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Nick Diaz is ready to step up and fight Jake Paul: ‘I’m still a harder worker than anybody’

Nick DiazAfter Nate Diaz failed to secure a victory over Jake Paul in their highly entertaining boxing match on Saturday night, the Stockton Samurai’s older brother, Nick Diaz, offered to step up and fight ‘The Problem Child’ or his WWE Superstar brother, Logan Paul. Nate Diaz came up short on the scorecards after 10 exciting rounds […]

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After Nate Diaz failed to secure a victory over Jake Paul in their highly entertaining boxing match on Saturday night, the Stockton Samurai’s older brother, Nick Diaz, offered to step up and fight ‘The Problem Child’ or his WWE Superstar brother, Logan Paul.

Nate Diaz came up short on the scorecards after 10 exciting rounds of action that saw Diaz deliver his signature style of striking and taunting. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough to sway the judges in his favor and Diaz lost via a unanimous decision. With a reported rematch clause in their fight contract, it’s possible that Nate Diaz could once again mix it up with Jake Paul inside the squared circle. That is if his big brother doesn’t snatch up the opportunity first.

Appearing inside the American Airlines Center for Saturday night’s festivities, Nick Diaz offered up some thoughts on the bout during a post-fight interview and, in his own unique way, said everything while essentially saying nothing.

Will Jake Paul Pick Off Big Brother Nick Diaz Before Making His Move to MMA?

The gist of it is that Nick Diaz is more than willing to step up and strap on the eight-ounce gloves for a showdown with one Paul brother, or both Paul brothers. “I’m still a harder worker than anybody out here. In this day and age,” Diaz said.

Like his younger brother, Nick Diaz carved out a career for himself with his brash attitude and heavy offensive style of fighting. Unfortunately, his career in mixed martial arts was nothing short of middling, going 7-7 with one no-contest inside the Octagon and 26-10 overall. After a six-year absence from the promotion, Diaz returned at UFC 266 and was essentially beaten into submission by UFC Hall of Famer ‘Ruthless’ Robbie Lawler.

Nick Diaz has remained insistent that he will return to the Octagon one day, but perhaps Jake Paul will choose to take out big brother before turning his attention toward a highly anticipated MMA debut with the Professional Fighters League in 2024.

Nate Diaz suffers knockdown in back and forth unanimous decision loss to Jake Paul – Highlights

Nate Diaz knockdown in boxing debut against Nate Diaz decision loss highlightsHeralded for turning in a competitive performance in his first venture in professional boxing, former UFC lightweight title challenger, Nate Diaz pushed the now 7-1 Jake Paul the 10 round distance in Dallas, Texas, en route to a back-and-forth unanimous decision (97-92, 98-91, 98-91) defeat to the outspoken Ohio native. Diaz, making his professional boxing […]

Nate Diaz knockdown in boxing debut against Nate Diaz decision loss highlights

Heralded for turning in a competitive performance in his first venture in professional boxing, former UFC lightweight title challenger, Nate Diaz pushed the now 7-1 Jake Paul the 10 round distance in Dallas, Texas, en route to a back-and-forth unanimous decision (97-92, 98-91, 98-91) defeat to the outspoken Ohio native.

Diaz, making his professional boxing debut tonight at the American Airlines Center in ‘The Lone Star State’, survived a massive scare in the opening round, finding himself on the receiving end of a huge counter hook, rocking the Stockton native and sending him reeling to the ropes for the majority of the opening frame.

A clear step and speed behind Paul throughout the entirety of their 10 round cruiserweight showdown in Dallas, Diaz, who turned in an impressive display toward the latter end of the bout as well as the later rounds, was dropped in the fourth frame by Paul — with another counter left hand shot sending the Californian tumbling to the canvas.

Dropping a unanimous judging defeat to Paul, Diaz was offered a stunning $10,000,000 fight purse to land a rematch with the former under the banner of the PFL (Professional Fighters League) strictly under the unified mixed martial arts ruleset.

Poking fun following his decision loss, Stockton fan-favorite, Diaz joked that in the first round, he could have secured a first round single leg takedown on Paul — as well as maintaining he almost latched onto a guillotine choke both the ninth and final tenth round.

Below, catch the highlights from Jake Paul’s decision win over Nate Diaz in Texas

Drake slaps $250K bet on Nate Diaz to beat Jake Paul in Dallas boxing match: ‘I can never bet against a Diaz brother’

Drake bets $250K on Nate Diaz to beat Jake Paul in boxing match I can't go against a Diaz brotherCanadian rapper and R&B artist, Drake, has slapped a cool $250,000 bet on former UFC welterweight contender, Nate Diaz ahead of his professional boxing debut tonight in Dallas, Texas – as he takes on 6-1 puncher, Jake Paul over the course of 10 rounds. Making his professional boxing debut tonight in ‘The Lone Star State’, […]

Drake bets $250K on Nate Diaz to beat Jake Paul in boxing match I can't go against a Diaz brother

Canadian rapper and R&B artist, Drake, has slapped a cool $250,000 bet on former UFC welterweight contender, Nate Diaz ahead of his professional boxing debut tonight in Dallas, Texas – as he takes on 6-1 puncher, Jake Paul over the course of 10 rounds.

Making his professional boxing debut tonight in ‘The Lone Star State’, Diaz is scheduled to headline a card at the American Airlines Center, taking on Ohio native, Paul – after a climactic build up to their middleweight pairing during Thursday’s press conference, and Friday’s official weigh-ins – which included Diaz throwing a kick at Paul.

Sidelined from combat sports competition since he headlined UFC 279 back in September of last year, Nate Diaz managed to land a fourth round guillotine choke submission win over former interim lightweight champion, Tony Ferguson.

As for Paul, the outspoken Ohio native has yet to feature since suffering his first professional loss back in February in Saudi Arabia, suffering a close, split decision loss to reality television star, Tommy Fury – the half brother of WBC heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury.

Drake parts with $250,000 in favor of Nate Diaz in his boxing debut tonight

And despite closing as a massive betting underdog on multiple markets ahead of his boxing debut against Paul tonight in Texas, Diaz has been backed – to the tune of $250,000 by Canadian rapper, Drake.

“Jake (Paul) is a dog but I can never bet against a Diaz brother,” Drake wrote in a caption on his official Instagram Stories. “That’s just how I was raised.” 

With a stunning stake of a quarter of a million placed on Stockton fan-favorite, Diaz, a victory for the Californian over Paul – who land Drake a spectacular $1,000,000,00 return. 

Earlier this week, Paul and Diaz shared the stage in an expletive-filled press conference, with both fighter’s security team brawling following a tense face-off. 

Can Nate Diaz upset the odds and beat Jake Paul in Dallas?

Video – Jake Paul and Nate Diaz get a little chippy in final staredown

Nate DiazJake Paul and Nate Diaz have been making up for lost time as their highly anticipated clash inside the squared circle quickly approaches. In recent months, fans have noticed a substantial lack of hype regarding Diaz’s pro boxing debut on Saturday night inside Dallas’ American Airlines Center. However, things took a quick turn on Thursday […]

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Jake Paul and Nate Diaz have been making up for lost time as their highly anticipated clash inside the squared circle quickly approaches.

In recent months, fans have noticed a substantial lack of hype regarding Diaz’s pro boxing debut on Saturday night inside Dallas’ American Airlines Center. However, things took a quick turn on Thursday after members of each man’s team got into a scuffle that could lead to some legal ramifications.

Things only escalated from there when the infamous Derek from Betr Media once again made his presence known at a pre-fight press event by trash-talking Nate Diaz, leading to an expletive-filled rant by the Stockton Samurai.

With only one more sleep until the two men finally go toe-to-toe, both fighters made their final staredown a memorable one with some hand fighting followed by a kick from the mixed martial arts superstar.

Who Comes Out on Top Between Jake Paul and Nate Diaz?

Jake Paul goes into the bout with a solid 6-1 record in professional boxing, though most of his victories have come against ex-UFC standouts, including Ben Askren, Tyron Woodley, and Anderson ‘The Spider’ Silva. ‘The Problem Child’ finally stepped into the ring against another legitimate boxer, Tommy Fury, in February and suffered his first career loss, coming up on the wrong side of a split decision. Now Paul is going back to the well in hopes of earning another win over a mixed martial arts superstar.

As for Nate Diaz, the Stockton native will be making his pro boxing debut after competing inside the Octagon for 15 years. During his run, Diaz went 16-11 under the UFC banner, 21-13 overall. Despite the middling record, Diaz quickly rose up as a fan favorite thanks to his heavy offensive styles and no f*cks given attitude.

Who comes out on top when ‘The Problem Child’ battles Nate Diaz in the Lone Star State?

Roy Jones Jr. reacts to Nate Diaz vs. Jake Paul press event: ‘I wanna bust him in his damn mouth’

Nate DiazLegendary pugilist Roy Jones Jr. wouldn’t blame Nate Diaz for taking a shot at the absolute joke that is Derek from Betr Media. On Thursday, Derek once again proved himself to be a giant boyle on the a** of combat sports media by using his opportunity to be part of the festivities as a way […]

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Legendary pugilist Roy Jones Jr. wouldn’t blame Nate Diaz for taking a shot at the absolute joke that is Derek from Betr Media.

On Thursday, Derek once again proved himself to be a giant boyle on the a** of combat sports media by using his opportunity to be part of the festivities as a way to get himself over like a pro wrestler going off-script. Derek made his presence known earlier this year during a May press event and immediately got on the Stockton native’s bad side when he took a dig at both Diaz brothers.

“Nate, I’m actually a boxer myself and I’ve been trying to get into this undercard,” Derek said. “I’m just wondering if you think I could fight your brother, Nick, because if he’s anything like you I think I’d beat his f*cking ass.”

Unfortunately, Derek managed to get himself into Thursday’s pre-fight press conference and once again went into business for himself by attacking Nate Diaz in a most unprofessional manner.

“I’m sorry that your feelings were hurt,” Derek said in regards to their first encounter. “Maybe if your boys see me, maybe they won’t f*ck me up this week. Anything to say Nate? Can’t wait to watch Jake knock you the f—k out.”

The entire encounter was clearly orchestrated by Jake Paul in order to get a response out of Nate Diaz. In that regard, it was 100% effective, but it was nevertheless a classless move by all parties involved and only serves to make members of the media and the next generation of combat sports athletes look that much more pathetic.

Roy Jones Jr. Responds to Troll at Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz Press Conference

In an interview with TheMACLife, boxing icon Roy Jones Jr. was fired up looking back on the incident and suggested that if it had happened to him during his heyday, he would have made every effort to put his hands on the man that intentionally disrespected him to chase a little bit of clout.

“Come in and be respectful or you shouldn’t be allowed to come in,” Jones Jr. said. “So for guys like that, if you didn’t respect me from the press conference, he should be escorted out and not allowed to be in the press conference again. He better not show his face again because if he does, they should… Dude’s disrespectful. If it were me, I would tell my people to let me get to him because I wanna bust him in his damn mouth. You got so much to say, let me see you defend yourself.”

As for how Jones Jr. sees Nate Diaz fairing in his pro boxing debut, the multi-time world champion believes it will all come down to defense.

“Nate’s gonna do good. Really it’ll just be about how long can he last,” Jones Jr. said. “Can he take Jake’s punch and how much [punishment] can he handle? He’s a real good fighter. He’s a very good striker so if he has good defense… All I’m worried about is his defense. Offensively he’s great. I know he can fight offensive because he’s sparred with some of the best. He’s been around the game. He’s one of the best strikers in MMA. So I know he can strike. But in boxing, because we got gloves, it’s about also what can you take.”

Who do you think comes out on top between Jake Paul and Nate Diaz this Saturday night?