TAMPA — Jake Paul remains to be interested by a rematch towards Nate Diaz below MMA guidelines, however that provide could also be rather less attractive now that Diaz is embroiled in his personal authorized melee.
Diaz filed a lawsuit towards Fanmio on Monday alleging that the promotional firm owes him $9 million from his current boxing match towards Jorge Masvidal. Diaz opted to field Masvidal regardless of Paul and PFL founder Donn Davis making very public $15 million provides to Diaz for an MMA rematch between the previous UFC famous person and Paul within the PFL cage.
Now that Diaz’s payday towards Masvidal seems to have far totally different than what was marketed, Paul can’t assist however chuckle at Diaz’s decision-making course of.
“I feel Nate Diaz and the Masvidal lawsuit simply reveals how dumb these persons are,” Paul mentioned Wednesday at open exercises for Paul’s bout towards BKFC star Mike Perry. “This isn’t a simple enterprise. Boxing will not be straightforward. It’s not straightforward to promote pay-per-views. If somebody’s supplying you with an enormous assure, it’s almost definitely fraudulent. And Nate Diaz ought to’ve taken my $15 million MMA provide, however yesterday’s worth will not be at the moment’s worth. So now that he wants the cash, the provide goes down. And I’m nonetheless right down to run it within the PFL towards Nate Diaz.”
Paul beforehand defeated Diaz in an August 2023 boxing match, incomes a one-sided unanimous determination over the MMA star in a battle that served as Diaz’s professional boxing debut.
In January 2023, Paul and PFL introduced a partnership for any future MMA bouts of Paul’s to happen below PFL’s promotional banner. Paul stays dedicated to boxing at the start — he’s already anticipated to face heavyweight legend Mike Tyson on November 15 after his enterprise with Perry is accomplished on Saturday — however the 27-year-old reiterated his need to ultimately make his MMA debut in PFL. He simply wants the appropriate dance associate.
“I feel I’ll make the transition into MMA when the opponent — or an opponent — needs to signal a contract. Anyone that I’m interested by preventing for my first MMA battle,” Paul mentioned. “And that’s a reputation like Nate Diaz, I’d be interested by preventing Mike Perry. However I wish to do MMA. I adore it. I’ve a wrestling background and I feel it’d be actually thrilling.”
Watch Paul’s total open exercise scrum above.