YouTube sensation turned professional fighter Jake Paul will face off against former UFC fighter Nate Diaz in his eighth professional boxing match in August.
"His most recent bout, Paul vs. Fury, surpassed more than 800,000 pay-per-view purchases and was a commercial success for all our partners. Jake remains one of the most avidly followed fighters in the sport and all eyes are on him ...""My last fight didn't end the way I wanted, but the result was the best thing that could have happened to my professional boxing aspirations,""Now, the world thinks I am vulnerable when all I am is more focused than ever.
Diaz, who turns 38 on April 16, is a mixed martial artist known as a striker . Diaz is significantly smaller, 11 years older and has sustained a lot of damage over the course of his 19-year career. Despite his injuries, Diaz seems extremely confident that he can defeat Paul."Besides Canelo, he’s the biggest thang in boxing,"."I’m here to conquer that. I'm the King of combat sports and then I'm headed back to get my UFC belts."
Diaz has made it known that he plans on returning to the UFC with a Conor McGregor trilogy fight still on the table down the road.
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