Jake Paul makes £7.84m supply to Nate Diaz after beating UFC legend

Aug 06, 2023 at 6:45 AM
Jake Paul makes £7.84m supply to Nate Diaz after beating UFC legend

Jake Paul acquired his boxing profession again on observe as he gained a snug determination in opposition to Nate Diaz of their blockbuster battle. Paul gained by unanimous determination with a powerful efficiency – earlier than Diaz verbally accepted his $10million (£7.84m) for a rematch in combined martial arts. 

Paul, who was overwhelmed for the primary time when he fought Tommy Fury in February, comfortably beat the previous UFC fighter with a powerful efficiency. He had Diaz in large bother early on and knocked down the UFC legend in spherical 5. 

He was not in a position to get a stoppage however comfortably gained on factors with the judges scoring the competition 97-92, 98-91, and 98-91. After the battle, he laid down a big-money problem for one more battle – and Diaz verbally accepted. 

“I want $10 million, PFL, that’s the offer. Let’s run it back in MMA, make it fair,” Paul stated on DAZN. “I won one, now it’s your chance in your home territory. MMA, let’s do it.” Diaz replied: “Let’s do it.” 

In entrance of a sold-out crowd in Dallas, Texas, Paul immediately began punishing Diaz with physique photographs. He had his opponent in large bother within the first spherical with some large punches which shortly left a mark on Diaz. 

The ex-UFC champion was in a position to survive the spherical. He had an unorthodox type and was in a position to do some higher work preventing on the within in spherical two, however his eye confirmed swelling as Paul continued to land some large photographs.

Diaz continued to return ahead as Paul staggered him with one other left hook within the third spherical. Diaz continued to require work on his proper eye in between rounds because it closed up. 

Diaz had his finest moments of the battle in spherical 4. But he was put down by a left hook within the fifth spherical as Paul appeared to complete the battle. 

To his credit score, Diaz stored coming ahead and dragged the battle into the latter phases. The contest was initially set to be eight rounds earlier than being upgraded to 10 and it was simple to see why Diaz’s staff was eager on that change. 

However, Paul was in a position to effectively evade Diaz’s assaults and get by way of to the tip of the battle with none main issues. The scorecards rightly went in his favor by a snug margin.

Before the battle, Paul’s advisor and co-founder of his Most Valuable Promotions firm, Nakisa Bidarian, admitted that his profession was on the road in opposition to Diaz and claimed he might retire if he was overwhelmed once more. 

“He may retire if he loses to Nate Diaz,” Bidarian instructed ESPN. “His boxing career is on the line, in terms of being one of the top three or four guys in the entire sport globally. I think if he was to lose, he’d just go to being another prospect that’s coming up in the ring.”

Fortunately for Paul, he prevented that worst-case state of affairs and dispelled any doubts that he has a future within the sport with an eye catching efficiency.