Logan Paul in talks with Silva for boxing match

An apparent leak earlier in the week claims the fight could land in Dubai on September 19th

Earlier this week, Bellator MMA fighter Dillon Danis shared what he claimed was a text from Brazilian Jiu Jitsu great Viktor Doria, who claimed that Logan Paul and Anderson Silva would headline a September 19th event in Dubai. As Danis is a prick of the highest order, I decided to take it with a grain of salt, but Paul’s manager, Jeff Levin, now tells ESPN that his charge is indeed “discussing a boxing match” with “The Spider.”

Per Levin, they have yet to determine whether the fight would be an exhibition or a sanctioned match. As far as why Doria would have insider info, BJJ is huge in the UAE, hence why the Abu Dhabi Combat Club is the premier no-gi grappling competition. It wouldn’t be surprising at all to see a grappling match on the card.

Paul (0-1) spent eight uneventful rounds in the ring with Floyd Mayweather last month, gassing out around halfway through the eight-round exhibition and using more clinching than punching in the later rounds. Silva (2-1, 1 KO), by contrast, absolutely clowned Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. two weeks later.

It’ll be a sideshow just like all of the lesser Paul’s ring appearances, but if it means Silva gets rewarded for flipping the script on Junior, I’m down.