Former interim UFC lightweight champion Dustin Poirier has picked Jake Paul to defeat his old octagon rival Nate Diaz when the pair meet in the boxing ring.
Poirier and Diaz were signed up to fight in 2018, but the bout was cancelled due to injury and never rescheduled. They then both agreed verbally to a welterweight clash last year, just weeks after the Louisiana native had lost his second shot at undisputed gold, but the deal was never made official and their talks petered out.
Now, Poirier has bet against his fellow MMA fighter by backing Diaz to lose in his upcoming boxing debut against Paul later this summer. He has, however, declared he hopes his old rival gets paid properly after a difficult few years with the UFC after his win over Conor McGregor in 2016.
