Jake Paul announces August 5 boxing match with MMA star Nate Diaz in his first bout since suffering his lone career defeat to Tommy Fury: Former UFC fighter, 37, aims to return to circuit after ‘conquering’ YouTube star
- Fresh off his first defeat to Tommy Fury, Jake Paul is headed back to the ring
- Paul will square off with MMA star Nate Diaz in Dallas on August 5 on PPV
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Fresh off his first boxing defeat to Tommy Fury, Jake Paul is headed back to the ring, this time, to face MMA star Nate Diaz.
Paul, 26, and Diaz, 37, will square off on August 5 on DAZN pay-per-view at the American Airlines Center in Dallas.
‘My last fight didn’t end the way I wanted, but the result was the best thing that could have happened to my professional boxing aspirations,’ Paul said in a press release through his promotion company, MVP.
‘Now, the world thinks I am vulnerable, when all I am is more focused than ever,’ he continued. ‘Nate Diaz is considered one of the most bad-ass fighters of all time, but he and his team have been running their mouths for too long.’
Diaz and Paul have been trading insults through the media for 18 months, perhaps with an eye towards eventually stepping in the right together.
‘Besides Canelo he’s the biggest thang in boxing,’ said Diaz, who is currently an MMA free agent after years of success in the UFC. ‘I’m here to conquer that. I’m the King of combat sports and then I’m headed back to get my UFC belts.’
Fresh off his first boxing defeat to Tommy Fury, Jake Paul is headed back to the ring, this time, to face MMA star Nate Diaz
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