Jake Paul: ‘The Problem Child’ has blamed Dana White as the reason behind the delay of a potential bout against Nate Diaz. The UFC veteran currently has just one fight left under his UFC contract and is looking to get done with it asap, Moreover, he has also expressed his desire of venturing into boxing multiple times. Follow UFC Live Updates and UFC news with InsideSport.IN
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Interestingly, there was a lot of speculation surrounding a potential boxing bout between Nate Diaz and Jake Paul. However, his wish of entering the boxing ring hasn’t come to fruition just yet and ‘The Problem Child’ believes Dana White is to blame for the same.
Jake Paul: ‘The Problem Child’ blames UFC BOSS Dana White behind the delay of INEVITABLE BOUT with Nate Diaz
During a recent appearance on The MMA Hour, Jake Paul opened up on what happened after he made an offer to fight against Nate Diaz in the UFC. He said:
“There wasn’t. The ball’s in Dana White’s court. I’ve said I’d fight Nate Diaz in the UFC for free. All Dana has to do is raise the fighter minimum from $12,000 to $50,000 and give the fighters long term health care. Then I’ll fight Nate Diaz for free as his last fight on his UFC contract.”
While his aspirations of fighting Nate Diaz in the UFC weren’t fulfilled, Jake Paul has remained optimistic about his chances of getting to see Diaz inside the squared circle.
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“If he gets out of his UFC contract, I would love to box him. Nate wants that to happen. Obviously, Dana White is in control of all of the guys and won’t let [him] out of his contract.”
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“If he gets out of his UFC contract, I would love to box him. Nate wants that to happen. Obviously, Dana White is in control of all of the guys and won’t let [him] out of his contract.”
Jake Paul is currently set to face Hasim Rahman Jr. on August 6th and it will be interesting to see whether he could book a fight against Nate Diaz in the near future or not.
Jake Paul: ‘The Problem Child’ blames UFC BOSS Dana White behind the delay of INEVITABLE BOUT with Nate Diaz
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