FORMER UFC star Anderson Silva has hailed himself a “superhero” despite Saturday’s boxing defeat to Jake Paul.
Silva, 47, lost to the YouTuber-turned boxer by unanimous decision with scores of 77-74, 78-73 and 78-73.
The fight was competitive throughout, but Paul’s victory was sealed with a crucial knockdown in the eighth and final round.
Silva has since put his defeat down to tactical errors and the fact that Paul was the better fighter on the night.
In his post-fight press conference, he said: “Jake was better than me today.
“I tried to put on my strategy. ⦠I donât find my distance, and I failed in my strategy, and Jake was better than me. Thatâs it.”
When speaking about the knockdown, he added: “I talked to my coach like, âI donât believe it. I trained so hard not to be in the same stupid position.
“But Iâm human. Iâm superhero, but sometimes my half human fail.”
Despite the defeat, Silva is eager to get back into the ring.
But, he has already made it clear that he will not beg for a rematch.
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He added: “I know I lost. I know I failed in my whole strategy, and my opponent won.
“Iâm not the same as the other guys that fight with Jake, like, âOh, I need revenge. I need rematch.â Letâs see what happens. Maybe. I donât know.”
Paul’s victory saw him stretch his perfect boxing record to 6-0.
After the fight, the social media star called-out Canelo Alvarez and Nate Diaz while promising that there will be more to come.
He said: “This is just the start. I want Nate Diaz. Canelo, you too.
“You guys said, âYou canât beat a striker, you canât beat a legend like Anderson Silva.â I just did it. So why canât I beat Canelo?”
