Jake Paul vs Anderson Silva: YouTube star will suffer 'a rude awakening'

Jake Paul has been warned he could be in for “a rude awakening” as Anderson Silva “takes this sport very seriously.”

The YouTuber turned boxer will be facing the former UFC champion in a boxing match at the Gila River Arena in Glendale on October 29.

Paul, 25, is currently 5-0 as a professional boxer, with knockout wins over former UFC pair Ben Askren and Tyron Woodley.

The Problem Child’s last outing saw him again go toe-to-toe with ‘The Chosen One’, who was heralded as a mixed martial artist, but relatively unproven as a boxer.

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Paul scored a stunning sixth-round knockout to claim victory in their rematch at Amalie Arena in Tampa in December of last year.

Now Paul is set to face Silva, a former undisputed middleweight champion, who fought in the ring as recently as May.

And Ortiz, who was knocked out by Silva over a year ago, expects him to make quick work of Paul.

“I know he’s coming up on a fight now against Jake Paul,” he said during an appearance on the Chattin Pony Podcast with Paddy Pimblett.

“I don’t think Jake Paul’s going to make it out of three rounds, and that’s my opinion, but I think it’s going to be a great fight, because I know Jake Paul puts in great work.

“Jake Paul thinks him being 47 is going to make a difference? He’s gonna be in for a rude awakening. One thing about Anderson, he takes this sport very seriously. He takes it as a martial arts.”

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Speaking ahead of the fight Paul admitted he is excited at the prospect of facing Silva who is widely regarded as one of the greatest ever to step foot in the cage.

“All the fun of it aside,