Silva vs. Woodley on Jake Paul vs. Joshua card on December 19th

Revealed Fight Card for Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua

Most Valuable Promotions has announced the preliminary fights for the Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua event, scheduled for December 19 at the Kaseya Center in Miami, which will be broadcast live on Netflix. The fight card, which was originally planned for the Paul vs. Gervonta Davis fight, largely remains the same. The co-main event will be Alycia Baumgardner’s unified super featherweight title defense against Leila Beaudoin. However, Anderson Silva will not face Chris Weidman in the initial fight of the main card. Instead, former UFC champion Tyron Woodley will step into the ring to face Silva in a six-round cruiserweight bout. Both Silva and Woodley have lost to Paul in the past. Silva lost by unanimous decision to Paul in 2022, while Woodley lost both fights against “The Problem Child”, one by split decision in August 2021 and the other by knockout in the rematch in December of that same year.

“I believe changes always happen for a reason,” Silva said in a statement. “I am focused on doing a good job. Always respecting my opponent and showing total respect for the world of boxing.”

Anderson Silva

Weidman was forced to withdraw from the fight against Silva due to an injury. Woodley, who held the UFC welterweight title from 2016 to 2019, hopes to get his first boxing win against one of the best MMA champions of all time.

“Facing occasions like this is where legends are born,” Woodley declared.

Tyron Woodley

The preliminary card will also include the defense of Cherneka “Sugar Neekz” Johnson’s undisputed bantamweight title against Amanda Galle, Yokasta Valle putting her WBC strawweight title on the line against Yadira Bustillos, and Avious Griffin facing Justin Cardona in a welterweight bout. In addition, two-time Brazilian Olympian Keno Marley will make his professional debut in a four-round cruiserweight bout against Diarra Davis. The WBA super lightweight title fight between champion Gary Antuanne Russell and Andy Hiraoka is no longer included on the card.

“Anderson Silva vs. Tyron Woodley is an iconic matchup, which continues to elevate the Jake vs. Joshua: Judgment Day event to one of the most exciting combat sports events of the decade,” stated Nakisa Bidarian, CEO of Most Valuable Promotions. “This is the gladiatorial sporting spectacle of the 21st century. A main event that has captivated the entire world. Bringing back two of the MMA GOATs to the spotlight on a global stage, live on Netflix, reflects the magnitude of this card.

Nakisa Bidarian

Alycia Baumgardner’s defense of the unified title in the co-main event and her positioning alongside Amanda Serrano in the history books with this statement of equality, and a card full of champions with Cherneka Johnson, Yokasta Valle and more, Friday, December 19 promises to be one of the most unforgettable nights in boxing history.