JAKE PAUL dropped Nate Diaz in the fifth round en route to a unanimous points win – but the Problem Child was made to work for the victory in Texas.
Paul bounced back from his loss to Tommy Fury in February with the win in a thriller against the UFC legend Diaz.
And a shock MMA rematch has been agreed between the pair next up!
- Result: Paul wins by unanimous decision
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Diaz open to MMA fight vs Paul
Asked whether he would take on Jake Paul in the cage, Nate Diaz said: “Yeah, I think I would fight him.
“It’s easy to take him down. Two, three, four months [from now], I’m ready to rock.
“We’re going to talk.”
Paul booed after Diaz win
Jake Paul branded his haters ‘virgins’ as he received a chorus of boos after beating Nate Diaz.
Paul, 26, dropped Diaz in the fifth round with a neat check left hook but did little to impress those in attendance at the American Airlines Center.
The social media sensation was showered with boos during his post-fight interview and reacted angrily to the post-fight hate.
He roared “boo if you’re a virgin” and cupped his right ear to further rile up the crowd.
Diaz confirms he will box again
Nate Diaz has revealed he plans to return to the boxing ring despite losing to Jake Paul on his professional debut.
Asked whether he will box again, he said: “100%. Talk about experience. […] I didn’t even get cut today. I get cut in every MMA fight I fight in.
“I have nobody’s [name] in mind right now, but […] next week, get back to me.
“I’m sure I’ll have a list full of motherf***ers’ asses to whip.
More from Diaz on Paul and THAT chokehold
“[The chokehold was a] done deal. In a real fight, the fight’s over, and I would have secured the win, but we were participating in a boxing match, and it was a good time, and now I know… I’ve trained my whole career in boxing with pro boxers on the highest level, high as I could get, and I’ve done really well.
“I’ve never fought in a pro fight, so I thought I’d f**k up anybody. The guillotine… that was too easy.
“The takedown was too easy too – I got the punch, his whole weight was in my chest. In MMA they smash my head and fuck me up.
“I didn’t think I won. I knew he got the knockdown, but I figured I won a good amount of rounds.”
Paul costs Drake $1 million
Jake Paul cost rap superstar Drake a whopping $1MILLION with his win over Nate Diaz.
The Problem Child returned to the win column early on Sunday morning with a decision victory over the former UFC star in their Dallas dust-up.
YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul was the bookies’ favourite to win the crossover clash, but that didn’t stop Drizzy from staking a staggering $250,000 bet on Diaz.
Drake shared his pre-fight wager on his Instagram story, writing: “Jake is a dog but I can never bet against a Diaz brother.
“That’s just how I was raised.”
The Canadian stood to make a cool $1m off his bet, although Paul well and truly scuppered the massive wager.
Fights between fans at Paul vs Diaz
A host of fights broke out between fans attending Jake Paul’s fight with Nate Diaz in Texas on Saturday night.
YouTuber Paul, 26, laboured to a points win over UFC legend Diaz, 38, who was making his professional boxing debut.
But ugly scenes took place outside the ring as those watching the bout turned on one another and began brawling.
A video shared on social media showed multiple fights breaking out.
Check out the video here and full story via this link.
Diaz gives assessment of Paul
“He needed a takedown. He needed a choke. He did a good job. He’s a f***ing athletic, strong dude and he hits hard and fast, but it ain’t nothing I hadn’t seen before, and I trained with people who were [like that].
“These guys can throw down. It’s good s**t. […] I should have been throwing punches, keeping him on the outside.
“I’m not trying to make an excuse, but about a month back I hurt my […] right arm, a bit.
“I think I should’ve kept to the outside and circled, and done better stuff. But it’s all good.
“There’s no way I [wouldn’t] show up for a fight because of something like that. You gotta go regardless, no matter what. “
Paul addresses Fury defeat
Jake Paul insists his loss to Tommy Fury in February was a positive for his boxing career.
Speaking after the win over Diaz, he said: “The loss was seriously the best thing.
“It set me on the path I was supposed to be on and you can’t cut corners in this sport.
“I was in the gym the day after the loss.
“I flew back from the Middle East and went to the gym every single day up until this fight.”
Paul on his training camp
“I’m a new fighter. The new team we brought in, the new strength and conditioning—- everything was new and I worked harder this camp. It pushed me to my limits.
“There were moments in the gym where I thought, ‘Damn I don’t even know if I can do this,’ but I just kept on believing in myself and now my gas tank is crazy.
“I could have kept on going. I could have gone 12 rounds and we are just stepping up and up, and after doing it in three years- I’m happy with myself.”
Paul on what it’s like fighting Diaz
“It was fun and I knew he was trying to take breaks so I would pounce on him when he was doing that.
“We were talking to each other the whole fight.
“When you’re in there with another dog, you can sense it.
“It just makes the sport more fun and this fight was probably the most memorable yet.”
Logan Paul involved in ringside bust-up
Logan Paul was involved in a fight which broke out at ringside during his brother Jake’s win over Nate Diaz.
Logan, 28, put on a show himself on Saturday night as he performed at WWE SummerSlam before flying in to attend his younger brother’s boxing bout.
The older Paul sat watching the clash in his wrestling gear as Jake, 26, claimed a unanimous decision victory over UFC legend Diaz.
But it did not all go swimmingly during the course of the fight as Logan got embroiled in an altercation with fans.
A video shared on social media shows the YouTube star becoming riled up by someone in the crowd.
And a chair ended up in the air as someone lifted it up above their head before security swarmed in.
Watch the video and read the full story here.
Diaz tries cheeky choke
In the final round Nate Diaz tried his signature guillotine choke on Paul.
Sadly, it was quickly broken up by the referee.
Diaz submitted five opponents by guillotine in the UFC.
Full main card results
- Jake Paul def. Nate Diaz via unanimous decision (97-92, 98-91, 98-91)
- Amanda Serrano def. Heather Hardy via unanimous decision (99-91, 100-90, 100-90) – for undisputed featherweight title
- Chris Avila def. Jeremy Stephens via unanimous decision (59-55, 59-55, 60-54)
- Ashton Sylve def. William Silva via knockout – Round 4, 2:59
- Shadasia Green def. Olivia Curry via unanimous decision (99-91, 100-90, 100-89)
- Alan Sanchez def. Angel Beltran via unanimous decision (77-75, 78-74, 79-73)
Saweetie makes appearance as ring girl
Saweetie helped walk out champion Amanda Serrano in the co-main event.
After walking Serrano out, she became a ring girl for the night.
Could this happen next?
Jake Paul wants an MMA rematch with Nate Diaz.
KSI reacts
KSI has taken to Twitter to mock Jake Paul’s display in his return to the win column against Nate Diaz.
The British YouTuber who fights Tommy Fury next, tweeted: “That Jake Paul performance was terrible.
“October 14th you get to watch a real fight and challenge.”
Those sound like fighting words to me.
Jake Paul speaks
“I knocked him down, won basically every round. I think he won one round but he’s a warrior.
“I had him hurt in the first round, he kept on coming. All credit to my team, my conditioning, going ten rounds in my eighth fight, it’s unheard of.
“I’ve only been boxing for three years, he’s a UFC legend, I was watching this kid growing up.”
Fight report from Texas
Jake Paul revived his boxing career with a massive points with over Nate Diaz.
The YouTuber-turned prizefighter stepped into the ring with his place in the sport on the line following his first loss earlier in the year.
But Paul secured a unanimous points win over ten rounds in Texas to get back to winning ways.
Credit: Getty Paul wants MMA rematch
After winning his seventh professional boxing match, Paul said he wants to fight Diaz in MMA.
Diaz is a former UFC fighter, so an MMA fight would suit him.
The MMA star lasted all 10 rounds with Paul in the ring tonight, despite getting knocked down.
Rematch in MMA?
Jake Paul says in the ring afterwards he is up for a rematch against the UFC legend…in an MMA match.
Both men seem to shake on it!
Wow!
Paul vs. Diaz – Winner
Jake Paul has defeated Nate Diaz!
All three judges favored Paul.
Paul vs. Diaz – Round 10
Entering the final round, Diaz knows he needs the finish.
Even his cornermen are telling him so.
Paul withstood all his punches, though.
Diaz tried a guillotine choke, but that was quickly broken up.
Judges decision coming up next!
Paul vs. Diaz – Round Nine
Even ninth round there.
Diaz has looked better in the later rounds.
Just one round remaining!
Paul vs. Diaz – Round Eight
Midway through the eighth, Paul has 122 punches landed, while Diaz has 88.
Paul’s never been 10 rounds before but looks like he should have the stamina.
Diaz connected on some big uppercuts, though.
Huge end to the round from Diaz!
Paul vs. Diaz – Round Seven
Stockton’s finest needs a KO to win this one.
Paul will ultimately win this one if it goes all 10 rounds to the judges scorecards.
Diaz hasn’t looked half-bad since getting knocked down, but doesn’t have as much power behind his punches as Paul.
Just three rounds left.
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
