YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul is back in the pugilism win column following his return to the ring this past weekend.
Paul, a former Disney star, made the walk inside Dallas’ American Airlines Center on Saturday, August 5, to throw down with ex-UFC star Nate Diaz. And for the first time in his professional career, “The Problem Child” entered the squared circle on the back of a loss.
A violent brawl occurred at a press conference for both Jake Paul and Nate Diaz ahead of a match scheduled for Saturday, August 5 in Dallas, Texas, and members of the two parties’ guards clashed and exchanged punches during the press conference that was held yesterday, Thursday.
Six months prior, Paul fell to defeat for the first time at the hands of Tommy Fury. The British pro narrowly outpointed the 26-year-old Cleveland native in their Saudi Arabia showdown.
After that setback, Paul returned to the pool of mixed martial arts veterans to source his next opponent, ultimately adding Diaz’s name to a list of fallen victims that already included Ben Askren, Tyron Woodley, and Anderson Silva.
While many were expecting the polarizing figure to get the better of his Stockton counterpart come fight night, one former UFC champion was still left impressed by Paul’s display.
Cormier Admits Being Proved Wrong By Paul
During a recent episode of Funky and The Champ, ex-light heavyweight and heavyweight UFC titleholder Daniel Cormier gave his assessment of Paul’s latest outing in the boxing ring.
While “DC” has been critical of “The Problem Child” in the past and even once had a heated confrontation with him cageside at UFC 261, he insisted that Paul is better than most will acknowledge.
Cormier also admitted to being proved wrong by Paul’s heart and grit, noting that he expected the online star to wilt when the going got tough against Diaz.
“Jake Paul, for me, did a good job but still showed there’s a lot of work to be done,” Cormier said. “What I will say about Jake Paul, bro, he’s better than people try to give him credit for and he’s a lot of tougher than people try to give him credit for. Because one of the areas I thought he would struggle was when it got hard, he would kind of fold up and go back to making videos. But he doesn’t pack it in, bro, he fights through the tough times.”
Cardio king got cardio kinged. Don’t let him fool you, his team demanded 10 rounds. I agreed because I didn’t want any excuses. Credit to Nate for not making any. pic.twitter.com/JrGd5c0a4M
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) August 6, 2023
Paul’s cardio and continued fight into the late rounds against Diaz was indeed a major talking point following his victory, with many praising the 26-year-old’s conditioning and ability to go 10 rounds so early into his career.
Jake Paul lights up a fight with Nate Diaz at a pre-fight press conference on Saturday in Dallas
‼️ Jake Paul vs Nate Diaz face-off descends into a BRAWL between teams and security at their final press conference…
[🎥 @DAZNBoxing] pic.twitter.com/AXQy95ouqz
— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) August 3, 2023
And fabricated the bodyguards of the YouTube star who turned into a boxer, and the guards pushed a member of the bodyguard team of Nate Diaz to break out a big quarrel between the two groups, which witnessed an exchange of punches and shoving while Jake Paul and Nate Diaz withdrew away from the quarrel, which is believed to be intended to arouse the enthusiasm of teenagers by promoting this violent way of the fight. tomorrow.
The altercation was quickly dealt with as the two were separated and while it is unclear who landed the first punch, Paul later took the initiative to post on Twitter to claim that Diaz’s team was threatening legal action even though it was his team who initiated the punches.
Paul continued by saying that the man who started the violence with a punch became in the hospital to bandage his wounds, and Paul also claimed after the quarrel that his psychological manipulation of his opponent, Diaz, had succeeded.
It is noteworthy that Nate Diaz follows a diet based on plant foods and has previously defeated Conor McGregor twice and has a proven track record in mixed martial arts fights.
