DALLAS – Jake Paul and Nate Diaz have spent the better part of two years talking trash about each other in interviews and through social media, with everyone wondering if they’d ever settle the score, which took another step closer to happening Tuesday when both men were in each other’s presence for the first time.
Paul and Diaz attended a news conference at American Airlines Arena, where they will square off in the boxing ring. On Aug. 5, the YouTuber-turned-pro-boxer and former UFC star will fight in an eight-round, 185-pound matchup that headlines a pay-per-view co-promoted by DAZN and Diaz’s Real Fight Inc.
The fight is a long time coming after Diaz, 38, was finally granted his release from the UFC late last year shortly after a win over Tony Ferguson in his final octagon appearance.
