Glendale, AZ – There are many things you can call a Jake Paul fight week, but boring isn’t one of them. On Wednesday afternoon the Paul vs. Silva Open Workouts were held at Westgate Entertainment Districts just steps from where the fights will actually go down.
Fighters such as Adrian “Suavecito” Rodriguez and Danny Barrios Flores worked out for the crowd early on in the day. Both Rodriguez and Flores, who aren’t fighting each other, worked out for about 20 minutes.
Then came Chris Avila, a teammate of Nate Diaz and member of the Nick Diaz Academy team, to workout for the crowd.
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Following the workout Diaz went off to the crowd to sign autographs and take pictures.
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His opponent Dr. Mike Varshavski came in to do a light warm up, but spent a lot of time with the media and fans in the crowd.
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Former NFL pro bowl running back Le’Veon Bell came in next and put in some work on the pads and in the ring before going off to meet with many media outlets and fans.
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Former UFC middleweight contender Uriah Hall was up next for the crowd. Hall and Bell will be the co-main event of the evening on Saturday night.
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Finally the headliners showed up with former UFC middleweight champion and MMA legend Anderson ‘The Spider’ Silva entering the ring. Silva showed off his speed, footwork and more while moving around and hitting pads.
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Then Jake Paul made his entrance….and by that we mean he made an entrance. Paul rode in on horseback trailed by two giant robots.
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Paul warmed up, hit mitts, and then went off to do the media and crowd runs.
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