Rejected!
Nate Diaz scored his first boxing win last night (Sat., July 6, 2024) when he defeated Jorge Masvidal via majority decision from inside the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. (watch highlights).
After the fight, Diaz called for rematches with Jake Paul and UFC Welterweight champion Leon Edwards, which was expected.
Watch out the callout.
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— Nobody (@ghost_of_mma) July 7, 2024
Within minutes of Diaz’s call out on Twitter, Paul promptly responded and utterly criticized him.
Paul expressed his frustration by saying, “Nate Diaz, you have disappointed me by avoiding my PFL $15m MMA offer. Masvidal is also disappointing, shaking my head.”
Fuck you Nate Diaz you’re a hoe who ducked my PFL $15m MMA offer
Masvidal trash too smh pic.twitter.com/don2MK9yio
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) July 7, 2024
Paul defeated Diaz last year in a lopsided, dominant unanimous decision (watch highlights). After the fight, Diaz was open to a rematch in mixed martial arts (MMA), which Paul happily accepted.
Unfortunately, Paul wanted to fight in the Professional Fighters League (PFL), but Diaz said, “F—k PFL,” and gave up on a rumored $10 million payday.
PFL CEO Donn Davis upped the ante to $15 million, but Diaz rejected that too.
Currently, it appears to be an enduring stalemate, but in the end, does it really matter?
Paul is getting ready to box Mike Perry on July 20 and then Mike Tyson later this Nov., once Tyson recovers from his ulcer flareup.
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