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Fight Week!!

Press Release | Fight Ticket Revenue Record For Boxing at Desert Diamond Arena

The event headlined by Jake “The Problem Child” Paul and UFC legend Anderson “The Spider” Silva has established itself as the highest grossing boxing event for ticket revenue in the history of Desert Diamond Arena (formerly Gila River Arena) and the second highest-grossing ticket event across all combat sports with six days to go until fight night.

The eight-round cruiserweight match takes place on Saturday, October 29 in a Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) event live on SHOWTIME PPV at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT from the arena, just outside of Phoenix, Ariz.

As fight week gets underway, the event’s total ticket revenue currently ranks ahead of all prior boxing events in the arena and sits between a pair of UFC events, trailing only UFC 263 for the highest grossing combat sports event in arena history. UFC 263 was headlined by the rematch between middleweight champion Israel Adesanya and Marvin Vettori, and featured MMA superstar Nate Diaz.

Paul vs. Silva has already surpassed the only other UFC event there – UFC on Fox 29, which was headlined by a lightweight bout featuring future champion Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje and featured the initial match between Israel Adesanya and Marvin Vettori.

Tickets are still on sale and can be purchased at ticketmaster.com. The five-fight pay-per-view event is widely available for purchase and live streaming in the U.S. at SHOWTIME.com/ppv and via the SHOWTIME app. The event is also available on major cable, satellite, and telco television providers throughout the U.S. for a suggested retail price of $59.95 (SRP). In Canada, viewers can access the event via traditional distributors as well as digitally on FITE.tv, which will also carry the event in most international territories around the globe including the United Kingdom, Australia, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and India. FOX Sports Australia will televise the main event Down Under, ESPN Latin America will carry the event throughout Latin America and Globosat will carry the event in Brazil.

Veteran sportscaster Brian Custer will host Saturday night’s Showtime PPV telecast with MMA legend Georges St-Pierre serving as co-host. St.-Pierre was a two-division UFC champion and three-time UFC welterweight champion. They join the most versatile voice in combat sports Mauro Ranallo, along with International Boxing Hall of Famer Al Bernstein and leading mixed martial arts journalist Ariel Helwani in calling the action from ringside. Helwani will also handle pre-and-post-fight interviews and serve as the ringside reporter.

Three more Hall of Famers round out the Showtime telecast team - unofficial scorer and boxing historian Steve Farhood will score the fights, world-renowned ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr. will emcee the proceedings, and Barry Tompkins will call the international feed with former junior middleweight world champion and ShoBox commentator Raúl “El Diamante” Marquez providing analysis.

Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell, whose podcast Morning Kombat was recently named Best Sports Podcast of the Year at the People’s Choice Podcast Awards, will host the Showtime PPV Countdown show streaming live on the Showtime Sports YouTube channel and Showtime Boxing Facebook page. The dynamic duo will call the action of three undercard fights and look ahead to the Showtime PPV action to come.

In the preliminary streaming bouts, Jeremiah “Dream Land” Milton (6-0, 5 KOs) faces Quintin Sumter (5-0, 3 KOs) in a six-round contest between undefeated heavyweights. Plus, former featherweight champion Ogleidis Suarez (30-4-1, 14 KOs) faces undefeated KO artist Shadasia Green (10-0, 9 KOs) in an eight-round women’s super middleweight bout and Glendale’s Danny Barrios Flores (10-0, 2 KOs), one of Arizona’s most promising prospects, will look to show out in front of his hometown fans against Edgar Ortiz Jr. (8-3-2, 4 KOs) in a six-round super bantamweight bout.

Thomas and Campbell will be on hand in Arizona all week long to host the live streams of fight week events, including Wednesday’s open media workout (1:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT), Thursday’s final press conference (11 a.m. ET/2 p.m. PT) and Friday’s public weigh-in (2 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT). All events stream live on the SHOWTIME SPORTS YouTube channel, Jake Paul YouTube channel, Jake Paul TikTok channel and the SHOWTIME Boxing Facebook page.

I think I'd rather attend a Donald Trump rally, and I think he is an anti - American lying, pathetic, criminal sack of shit.

Boxing judge Glenn Feldman joins Eddie Hearn in suing Jake Paul for defamation

Prominent boxing promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Boxing filed a lawsuit last month against Jake Paul for defamation after Paul, in an interview, accused Matchroom of paying off a boxing judge, who is now also suing Paul.

Glenn Feldman, a prolific and well-known boxing judge, is joining Hearn's lawsuit against Paul with his own complaint, seeking separate damages, attorney Frank Salzano told ESPN. The new defamation complaint was filed Monday in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, according to a document obtained by ESPN.

Hearn and Matchroom are seeking more than $100 million in damages, Salzano said last month. It's unclear how much Feldman is seeking, though it is more than the $75,000 jurisdictional requirement.

"[Paul's] statements have harmed Feldman's reputation in the public, impute the commission of a crime, and/or call into question Feldman's fitness to perform his work in his trade and profession," Salzano wrote in the complaint.

Paul said in an interview last month with IFL TV that he believed Feldman was getting paid by Matchroom to judge bouts in favor of that promotion's fighters. Feldman was a judge on a bout between Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor in New York on April 30 and also scored the Oleksandr Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua rematch on Aug. 20 in Saudi Arabia.

Taylor won a split decision, with two judges, including Feldman, ruling in favor of her. Usyk also won a split decision, with Feldman the only judge scoring the bout for Joshua. Taylor and Joshua are Matchroom fighters. Serrano is part of Paul's Most Valuable Promotions and Paul and Hearn co-promoted Taylor vs. Serrano, the first female boxing headliner at Madison Square Garden.

"It's like a repeated crime here," Paul told IFL TV. "This type of s---, I'm going to call it out here in boxing because it's bulls---. Clearly, this guy [Feldman] is getting paid money by Matchroom Boxing."

Salzano's complaint noted that Feldman, who works primarily in Nevada and New York, has been a boxing judge since 1992; he has presided over 1,200 boxing matches and was inducted into the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame in 2011. Feldman, whose full-time job is as a financial advisor for Merrill Lynch, has scored major fights like Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao in 2015, Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennadiy Golovkin 2 in 2018 and Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder 2 in 2020.

A representative for Paul was not immediately available for comment Monday night. Paul, the YouTube star-turned-prizefighter and promoter, will compete in a big pay-per-view main event boxing match Saturday against UFC legend Anderson Silva in Glendale, Arizona.

"Punitive and exemplary damages are necessary in this case to deter [Paul] and others from wantonly and maliciously using a campaign of lies to discredit Feldman and other boxing judges," Salzano wrote in the complaint.

Press Release | WELCOME TO PAUL VS. SILVA FIGHT WEEK

The pay-per-view event headlined by social media celebrity Jake “The Problem Child” Paul and UFC legend Anderson “The Spider” Silva has established itself as the highest grossing boxing event for ticket revenue in the Desert Diamond Arena (formerly Gila River Arena). Itis also the second highest-grossing ticket event across combat sports with days to go until fight night. The eight-round cruiserweight match takes place on Saturday, October 29th in a Most Valuable Promotions event live t 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT from the arena, just outside of Phoenix. As fight week gets underway, the event’s total ticket revenue currently ranks ahead of all prior boxing events in the arena and sits between a pair of UFC events, trailing only UFC 263 for the highest grossing combat sports event in arena history. UFC 263 was headlined by the rematch between middleweight champion Israel Adesanya and Marvin Vettori, and featured MMA superstar Nate Diaz. Paul vs. Silva has already surpassed the only other UFC event there – UFC on Fox 29, which was headlined by a lightweight bout featuring future champion Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje and featured the initial match between Israel Adesanya and Marvin Vettori.

The five-fight pay-per-view event is widely available for purchase and live streaming in the U.S. at Showtime.com/ppv and via the Showtime app. The event is also available on major cable, satellite, and telco television providers throughout the U.S. for a suggested retail price of $59.95. In Canada, viewers can access the event via traditional distributors as well as digitally on FITE.tv, which will also carry the event in most international territories around the globe including the United Kingdom, Australia, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and India. FOX Sports Australia will televise the main event Down Under, ESPN Latin America will carry the event throughout Latin America and Globosat will carry the event in Brazil.

Most Valuable Promotions has confirmed that Georges St-Pierre will serve as co-host for his fight against Anderson Silva.

Australia's Kayo Sports charging $35.99 for this..

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Anderson Silva admits he has been knocked out in sparring for Jake Paul fight

Anderson Silva has claimed his sparring partner knocked him out twice during his preparation for his clash with Jake Paul.

The UFC legend will take to the boxing ring against YouTube star Paul this Saturday night in Arizona. Silva is now 47-years-old but has shown his skills during his stint in the boxing ring with victories over former world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr and most recently Bruno Machado.

Silva has been stopped in the boxing ring once already in his career having been knocked down by Osmar Luiz Teixeira before retiring in his debut in 1998. And in a bold admission ahead of his upcoming contest, Silva revealed he was told to prepare for war with Paul after the brutal sparring sessions.

“I’m training hard for win. I’m training with the good boxers of a high-level, and five guys have come to help me,” Silva told MMA Weekly when discussing his preparations to face Paul. “And in the last sparring with my partner, he knocked me out two times, and when I finished the training, I talked to my coach and I said, ‘Coach, let me tell you something, why have the guys knocked me out two times?’ And the coach said, ‘You need [to] prepare for war, and you will prepare for war.’”

Silva's coach Luiz Carlos Dorea has since denied the claim and insisted his fighter is one hundred per cent fit to step up to the challenge. He told MMA Fighting in a statement: “What I can say is that didn’t happen. Thank God we follow all the steps in training and Anderson did excellent sparring [sessions]. He’s 100 per cent for the fight.”

If the aforementioned claim from Silva is true, it would likely be a concern for the The Arizona Department of Gaming who oversee the commissioning of the clash. Rules state that anyone over the age of 36 must pass a series of tests which includes concussion baseline testing and whether they have been knocked out, followed by the duration of their unconsciousness.

So, what I'm thinking is, Silva might have to pull out of this one, due to a recent concussion..?

Jake Paul: “This is how you know you made It. That’s the power of a dream. I’m about to fight my idol, it doesn’t get better than that…I want to knock him out within the first 5 rounds. That’s the goal.”

Anderson Silva: “I do this for myself, for my fans and for my team with all the respect in the world for the boxing community. My prediction? I don’t know how, all I know is that I’m going to win.”

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑27 Oct 2022, 07:24 Jake Paul: “This is how you know you made It. That’s the power of a dream. I’m about to fight my idol, it doesn’t get better than that…I want to knock him out within the first 5 rounds. That’s the goal.”

Interesting dream; beat your idols after they retire in sports they don't actually do.

Silva has been cleared to compete.

Arizona Commission Clears Anderson Silva To Fight Jake Paul After Further Medical Testing

The Arizona Boxing & MMA Commission upheld its decision during a special meeting Thursday night to license Anderson Silva for his pay-per-view showdown with Jake Paul.

The Arizona commission approved Silva’s license application last month for their fight Saturday night. The commission raised concerns regarding the 47-year-old Silva opposing Paul on Wednesday, however, after Silva stated during an interview with MMA Weekly that he was knocked out twice while sparring for what will be the mixed martial arts legend’s fifth professional boxing match.

The alarming interview was conducted September 13, but it wasn’t posted to MMA Weekly’s website until Wednesday. The Brazilian-born Silva clarified in a statement released Wednesday night that he “misspoke” and he wasn’t actually knocked out in sparring sessions that took place earlier in his training camp.

Silva passed another MRI administered Wednesday and previously passed a battery of medical exams that established him as fit for licensure. The former UFC middleweight champion went 1-7 (1 NC) in his final eight MMA matches, but he is 3-1 (2 KOs) as a boxer, including an eight-round, split-decision upset of a younger, heavier Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in June 2021.

Silva was listed by most sportsbooks Thursday night as less than a 2-1 underdog against the 25-year-old Paul (5-0, 4 KOs) in an eight-round cruiserweight contest that will headline Showtime Pay-Per-View’s five-fight show from Desert Diamond Arena (9 p.m. ET; $59.99).

“All the requirements that we set forth for Mr. Silva, you know, he happily complied with our requests and gave us proper documentation for everything,” Danny Vella, the executive director for the Arizona commission, said during the meeting. “And I am comfortable with his ability to perform. My recommendation is that he is eligible to compete.”

Paul expressed after their press conference Thursday at Desert Diamond Arena that he had “no concern at all” that Silva wouldn’t be cleared to fight. Others involved in the event understood the commission’s 11th-hour examination to ensure Silva’s safety.

“Fighter safety is paramount to us as a network and hopefully to everybody who’s a principal in this sport,” Stephen Espinoza, Showtime’s president of sports and event programming, told BS.com. “The commission has a job to do and we respect their responsibilities. We certainly didn’t begrudge them their request for additional information. They had heard some things in the interview, which gave them concerns. They asked for additional medical information and exams.

“Thankfully, those came out clean and everyone has concluded, both the medical experts and the commission, that it’s fine to move forward with the fight. So, we’re happy that the process worked in all senses. They had a concern, we addressed it, medical experts weighed in and the fight is on.”

Silva somewhat flippantly mentioned during the aforementioned interview with MMA Weekly that he was knocked out twice during sparring.

“The last sparring with Eliezer [Silva], he’s my partner, he’s knocked me out two times,” Silva said. “And when I finished the training, I talked to my coach and said, ‘Coach, let me tell you something. Why the guy’s knocked me out two times?’ And the coach say, ‘You need to prepare for war.’ ”

Once Silva became aware of the controversy his comments caused, he issued a statement Wednesday night.

“After seeing the reports and concern for me, I’d like to clarify two important things,” Silva said. “One, 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. Second, this sparring session I referenced was in early September. The interview with MMA Weekly was done on September 13 and, for some reason, just released this week. So, it wasn’t recent.

“More importantly, my training camp has been great. I am fit and ready to fight and the only knockout people should be worried about is the one I’m about to deliver to Jake Paul on Saturday night.”

Paul & Silva make stupid bets

The conditions are that if Silva beats Paul, then Jake has to face Silva in a kickboxing rematch, I guess because — actually, I’m not sure what this is. If Silva bets Paul in the sport Paul has trained in, what the hell would Silva have to prove against Paul in a style where Silva has massive, obvious advantages? Why would he, meaning Silva, even want to do that? I mean, money, I guess, but money is supposedly not a motivating factor for Silva.

If Paul wins, then Silva will join Paul’s alleged effort to create a fighters union, basically, to help UFC and MMA fighters with getting better pay and healthcare. The basic idea of this is something that, on paper, Silva should want to do anyway, but I suppose having to be beaten up in a different sport and forced into doing something good for your fellow MMA fighters is, um, another way to go about it?

This card is gonna be very well streamed!

Think it's worth getting some money on Jake Paul? Kind of sense a fix/dive incoming. Especially with loads of yourubers coming out with videos listing reasons why Silva beats him

Most Valuable Promotions presents: Jake Paul vs. Anderson Silva
Live from the Desert Diamond Arena - Glendale, AZ

Live on Showtime: 7 pm ET | 4 pm PT
Live on Showtime PPV: 9 pm ET | 6 pm PT | Price: $59.99
Live on FITE tv: 1 am BST | Price: $19.99

PPV Main Card (9 pm ET | 1 am GMT)

8 Round 187lbs Catchweight Bout
Jake Paul vs. Anderson Silva

8 Round 133lbs Catchweight Bout
Ashton Sylve vs. Braulio Rodriguez

4 Round 185lbs Catchweight Bout
Chris Avila vs. Mikhail Varshavski

4 Round 195lbs catchweight Bout
Le’Veon Bell vs. Uriah Hall

10 Round Bantamweight Bout
Alexandro Santiago vs. Antonio Nieves

Showtime (7 pm ET)

6 Round Super Bantamweight Bout
Danny Barrios Flores vs. Edgar Ortiz Jr.

4 Round Super Bantamweight Bout
Adrian Rodriguez vs. Dominique Griffin

6 Round Heavyweight Bout
Jeremiah Milton vs. Quintin Sumpter

8 Round Super Middleweight Bout
Shadasia Green vs. Ogleidis Suarez

4 Round Super Welterweight Bout
Eliezer Silva vs. Anthony Hannah

Showtime cards nearly over..

Main card (PPV) starts soon.

I just wanted to say Real Quick, that this bout somehow is to me at least, Basically A Throwback reminder of something at least Somewhat comparable, at least imo.

Floyd Patterson vs Archie Moore

Both are basically and Obviously Poor Man's versions of each Respective Legend.
More or Less as thee ole saying goes.

Something tells me that this bout will end in the 5th round.

Round One complete ... On to round two...

On to round three... Anderson Silva is looking like he's having fun in there and Jake Paul is looking a bit befuddled.... On to round four.