Nate Diaz's old UFC rival Jorge Masvidal has backed him to "smoke" Jake Paul in their upcoming boxing match.
Diaz, 38, is scheduled to make his professional boxing debut against Paul, 26, on August 5 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Diaz parted ways with the UFC last September after tapping out Tony Ferguson in his final fight for the promotion and he now looks to hand Paul his second defeat after the YouTuber-turned-boxer's loss to Tommy Fury in February.
Masvidal, who won the BMF title by stopping Diaz at UFC 244 in November 2019, thinks his former opponent's experience will get him the win against Paul. "It’s just the time of it. Jake’s obviously a lot younger than Nate. If Nate’s in his prime, I think he smokes Jake. But Nate’s been out of it for a while. I don’t know what kind of shape his lifestyle is like outside a serious training camp," he told MMAJunkie.
