Is the Nate Diaz vs Jake Paul rematch scheduled?: In his crusade to be taken seriously as a boxer, YouTuber and internet personality Jake Paul most recently took on MMA fighter Nate Diaz in a boxing match on pay-per-view on August 5, 2023. The event, named ‘Ready 4 War’ took place in the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.
Who Won Fight Between Nate Diaz And Jake Paul?
The main event fight, which was Diaz’s boxing debut, saw the YouTube star win the bout via Unanimous Decision from all three judges. As per the Is the Nate Diaz vs Jake Paul rematch scheduled? The event, which has an ‘all titles on the line’ fight between Amanda Serrano and Heather Hardy, generated a whopping $ 27 million in revenue. The ticket sales too were through the roof, generating $3.1 million.
The fight, which saw Paul coming off of his first defeat at the hands of Tommy Fury, was a 10 rounds affair fought in the 185-pound Catchweight category, above Nate Diaz’s regular 170-pound UFC Welterweight category.’
The match was also healthy for both men’s pockets. While Paul, for winning the bout, took home a cool $2 million, Nate Diaz earned the guaranteed amount of $500000.
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Is the Nate Diaz vs Jake Paul rematch scheduled?
The question now arises, if the Paul v Diaz fight was so successful, and it did not end in a knockout like most of Jake’s fights do, is there a rematch on the cards for the two?
The answer is – a big fat MAYBE. Even before the two duked it out in a boxing ring, Nate Diaz is said accepted a $10 million rematch put out by Jake Paul, this time, inside an MMA cage. As of now, while there is no update regarding a possible MMA bout between the two, it looks like a rematch between the two under different circumstances is in the works.
As per the Is the Nate Diaz vs Jake Paul rematch scheduled? Following his submission victory over Tony Ferguson at UFC 279 in September 2022, Nate Diaz decided not to sign a contract extension with the MMA promotion and thus became a free agent. More recently, Nate has been open about returning to UFC just so he could take on Jake Paul inside the Octagon.
But Jake Paul claims that Nate Diaz ‘ducked’ the $10 million offer for a rematch. But these affairs have previously seen mind games being played by the likes of Jake Paul. So while there will never be a solid confirmation of what is happening behind the scenes, it is entirely possible that Jake Paul and Nate Diaz will square off once more, this time inside an MMA cage.
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