![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/anderson-silva-was-just-joking-about-being-knocked-out-twice-in-sparring/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/newspress-collage-20245049-1666884393242.jpg&description=ANDERSON SILVA said he was "just joking" about being knocked out TWICE in sparring ahead of his fight with Jake Paul. The UFC legend faces Paul over eight rounds in Arizona this weekend. Anderson Silva was 'just joking' about being knocked out twice in sparringCredit: Caitlin O'Hara/SHOWTIME But he caused concern after claiming in an interview that he was knocked out two times in training. Silva, speaking at the open workout, has since clarified that it was just kidology and lost in translation. He said: 'Listen guys, let me tell you something very important. "When I talk about the guys doing the hard sparring and the knockout, it was just joking. "Because I'm training with the young kids and the guys asked me, and I don't put nothing bad in my mind, and the guys say, 'Oh, Anderson take knockout in training.' "Of course not. I just like to help and put my partners up, that's the question.' Silva, 47, made the controversial comments during an interview with MMA Weekly. He said: 'I'm training hard for win — I'm training with the good boxers, high-level, and five guys come to help me.){kind=link}
ANDERSON SILVA said he was “just joking” about being knocked out TWICE in sparring ahead of his fight with Jake Paul.
The UFC legend faces Paul over eight rounds in Arizona this weekend.
But he caused concern after claiming in an interview that he was knocked out two times in training.
Silva, speaking at the open workout, has since clarified that it was just kidology and lost in translation.
He said: “Listen guys, let me tell you something very important.