Jake Paul and Nate Diaz finally faced off in their highly anticipated boxing match last month in August after nearly a year of going at each other on social media, with jake winning with the fight by unanimous decision at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.
Afterwards, the two seemingly parted on good terms, even discussing the possibility of a rematch in MMA. However, the two are now back at each other’s throats after Jake made a controversial claim, leading to Nate Diaz challenging the younger Paul brother to an MMA fight
Nate Diaz wants to fight Jake Paul in the UFC after Jake Paul’s ‘ducking’ claim
“We’re at the drawing board right now. Nate Diaz ducked the $10 million offer, so he’s not the badass that everyone said he was, I wanted to fight him in MMA and do something that no boxer has really ever done, which is, in the prime of their career, go over to MMA. MMA fighters have gone over to boxing, but I want to go over to MMA and Nate Diaz ducked the offer.” Paul said.
I just made ur little half-ass promotion. I just taught u & ur half-ass team how to run a major event. Ur just trying to latch on. We offered you $10 million to fight me in @PFLMMA plus PPV. But you don’t want it because you scared to lose. And I dog walked you bitch. So go back…
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) September 7, 2023
Jake speculated on the reason for Nate Diaz not accepting the offer, suggesting that Diaz earned a significant amount of money from their boxing match and that the risk of an MMA fight might be too high for the former UFC fighter.
“With those guys, I don’t know if they have reason, I don’t even know if they think. There wasn’t a transparent reason. I think it was just something that he realized there’s a lot of risk for him. If I beat him in MMA, which I just dog-walked him in the boxing ring, made it look easy, and if I beat him in MMA, I take his legendary status. So I don’t know if he was like, maybe the risk of this isn’t good enough for the $10 million.” Paul further added.
Reality pic.twitter.com/0lb1g6oeEl https://t.co/QHyVm8mAUN
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) September 7, 2023
Nate Diaz took to twitter to reply to these alleged false claims by the YouTuber-turned-boxer saying, “Here’s your Mma fight bitch your easy af we can box or fight mma at RealFightINC no problem fuck PFL and fuck u pussy,” Jake paul was quick with his response and posted a video of him knocking out Diaz and quoted “Reality.”
Jake Paul vs Nate Diaz boxing fight reportedly did 450,000 PPV buys
Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz was certainly one of the most anticipated fights of the year, with the the internet influencer going head-to-head with one of the best former UFC fighters. The bout between Paul and Diaz sold a whopping 450,000 pay-per-view purchases.
‼️ Boxing Journalist @DanRafael1, has revealed that Jake Paul vs Nate Diaz did 450,000 PPV buys 🤷♂️👀 pic.twitter.com/e0AuiZz6C0
— IFN (@IfnBoxing) August 29, 2023
These figures of 450,000 pay-per-view buys aren’t the worldwide figures; Diaz vs. Paul achieved 450,000 PPV buys only in the United States. With Paul vs. Diaz reportedly selling 450,000 pay-per-view buys, it’s not surprising that these two are looking to build a rematch, and it’s understandable that both men want to be involved in its promotion.
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