"Jake Paul just had a war with a grandpa" - UFC fighters and MMA Twitter reacts to Jake Paul winning decision over Anderson Silva

Jake Paul earned arguably the biggest win of his boxing career on October 29 as he defeated MMA legend Anderson Silva at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona.

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'The Problem Child' went toe-to-toe with Silva for eight three-minute rounds. The fight was a highly competitive and close affair but the 25-year-old managed to score a knockdown in the eighth round of the fight.

With that, Paul ended up on the winning side via unanimous decision. The three judges scored the contest 78-73, 77-74 and 78-73 in favor of the YouTuber-turned-boxer.

👀 The scorecards for Jake Paul and Anderson Silva

🔥 Jake was comfortably ahead before he knocked down the former UFC Champion in the final round

#PaulSilva #Boxing #JakePaul https://t.co/CHfbrIX28n

MMA personalities and fans took to Twitter to share their thoughts on the fight.

Dillon Danis discredited Paul's performance by taking a dig at Silva's age.

"Jake Paul just had a war with a grandpa… kids trash,"

jake paul just had a war with a grandpa… kids trash

Derek Brunson implied that UFC president Dana White might be furious at the outcome of this fight.

Dana White somewhere breaking his 300 inch tv right now 😂😂😂 #paulvssilva #PaulSilva

Jimi Manuwa showered praise on both the fighters and said the fight motivated him to return to action.

Great fight by both fighters. Jake beat a legend in mma. Makes me wana get in there #paulvssilva

BJ Penn said that the knockdown by Paul in the eighth round may have secured him the fight.

That knockdown could’ve secured this fight for @jakepaul What a fight!!! @MostVpromotions #SilvaPaul

Boxing royalty Teddy Atlas also let his thoughts known on the Silva vs Paul fight. Atlas put out multiple tweets praising both athletes and said 'The Problem Child' was a legitimate fighter.

What an amazing man Silva is, strength and youth won it for Paul, and he deserves credit for learning. Great fight. #PaulSilva

Hats off to both fighters. Paul earned right here to be called a legit fighter. Still raw, but improving and behaving like one. #PaulSilva

Atlas also said that although the 25-year-old won against a much older fighter in Silva, that does not take away the credit from Paul's performance.

Yes Paul did it with an old man but a special one, and Paul does respect the sport enough to work at it. #PaulSilva

A few more tweets regarding the fight can be seen below:

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Y’all boxers better get going . Y’all about to let Jake Paul be boxer of the year ! 😂😂😂

This is incredibly weird ! 😂 #paulvssilva #PAULSILVA

@ShowtimeBoxing @jakepaul I stayed up till 4am for another rigged fight 😭 #PaulSilva

https://t.co/9qpXgmgXr2

Fuck that knockdown. Anderson Silva was out there playing pinball with Jake Paul’s head for at least 5 of those rounds.

These gotta be the judges…

#PaulSilva https://t.co/7wMUNg6D8e

Anyone who thinks Jake Paul beat Anderson Silva #paulsilva https://t.co/qzJaQLlvXU

Jake Paul calls out Nate Diaz and Canelo Alvarez

Following his impressive victory, Jake Paul did a post-fight interview with Ariel Helwani during which he challenged Nate Diaz and Canelo Alvarez to a fight.

"I want Nate Diaz who's a b**ch. He tried too come into my locker room. He tried to cause some s**t and then he always leaves the f**king arena. So, Nate Diaz, stop being a b**ch and fight me. And Canelo, you too."

Jake Paul just called out Nate Diaz. The real money fight 💯 #PaulSilva
https://t.co/BKxPGYxC8l

Diaz was in attendance for the Paul vs. Silva event. The Stockton native also got involved in a backstage brawl that resulted in him getting escorted out of the arena.

Altercation involving Nate Diaz shown shoving a member of Jake Paul’s team backstage of #PaulSilva 😳

[🎥: @staffboxing] https://t.co/7PPWsmltQs

In the past, Diaz has expressed an interest in fighting 'The Problem Child' in a boxing match. Diaz vs. Paul could certainly be a potential matchup down the road.