Former UFC champion hopes Nate Diaz gets "payday he deserves" by fighting Jake Paul in MMA and Boxing
Jake Paul's next fight being against professional boxer Tommy Fury instead of former UFC title challenger Nate Diaz has people talking.
Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping is the latest to weigh in on the long awaited boxing bout between the YouTuber-turned-boxer and Fury, and where this leaves the Stockton native. Bisping uploaded a video to his YouTube channel, where he gave his opinion on the fight and mentioned that he hopes Diaz deserves a big payday in the future.
He said:
"I hope he {Nate Diaz} gets that big payday that he deserves after all the time that he gave to combat sports." {8:31 - 8:37}
The UFC Hall of Famer also touched on why he believes 'The Problem Child' signed with the PFL and offered a two-fight deal to the former TUF winner. He mentioned that the pay-per-view numbers for his bout with Anderson Silva could be what factored into accepting the Fury fight and also challenging the Stockton native, saying:
"Maybe that's also why Jake Paul came over to the PFL because they needed a partner. Now of course, Jake Paul's on about fighting mixed martial arts. He's made Nate Diaz an offer a two-fight offer - one in boxing, one in mixed martial arts - and I hope that goes down as well for both men, mainly for Nate Diaz."
It will be interesting to see if Diaz eventually takes 'The Problem Child' up on his offer to fight him in a boxing fight and then in an MMA fight under the PFL banner.
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Michael Bisping predicts winner of Jake Paul vs. Tommy Fury
Per @arielhelwani, Tommy Fury vs. Jake Paul is now a 'done deal' for February 25 🍿 https://t.co/0x1qa8z859
Jake Paul will get an opportunity to silence the doubters when he fights Tommy Fury on February 25. This will be the first time competing against an active boxer, which will be a test and will allow his team to assess how he truly stacks up against a boxer.
Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping uploaded a video to his YouTube channel, where he spoke about the YouTuber-turned-boxer and Fury finally agreeing to fight along with Nate Diaz earning a big payday. During the video, he also made a prediction for how he sees the fight between 'The Problem Child' and 'TNT' playing out, saying:
"This one in Saudi Arabia, yeah, it's going to be interesting. Now, I've got Jake Paul winning the fight. I think he's made incredible improvements. I think he's getting better with time. And regardless of whether or not me and him go back-and-forth on Twitter and talk a little bit of sh*t, I wish him all the best." {8:31 - 8:52}