5 reasons why Jake Paul will never fight Anderson Silva

#4. Anderson Silva’s skills and size mean that he’d still be a highly dangerous opponent for Jake Paul

Despite his age, Anderson Silva's size and skills would still make him a dangerous foe for Jake Paul

Jake Paul might’ve beaten everyone put in front of him thus far into his boxing career. However, the truth is that ‘The Problem Child’ enjoyed several advantages in each of his fights.

AnEsonGib was clearly not close to being a professional athlete and Nate Robinson had never fought in his life. Both Ben Askren and Tyron Woodley were past their prime and were better known for their grappling in their UFC days.

Paul also enjoyed a size advantage in each of those fights. ‘The Problem Child’ weighs around 195lbs – making him a cruiserweight in boxing. Askren and Woodley fought in the 170lbs welterweight division during their time in the UFC.

Anderson Silva, on the other hand, would almost certainly not be giving up any size to Jake Paul. ‘The Spider’ made his name fighting in the UFC’s middleweight (185lbs) division but would regularly step up to 205lbs with no issues whatsoever.

Standing at 6’2”, he’d also have a height and reach advantage over ‘The Problem Child.’

More to the point, unlike Woodley and Askren, Silva’s entire reputation in the UFC was built on his striking skills. His knockouts of fighters such as James Irvin, Forrest Griffin and Vitor Belfort are part of UFC legend.

Since moving into the world of boxing this year, he’s looked excellent too. He defeated Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Tito Ortiz with relative ease, the latter by knockout.

Essentially, ‘The Spider’ would represent a huge leap up in competition for Jake Paul. It’s likely that ‘The Problem Child’ knows this – and will thus avoid any kind of fight with the former UFC champ.

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#3. A loss for Jake Paul would give Dana White too much fuel to use in their war of words

Jake Paul has been involved in a public war of words with UFC President Dana White

The man that 'The Problem Child' is feuding with right now is UFC President Dana White.

Paul and White have taken numerous shots at one another in interviews and on social media. White has continually criticized the attention that the combat sports media have given 'The Problem Child.' He has stated on multiple occasions that he doesn't view the YouTube star as a 'real fighter.'

Paul, meanwhile, has thrown barbs at White for his refusal to allow current UFC fighters such as Conor McGregor and Jorge Masvidal to face him in the ring. He has also been highly critical of the UFC's pay structure.

While it might seem noble of Jake Paul to raise awareness on this issue, the truth is that he's simply antagonizing White to gain more publicity.

However, the only way 'The Problem Child' can win his war of words with White is to keep beating former UFC fighters inside the ring.

The UFC president knows this too. He also recognizes that Paul would probably not fare too well against Anderson Silva. This may be why he's been seemingly attempting to push a potential fight between the two in recent interviews.

Unsurprisingly, though, Paul has been quick to refute the idea – instead preferring to call out current UFC star Jorge Masvidal.

Why would he do this? Essentially, it’s likely that Paul knows he can’t beat Silva. If he were to lose to ‘The Spider,’ then he’d also lose his feud with Dana White in the process.