"Young man please don't try and spread rumors"– Anderson Silva backtracks own comments and humbles KSI for spreading misunderstanding of ‘The Spider’ being knocked out twice in training
Anderson Silva is preparing for a boxing match against Jake Paul on October 29, and apparently, he’s been training for a war. An MMA Weekly interview last month revealed ‘The Spider’ was supposedly knocked out twice in training.
YouTuber KSI heard the interview and had this to say on Twitter:
“Anderson Silva has said that he’s been knocked out twice before his fight against Jake Paul…Think we know how this is gonna go…”
Silva then shut down the rumors and responded to KSI:
“Young man please don’t try and spread rumors that were simply bad English. You and Jake are such an inspiration to the youth. Build together. Don’t burn.”
The sparring controversy has spiraled out of control, resulting in the Arizona Department of Gaming monitoring the situation. Silva ended up releasing a statement to clear up the confusion.
Read the social media altercation between Anderson Silva and KSI below:
Young man please don’t try and spread rumors that were simply bad English. You and Jake are such an inspiration to the youth. Build together. Don’t burn. twitter.com/ksi/status/158…
Anderson Silva releases statement addressing the knockout controversy
Anderson Silva and his team had to do some damage control after the sparring knockout controversy continued to go viral. ‘The Spider’ claimed he wrongly translated, and his team released this statement through TMZ:
"After seeing the reports and concern for me, I'd like to clarify two important things. One, I was NEVER knocked out in sparring. I misspoke in that interview as I sometimes do when interviewing in English and exaggerated the normal back-and-forth action that occurs in sparring. Second, this sparring session I referenced was in early September. The interview with MMA Weekly was done on Sept. 13 and, for some reason, just released this week. So, it wasn't recent. More importantly, my training camp has been great. I am fit and ready to fight and the only knockout people should be worried about is the one I'm about to deliver to Jake Paul on Saturday night.”
Silva denouncing the knockout controversy is excellent news for Jake Paul. Although it could make ‘The Spider’ more susceptible to a knockout, the small chance of ‘The Problem Child’ having another canceled fight could have terrified him. Luckily, the boxing match seems to be moving forward as planned.
Statement from Anderson Silva insisting he "misspoke" and has NOT been knocked out in sparring, so the Jake Paul fight is going ahead on Saturday night… https://t.co/bHqbG740ZS