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Mixed martial arts stars turned out in pressure to observe the spectacle of Jake Paul vs. Anderson Silva. The Showtime Boxing pay-per-view on Saturday night time featured former UFC champions on the published and within the crowd.
Former UFC middleweight champion Silva is a mainstay within the dialogue of MMA’s biggest of all time. So it ought to come as no shock that plenty of his fellow fighters arrived at Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona for the boxing spectacle. Fan-favorite Nate Diaz was there early to help his protege Chris Avila to victory towards Dr. Mike Varshavski as rumors swirl a couple of Paul vs. Diaz struggle. Georges St-Pierre, Silva’s neighbor on the Mount Rushmore of MMA, had an everyday presence on the Showtime broadcast.
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Take a glance under at extra MMA fighters in attendance for Paul vs. Silva, together with Sean O’Malley, Paulo Costa and Bellator girls’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg.
Uriah Hall, the final particular person to defeat Silva in MMA, competed earlier within the night. Hall defeated NFL veteran Le’Veon Bell through unanimous determination.
