Former rivals and opponents Anderson Silva and Jake Paul may end up meeting again. This time, however, it won’t be in a ring, it will be in a boardroom. Silva has recently come out and confirmed his support for the Fighter’s Union that was proposed by Youtuber turned boxer, Paul.
Silva’s support of the Union was brought up at the press conference before the pair fought back in late October 2022. A bet that Paul proposed to Silva was that if Paul won the fight, Silva was to assist him in creating a Fighter’s Union which would demand pay increases and other bonuses such as healthcare from big time promoters in MMA. The comment was likely deemed by many as a throwaway and after no public mention of it or a union for several months most of the population had forgotten it was even proposed.
Yet Silva dispelled this idea in an interview with MMA Fighting where he stated that “it’s moving, it’s all in motion” when asked if there had been any update or progress with the union. Silva also stated that Paul was taking his time as he wished to set up a union legitimately and have it be viable from the get go.
A fighters union is a concept that has been spoken about by Jake Paul for several…
