YouTube feeling turned skilled fighter Jake Paul is set to consider on former UFC fighter Nate Diaz in a considerably-predicted boxing bout. It was introduced on Wednesday that a Paul vs. Diaz match will choose put in American Airways Centre in Dallas, Texas on Saturday, Aug. 5.
The bout will be put on by Jake’s Most Useful Promotions and Diaz’ Authentic Fight Inc. and will be a DAZN Pay out-For each-Look at battle.
Jake posted about the fight on social media indicating, “August 5th we commemorate the funeral for Nathaniel Diaz as we mail him in casket back again to Dana [White].”
Paul and Diaz have experienced numerous words with each other on social media, with the two exchanging insults in interviews for nearly 18 months. Paul even challenged Diaz in his put up-struggle job interview just after defeating Anderson Silva in Oct of very last yr.
Paul is 6-1 as a professional boxer and holds wins more than UFC fighters Anderson Silva, Tyron Woodley (twice) and Ben Askren. All a few are previous world champions in several organizations with Silva and Woodley reigning as UFC middleweight and welterweight champions, respectively. Paul has also defeated NBA player Nate Robinson and fellow YouTube star AnEsonGib.
“Jake’s star power and recognition proceed to command large audiences around the world,” Most Precious Promotions co-founder Nakisa Bidarian reported in a statement.
“His most the latest bout, Paul vs. Fury, surpassed far more than 800,000 shell out-for each-perspective purchases and was a industrial results for all our companions. Jake remains just one of the most avidly adopted fighters in the activity and all eyes are on him …”
Paul’s lone decline arrived towards Tommy Fury previously this yr.
“My past battle failed to finish the way I wished, but the consequence was the best factor that could have happened to my qualified boxing aspirations,” Paul stated.
“Now, the planet thinks I am vulnerable when all I am is more targeted than at any time. My staff needed me to take an uncomplicated combat like KSI following, but that’s not how I am constructed. Nate Diaz is viewed as 1 of the most negative-a** fighters of all time, but he and his workforce have been jogging their mouths for too lengthy.”
Diaz, who turns 38 on April 16, is a mixed martial artist regarded as a striker (21-13, MMA). Diaz is significantly smaller, 11 many years older and has sustained a lot of destruction over the training course of his 19-year profession.
In spite of his injuries, Diaz looks incredibly assured that he can defeat Paul. “Apart from Canelo, he’s the major thang in boxing,” Diaz explained of Paul in a statement. “I’m here to conquer that. I am the King of combat sports activities and then I’m headed back to get my UFC belts.”
Diaz has manufactured it known that he programs on returning to the UFC with a Conor McGregor trilogy battle continue to on the desk down the highway.
