Prior to this, the professional boxer/YouTube star challenged the former UFC champion to get a new tattoo if he loses the match, but the offer was quickly rejected.
- Oct 24, 2022
AceShowbiz - Jake Paul is trying to give advice to sports bettors. The professional boxer and YouTube star has warned people against betting on former UFC champion Anderson Silva ahead of their boxing fight.
On Sunday, October 23, the 25-year-old athlete told TMZ Sports that everyone who’s picking Silva to win on their Saturday night, October 29 match, will lose their money. "I'm knocking this guy out," he said, adding the fight won't last past five rounds. "I'm promising everyone that."
"Come back to this interview, everyone, after the fight, and they'll say, 'Wow, he predicted the future,' " Paul added. Paul, who also goes by the Problem Child, went on saying, "I have a crystal ball in my room and I can see it."
Later, Paul told the outlet that he's excited to prove people wrong on Saturday night. He also shared a message for those putting their hard-earned money on 47-year-old Silva. "You shouldn't have done it. You should've invested into something else," he insisted. "And everyone who bet on me?? Good stuff, man. You're gonna have some dough, maybe a new car, maybe your rent paid."
Paul and Silva will collide atop an October 29 Showtime Pay-Per-View event from Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona. During their kickoff press on September 12 at NeueHouse Hollywood in Los Angeles, Paul declared that he'll get a spider tattoo if he loses.
However, Silva quickly stated that he wants no part of the tattoo bet. "No no no stop, let me tell them. You don't need to get a spider tattoo, I know you're my fan don't worry," the 48-year-old UFC star said.
"Stop, come on. I'm your fan too, I'm a big fan but I hate tattoos bro," Silva further told Paul. "I hate them, I don't have tattoos. My kids have tattoos and I say, 'Why do you have that,' and they say, 'Dad you need to get one' and I say 'no no, stop.' "
Upon learning of Silva's rejection, Paul was momentarily at a loss for words while honoring his opponent's beliefs. "I'll come up with a different bet, none that doesn't have anything to do with tattoos," so Paul promised. "We'll come up with it during fight week."
