Jake Paul fights Tommy Fury on Sunday, February twenty sixth from Diriyah Area in Saudi Arabia, and the YouTuber turned boxer is absolutely targeted on the duty in entrance of him. That being mentioned, he’s nonetheless fascinated with combating Nate Diaz later this yr … in each boxing and MMA.
“I feel they’re prepared. They’re prepared. I’m getting by means of Sunday and we’re going to line that one up, ASAP,” Paul mentioned when requested a few Diaz match-up on The MMA Hour.
“I feel that’s subsequent. I feel that’s what the followers need, and that’s who I would like,” he continued. “There’s been numerous speak backwards and forwards, we’ve mentioned our stuff, but it surely’s time to get right down to enterprise.”
When requested what sort of timeframe he noticed for a Nate Diaz struggle, he mentioned “I suppose in all probability like mid-year. Possibly summer season, someday in summer season.”
And Paul re-iterated what he’d mentioned up to now: he was prepared to struggle Nate Diaz within the cage if Diaz will field him in a hoop.
“I wish to do the one struggle boxing, one struggle MMA, however I’m undecided if Nate’s group is, like, absolutely aligned on that but,” Paul mentioned. “Or I don’t know in the event that they notice how critical I’m about that. I feel they thought I used to be simply doing it for hype, however I’m useless a—.”
Firstly of 2023, Jake Paul introduced a partnership with the Skilled Battle League to advertise a Tremendous Battle league. Fighters competing on this division will earn no less than 50% of pay-per-view proceeds. It’s anticipated that Paul will make his MMA debut below this technique someday within the latter finish of the yr.
An MMA struggle towards Nate Diaz will surely be one thing to witness.