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    What is Nate Diaz’s net worth?

    NATE DIAZ is used to earning a living in the eight-sided Octagon. The MMA star has been a part of some big fights over the years despite never winning a world championship.
    Nate Diaz will make his professional boxing debutCredit: AP
    But his next payday will be after he makes his professional boxing debut against YouTube sensation Jake Paul.
    And SunSport has a rough idea of how much Nate Diaz is worth.
    What is Nate Diaz’s net worth? 
    The Stockton fighter is reportedly worth £6.8million with a large portion of his income coming from UFC pay-per-view fights, according to LadBible.
    Diaz won the fifth season of Ultimate Fighter and defeated Conor Mcgregor in a rematch back in March 2016.
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    His rematch against Mcgregor reportedly earned him £1.7m before his cut for the pay-per-view takings.
    From this fight alone Diaz made £196,000 from a Reebok sponsorship, £39,000 in bonuses and £118,000 to attend the after-party.
    Diaz has earned over £7.8m during his UFC career, according to the MMA salaries,
    Recently becoming a free agent Diaz decided to enter into the boxing world with his debut again Paul.
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    The price he will be paid for the match is not yet confirmed but last year The Problem Child was told he would need to splash big bucks to fight the UFC star.
    According to The Mirror, the price told was £7.8m for the social media influencer to fight Diaz. More

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    Mike Tyson reveals his pick for Anthony Joshua vs Dillian Whyte rematch with three-word prediction for grudge match

    MIKE TYSON has revealed his prediction for Anthony Joshua’s must-win rematch with Dillian Whyte.AJ will continue his career rebuild with a tasty domestic dust-up with his long-time rival at The O2 a week on Saturday.
    Anthony Joshua will renew his rivalry with Dillian Whyte a week on SaturdayCredit: GETTY
    AJ brutally knocked out his long-time rival seven years agoCredit: GETTY
    Boxing legend Mike Tyson has tipped the Watford warrior to stop Whyte againCredit: GETTY
    Joshua, 33, avenged his amateur defeat to the Brixton Body Snatcher with a brutal seventh-round knockout at the North Greenwich dome seven years ago.
    And former undisputed heavyweight champion Tyson is tipping the Watford warrior to get the job done again in brutal fashion.
    Iron Mike told Pro Boxing Fans: “I pick Anthony.”
    Joshua snapped a two-fight skid to former pound-for-pound king Oleksandr Usyk in April with a scrappy points win over Jermaine Franklin.
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    And the former two-time unified heavyweight champion received words of encouragement from Tyson in the weeks before his return to the win column.
    In an interview with iD Boxing, Tyson said of Joshua: “He has a lot of talent, and shouldn’t get discouraged.
    “He only loses when he quits. When you quit, all the doors of opportunities close.”
    “Don’t get discouraged when you lose. You just made 30 million dollars! Don’t internalise it.
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    “The more you lay off, the worse you get. To be the best, you have to fight constantly and do it more and more.”
    An emphatic win over Whyte will see Joshua set up a long-overdue grudge match with former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder.
    The duo were seemingly on course for a December dust-up in Saudi Arabia, although promoter Eddie Hearn reckons January is the earliest the fight will take place.
    The Matchroom Boxing chief said: “I think it will be January [Joshua vs Wilder].
    “I’m not sure whether [Tyson] Fury vs Usyk gets made [on the same card].
    “I don’t expect the [Francis] Ngannou fight will be so taxing that he can’t fight in January.

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    “But at the same time, he would have done a training camp.
    “And also you don’t know if he wants the fight, which lots of people suggest he doesn’t.
    “The finalisation of the Wilder fight is on hold until they [the Saudis] see what happen on August 12.
    “And that’s the risk that we’re in. It’s a big risk [facing Whyte], is it the right risk? We’ll find out.”
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    “AJ wanted a real fight, he wasn’t motivated to take a lesser, smaller fight.
    “But the Wilder fight will be dependent on victory at the O2 Arena on August 12.” More

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    Who is Jake Paul’s trainer Shane Mosely?

    JAKE PAUL faces another big test in the boxing ring this weekend as he faces Nate Diaz. Paul’s fight with Diaz will be his eighth as a professional, and he’ll be looking to make it 7-1.
    Shane Mosley had a legendary career as a fighterCredit: Reuters

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    His only loss came against Tommy Fury earlier this year but now the Problem Child will take on MMA legend Diaz.
    Diaz made a name for himself in the UFC and had two huge fights with Conor McGregor while under contract with Dana White’s promotion.
    Now he makes his first foray into the boxing world with his clash against Paul.
    But Paul is more experienced than Diaz in the squared circle, and he’ll have a legend of the game in Shane Mosley in his corner to help him out on fight night.

    Who is Shane Mosley?
    Mosley is a former three-weight world champion himself, winning titles at lightweight, welterweight and super-welterweight.
    He won his first world title in 1997 against Philip Holiday, picking up the IBF lightweight strap.
    He then went on to beat Oscar De La Hoya to win the WBC welterweight title in 2000.
    Mosley, 51, had big fights with Vernon Forrest, Winky Wright, Fernando Vargas, Miguel Cotto and Ricardo Mayorga.
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    He then went on to win the WBA welterweight strap after knocking out Antonio Margarito.
    Mosley had three of the biggest fights of his career against Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao and Canelo Alvarez, losing all by decision.
    In his fight with Mayweather, Mosley badly rocked his undefeated opponent on two occasions, but failed to follow up his attacks and was ultimately outclasses.
    Mosley retired from boxing in 2016 after losing to David Avanesyan.
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    Who is boxer Amanda Serrano?

    AMANDA Serrano found fame after impressing in the boxing ring.The fighter made her professional boxing debut at the age of 20. Here’s what we know about her life and career so far.
    Amanda Serrano is a popular Puerto Rican boxerCredit: Getty
    Who is Amanda Serrano and what is her boxing record?
    Amanda Serrano was born on October 9, 1988, in Carolina, Puerto Rico.
    She moved with her family to Brooklyn, New York, when she was young, along with her sister Cindy, who she followed into boxing.
    Amanda is a professional boxer, mixed martial artist (MMA) and wrestler.
    She is the undisputed featherweight world champion, having held the WBO title since 2019, the WBC and IBO titles since 2021, and the WBA title since 2023.
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    She is the only female, and Puerto Rican, to win world titles in more than four weight classes.
    Amanda, who has the nickname The Real Deal, holds the Guinness World Record for the most boxing world championships won in different weight-classes by a female.
    She has won the Female Boxer of the Year Award twice (2016 and 2018) by the WBO, which also granted her the first Super World Championship awarded to a woman.
    The southpaw – left-handed fighter – has had 47 bouts, including 44 wins, two losses, and one draw in a split decision.
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    She has won two MMA bouts by submission and has perfect 5-0 record in no-GI grappling (Jiu-Jitsu).
    On August 2, 2023, she announced on The MMA Hour that she has signed a deal with the Professional Fighters League.
    What happened when Amanda Serrano fought Katie Taylor?
    Serrano vs Taylor was the first women’s boxing match to headline Madison Square Garden.
    It was held on April 30, 2022, and described as the “biggest women’s fight of all time”.
    Taylor defeated Serrano by split decision in what was named Fight of the Year by Sports Illustrated.
    A rematch was scheduled to go ahead on May 20, 2023, in Dublin however Amanda was forced out of the fight due to injury.
    She has since said that she thinks the rematch will not be rearranged.
    Speaking on The MMA Hour, Amanda said: “Maybe [it will only be] delayed if she comes out on top, beating Cameron, which I don’t think that will happen.
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    “But if she does, then maybe the rematch with me will happen.
    “I just hope that Katie does the right thing and she wins.” More

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    Tyson Fury rival Francis Ngannou shows off ripped physique as he wrings litres of SWEAT out of top after brutal training

    FRANCIS NGANNOU showed off his hulking physique following a brutal training session in preparation for his showdown with Tyson Fury.The former UFC heavyweight champion will lock horns with The Gypsy King in a controversial crossover clash on October 28.
    Francis Ngannou will lock horns with Tyson Fury in a crossover clash in OctoberCredit: ESPN
    The Predator has been hard at work in Las Vegas ahead of the big-money boutCredit: INSTAGRAM@FRANCISNGANNOU
    The former UFC heavyweight champion worked up an incredible sweat during an outdoor workoutCredit: INSTAGRAM@FRANCISNGANNOU
    Cameroonian clubber Ngannou, 36, has yet to officially begin training camp for his professional boxing debut.
    But that hasn’t stopped The Predator from putting in the work in the searing Las Vegas heat.
    MMA knockout artist Ngannou shared a video of himself wringing out a sweat covered shirt outdoors with his 4.8million Instagram followers.
    His accompanying caption read: “Sweat Equity.”
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    Ngannou’s followers were quick to comment, with one saying: “Bro is probably so strong that shirt is completely dry now.”
    Another said: “Sweat? that’s a whole flood.”
    And another said: “Trust.”
    One remarked: “Smoking that Furry pack real soon.”
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    Another chimed in: “World heavyweight champion.”
    Ngannou’s camp for Fury – which is expected to get underway in the coming weeks – will be overseen by none other than former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson.
    He said: “Bringing Mike Tyson into my training camp is one of the best decisions I can make to prepare for Tyson Fury in the ring.”
    Iron Mike said: “It is no secret I back Ngannou 100 per cent in this face-off of champions.
    “He has one hard punch, and when it lands, it’s game over.

    “I am looking forward to working with Ngannou and supporting his transition from the octagon to the boxing ring.
    “He isn’t a combat novice; he is a world champion.
    “He knows how to compete when the bell rings.
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    “But the key will be combining his energy and combat skills into his punches and using his agility to move swiftly around the ring then delivering the knock-out blow.
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    Amir Khan hints at reconciliation with Faryal Makhdoom and shares clip of cinema trip with wife after marriage ‘split’

    AMIR Khan has hinted at a reconciliation with wife Faryal Makhdoom as he shared a clip of them at the cinema following their suspected split. The couple were reportedly “on the rocks” following a recent sexting scandal which saw the former boxing champ, 36, meet a woman for hotel sex over a period of four months.
    Amir Khan shared a snap of him at the cinema with his wife and ‘crew’ after reports he had split from his wifeCredit: snapchat
    Despite being rocked by cheating rumours throughout their marriage, the pair now seem to be on the mend
    The Sun on Sunday revealed Khan had demanded “no holds barred” sex from the woman earlier this year before the fling escalated.
    It’s understood Faryal, 32, found out about the betrayal before calling the woman, who wants to remain anonymous, and threatening to out her.
    A source recently said Faryal, who shares a daughter with Khan, was deciding “whether or not to walk away from the marriage”.
    But despite being rocked by cheating rumours throughout their marriage, the pair now seem to be on the mend as they shared an evening together at the cinema with pals.
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    In a Snapchat story, Khan posted a video at the private screening before revealing he was there with his “crew”.
    He said: “We’ve just come into the cinema. It’s a nice little private one this.
    “Everything else is good just came with Faryal and the crew here to the cinema.
    “We’re just chilling doing our thing.”
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    Faryal also posted a picture to her Instagram story of her watching a film.
    Appearing to be in a cinema and posting at the same time, it is not clear that it’s definitely the same movie.
    It comes after both Khan and Faryal were spotted without their wedding rings last week.
    Despite finding himself at the centre of cheating allegations once again, Khan made his first public appearance just days after rumours began circulating.
    He appeared on TNT Sports on Saturday ahead of the Terence Crawford and Errol Spence Jr fight with no ring in sight.
    And Faryal partied the scandal away after finding out about her hubby’s alleged affair.
    In an interview with The Sun on Sunday, the woman involved in the sex scandal said that Khan told her his marriage was “on the rocks”.
    Khan had messaged the woman on Instagram in February after she viewed his profile.
    She said: “I got a notification that I had a message from Amir Khan. I was shocked and, at first, thought it was a joke but he asked me for my number and then started messaging me on WhatsApp.
    “He was intense straight away and spoke about his marriage problems. I thought he was very confident.”
    Me and my wife are having big problems. On camera looks okay . . . I’m doneKHAN
    In one text, Khan said: “Things were a little tough [at the moment] with what we going through.”
    The woman said: “He then rang me and told me he was in an unhappy marriage — and it was more of a business arrangement.”
    The next day, Khan sent a number of selfies from a Pakistan work trip and asked her to send him some “naughty pictures”.
    He wrote: “I need to let me have u for a day locked up with me. Make it dirty n naughty. No holds bar. Everything goes. U know it’s been 4 months for me. No sex.”
    A fortnight later, the couple met up at a ­restaurant in Wembley, North West London, where Khan was hanging out with pals.
    She said: “I went to meet him for the first time and he was with friends.
    “We just chatted and it seemed normal to them he was meeting a woman that wasn’t his wife, which I found surprising.
    “Nothing happened but then the next day he asked me to drive to visit him in Manchester.”
    On March 7, the woman travelled from London to a plush hotel in Manchester where she checked in under the company name “Khan Operations”.
    She said: “It was quite brazen that I was checking in under his name.
    “We went out to dinner and then he had to go back to his friend’s house to FaceTime Faryal so she would think he was staying there while I waited at the hotel. We had a night of passion.”
    The following week, the woman claims Khan begged her to visit him at a hotel in London, where he was staying during a trial after he was robbed of his £72,000 watch in April 2022.
    She said: “He messaged me, pleading me to get to his hotel room at 3am. I ended up driving there later and stayed four hours.”
    She added: “Things started to get serious. He’d message he loved me and even asked me to be his girlfriend.”
    Just days later, Khan messaged: “Me and my wife are having big problems. On camera looks okay . . . I’m done.”
    But in May, he turned on a WhatsApp function which means texts are deleted automatically after 24 hours.
    She said: “I asked him to turn it off as I felt insulted — like I was his dirty little secret.
    “He told me over the phone he’d been kicked out as Faryal had caught him cheating but he said it was an old video on his phone.”
    She and Khan met up one more time before the relationship swiftly ended.
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    On June 5, the woman claims she received a phone call from him to warn her that his wife had found her number on his phone and blocked her.
    She said: “He was flying back to Dubai without her and said he’d call me when he got there.”
    The woman then received a second call at midnight — but this time from Faryal, adding: “She said she wanted to know what was going on and Amir had told her I was a fan who was harassing him.
    “I put the phone down on her and she sent me a text message.”
    Faryal’s text to the woman, seen by The Sun on Sunday, read: “I know you’re a very bad liar and I can see right through your bs.
    “So next time stop stuttering and get your story straight.
    “Trying to protect a man who blocked you and doesn’t rate you. I have recorded the whole call and have proof of your harassment.
    “I don’t want to name and shame you . . . if I was you I wouldn’t even attempt to contact him.”
    The woman said: “I was in shock. There was no harassment as proven by the messages. I wasn’t allowed to contact Amir first.”
    On June 8, Khan sent a text saying: “She’s back today. I will message you soon.” The woman said: “He then went to the Maldives and I didn’t hear from him.
    “On June 15, I got a missed voice call and a voice note saying he’d call me when he can and a few days later he changed his number.”
    She added: “It made me feel like s***. He got what he wanted and then just dropped me.
    “I always knew he was married. It’s not about that. It’s the lack of respect and the sudden shift in behaviour. Faryal’s message was horrible too. It scared me.
    “I then found out that he had been sexting other women at the same time he was having sex with me — which I find vile.”
    It is the second time this year Faryal has had to deal with public allegations.
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    Khan was forced to apologise to his wife after we revealed he begged bridal model Sumaira, 25, for cheeky pictures and asked her to meet him.
    The former light-welterweight world champion is now said to be looking to invest £100,000 into Faryal’s make-up business in a bid to save their marriage, according to the MailOnline.
    Faryal also posted a picture to her Instagram story of her watching a filmCredit: Instagram/@faryalmakhdoom
    The former light-welterweight world champion is now said to be looking to invest thousands into his wife’s businessCredit: Getty
    Faryal removed her wedding ring as she enjoyed a night out with palsCredit: Instagram
    The couple share a daughter together
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    Who is boxer Heather Hardy?

    SINCE becoming a boxer herself, Heather Hardy has been an outspoken advocate for women in the sport.The Brooklyn-based fighter started her boxing career in 2010 and has gone on to earn an impressive record.
    Heather Hardy is a boxer and trainer from Brooklyn, New YorkCredit: Instagram/@heathertheheat
    Who is Heather Hardy and what is her boxing record?
    Heather Hardy is an American boxer and trainer of Irish descent.
    She was born on January 25, 1982, and has two younger siblings, Kaitlyn and Colin.
    Heather and her family grew up in Brooklyn, New York, specifically the Gerritsen Beach neighbourhood.
    She began boxing in 2010, at the time she was going through a divorce.
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    She told the Bleacher Report in 2015: “It’s hard to say where I’d be if I hadn’t found boxing.
    “When I came here, I was going through a divorce. 
    “I wasn’t getting child support, I was supporting my sister and her son, and I was working anywhere from three to six jobs at any given time.”
    Heather – nicknamed The Heat – has a boxing record of 22 wins and two losses.
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    Her coach is former kickboxing champion Devon Cormack.
    She has been outspoken about women’s boxing and the gender pay-gap debate.
    In 2017, she slammed Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn for comments he had made on Twitter, suggesting female fighters should not expect equal pay until they match the commercial income of male stars.
    Branding his comments “abusive”, Heather fumed on social media: “How F****** dare he. How many of his men did he give this speech to?”
    Heather made her professional MMA debut in 2017, winning a flyweight bout against Alice Yauger at Madison Square Garden.
    At the time, she said she had “fallen in love” with the sport after just one match.
    Hardy has been scheduled to take on Amanda Serrano on August 5, 2023, at the Jake Paul vs Nate Diaz bout.
    The pair are close friends, with Amanda even describing Heather as her “sister” to ESPN.
    Amanda explained to the publication: “Heather opened the doors for women to fight at the Barclays Center.
    “She opened the door for [promoter Lou] DiBella to actually want to look into continuing to sign females.
    “I consider her my sister and it was always us.”
    Is Heather Hardy married and does she have children?
    Hardy was previously married to her high school sweetheart.
    The former couple wed in 2004 but divorced in 2010.
    Heather has one daughter, called Annie, who was born in 2005.
    She has often spoken about balancing her boxing career with parenting.
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    She told ESPN in 2018: “It’s hard to be a mom and be responsible for keeping someone alive and happy and fed and make sure she’s doing ok in school.
    “It’s hard to be a mom and do f****** anything, so just to have a career isn’t easy.” More

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    Conor McGregor calls out Nate Diaz for UFC trilogy after ‘nonsense’ Jake Paul fight and hits out at Michael Chandler

    CONOR MCGREGOR has set his sights on a trilogy bout with Nate Diaz after slamming Jake Paul and Michael Chandler in the process. The Irishman shared two epic battles with Diaz in 2016, with both one apiece, but the decider has failed to come to fruition.
    Nate Diaz has been called out by Conor McGregor for a trilogy fightCredit: Getty – Contributor
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    Now Diaz, 38, is out of the UFC and makes his boxing debut this weekend in Texas against YouTuber-turned prizefighter Paul, 26.
    But McGregor is no fan of the bout and instead insisted he will once again share the cage with Diaz.
    And he promised to do so with the “Baddest Mother F***er” belt Justin Gaethje won against Dustin Poirer.
    McGregor, 34, tweeted: “Regardless of that nonsense match me and Nate will be completing the trilogy.
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    “I am going to go grab that bmf belt right quick for us to compete for it in the trilogy.”
    McGregor has not returned since breaking his leg in the first round of his trilogy bout against Poirier in July 2021.
    But he is due to face Chandler, 37, in his comeback after the two coached on The Ultimate Fighter against each other.
    McGregor is meant to complete six months worth of United States Anti-Doping Agency tests before being eligible to fight again.
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    But having not yet entered the pool, it leaves the fight hanging in the balance.
    And after Gaethje, 34, knocked Poirier, also 34, out with a headkick to win the BMF belt, he was called out by McGregor.
    The former two-weight UFC champion has also distanced himself further from his TUF coaching rival.
    He tweeted: “F*** Chandler.”
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