Overview
- The bout opens the Netflix-streamed main card for Jake Paul vs. Gervonta Davis at Miami’s Kaseya Center on Nov. 14.
- Promoters list the fight as a heavyweight contest with a 205-pound limit scheduled for six rounds.
- Most Valuable Promotions confirmed both camps sought the matchup, with CEO Nakisa Bidarian citing fan interest and Brazilian market appeal.
- Silva, 50, returns to boxing with a 3-2 pro record highlighted by a 2021 win over Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and a 2022 loss to Jake Paul.
- Weidman, 41, is 2-0 over Silva in their 2013 UFC meetings, which included a knockout in the first fight and an injury TKO in the rematch.