Jake Paul demonstrated once more that he’s ok to beat a MMA fighter.
The YouTuber-turned-combat sports activities star, coming off a loss to fellow boxer Tommy Fury, outboxed former UFC star Nate Diaz to win a unanimous determination in a 10-round bout Saturday evening at American Airways Heart in Dallas.
The official scores had been 98-91, 98-91 and 97-92.
Diaz, making his boxing debut at 38, made up for restricted abilities together with his grit and nasty inside combating however he didn’t have sufficient of something to win rounds.
Paul (7-1, 4 KOs) damage Diaz within the opening spherical. The MMA star survived the second however went down within the fifth spherical, which was essentially the most dramatic second of the struggle.
Diaz survived once more and by no means stopped making an attempt. And he had some success as Paul started to tire late within the struggle.
Nonetheless, Paul clearly acquired extra achieved within the ultimate accounting, which is why he had his hand raised.
“He’s powerful, he’s actual powerful,” Paul mentioned afterward. “That’s what he’s identified for. However powerful on this sport doesn’t work. I knocked him down, received principally each spherical. I believe he received one spherical.
“However he’s a warrior, I had him damage within the first spherical and he stored on coming. Nobody is taking that a lot harm. Going 10 rounds in my eighth struggle is unparalleled. I’ve solely been boxing for 3 years.”
Paul mentioned he likes the concept of a rematch with Diaz — however beneath MMA guidelines. Paul signed a cope with the MMA outlet PFL this yr.
“I would like $10 million, PFL, that’s the provide,” Paul mentioned on to Diaz. “Let’s run it again in MMA, make it truthful. I received one. Now it’s your probability in your house territory. Let’s do it.”
Within the co-feature bout, undisputed featherweight champion Amanda Serrano (45-2-1, 30 KOs) defeated Heather Hardy (24-3, 4 KOs) by a near-shutout determination. The scores had been 100-90, 100-90 and 99-91.
