight will go ahead as planned as Paul looks to add another win to his undefeated record, while Silva plans to prove that he is still one of the greatest strikers in the world.

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