It’s rare to see Jake Paul give credit to MMA fighters, but he had nothing but praise for Anderson Silva . The former UFC middleweight champion had a successful return to boxing this past Saturday when he outpointed Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. to win a split decision on the main card of Tribute to the Kings in Guadalajara, Mexico Paul lauded Silva for his performance and said “The Spider” proved MMA fighters can indeed box and make for legitimate competition in the ring. “Anderson’s 46 years old, and I thought he did an incredible job,” Paul told TMZ . “He was sticking and moving, bouncing around the ring, having fun, was throwing combos.
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