“NEVER knocked out in sparring”- Anderson Silva clears all doubts about his sparring session before his boxing match against Jake Paul
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Silva and Paul during their first press conference
Recently in an interview, ‘The Spider’ clarified that he was never knocked out in sparring and that his previous comments about getting knocked out twice were actually misspoken by him.
Silva said, “After seeing the reports and concern for me, I’d like to clarify two important things. 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.”
Anderson Silva continued, “Second, this sparring session I referenced was in early September. The interview with MMA Weekly was done on Sept. 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.”
Silva’s coach Luiz Carlos also declared the statements of the former UFC champion getting knocked out untrue saying “it never happened.”
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Anderson Silva says the fight against Jake Paul is not for money, but for his passion for fighting
The former UFC champion recently explained in an interview his reason for taking up the fight against Jake Paul. He described that he is not fighting for the money although he’ll gladly accept it. His passion and love for fighting is the reason why he still wants to compete.
In the interview, he said, “People think the money is important, but it’s not. I don’t need it anymore. Sure, I’ll make some money with the fight, because it’s my job. Don’t do something just for the money, though. Work because you’re passionate about it. That’s what I did and that’s why I’ve been successful my whole life.”
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The clash between the two fighters will be taking place on October 29 at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona
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