Silva vs Woodley: Main Event on the Paul-Joshua Card

Revealed Fight Card for Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua on December 19th

Most Valuable Promotions has announced the preliminary fights for the Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua event, scheduled for December 19th at the Kaseya Center in Miami. The live broadcast will be available via Netflix. The fight card, which was originally planned for the Paul vs. Gervonta Davis fight, remains largely intact. The co-main event will be Alycia Baumgardner’s defense of her unified super featherweight title against Leila Beaudoin. However, a notable change is that Anderson Silva will not face former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman in the initial bout of the main card. Instead, Tyron Woodley, also a former UFC champion, will step into the ring to face Silva in a six-round cruiserweight bout. Both Silva and Woodley have suffered defeats against 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 that changes always happen for a reason. 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 was the UFC welterweight champion from 2016 to 2019, will seek his first boxing victory against one of the greatest champions in MMA history.

Facing occasions like this are the moments when legends are born.

Tyron Woodley

In the image, Tyron Woodley was brutally knocked out in the sixth round of his boxing match against Jake Paul in December 2021. Amanda Westcott/Showtime. The preliminary card will also include the defense of Cherneka “Sugar Neekz” Johnson’s undisputed bantamweight title against Amanda Galle, Yokasta Valle defending her WBC strawweight title against Yadira Bustillos, and Avious Griffin facing Justin Cardona in a welterweight bout. Keno Marley, a two-time Brazilian Olympian, 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. The showdown between Anderson Silva and Tyron Woodley is iconic, and continues to elevate the Jake vs. Joshua: Judgment Day event to one of the most exciting combat sports events of the decade. 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 center of attention on a global stage, live on Netflix, reflects the magnitude of this card. Alycia Baumgardner making a defense of the unified 12×3:00 title in the co-main event and joining Amanda Serrano in the history books with this declaration of equality, and a card packed with champions with Cherneka Johnson, Yokasta Valle and more, Friday, December 19th is set to become one of the most unforgettable nights in boxing history.