Jake Paul had a busy day on social media on Tuesday, as he extended a couple of offers to combat sports free agent Nate Diaz and UFC star Paddy Pimblett.
Paul is only a month removed from moving his unbeaten record to 6-0 in the boxing ring. In October, “Problem Child” faced his most notable test yet when he battled UFC icon Anderson Silva in a scrap inside Arizona’s Desert Diamond Arena. On that night Paul scored a landmark decision win and a knockdown on the former UFC middleweight champion.
With another win over a star from mixed martial arts in the bag, Paul’s legion of supporters is now wondering what will be next for the 25-year-old boxing lightning rod. Well, on Tuesday Paul showed his hand on one next fight idea.
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With news that Nate Diaz is now officially a free agent after a legendary 15-year run in the UFC, Paul let the Stockton bad boy know the time is now for them to meet, and he already has a venue. “Hi Nate. Finally out of your UFC contract? Let’s see how tough you are in the boxing ring instead of hallway slap contests,” Paul wrote on Twitter. “I have a venue booked. Offer is ready when you are. Just need you to sign.”
Diaz ended his tenure with the MMA world leader with a decisive fourth-round technical knockout win in September over former lightweight champion Tony Ferguson and finished with a 16-11 record in the promotion.
Jake Paul makes Paddy Pimblett a $1 million offer
Yet a call out of Diaz was not where Paul’s fantasy booking ended. Earlier this week, UFC lightweight star Paddy Pimblett claimed the Ohio native’s win over the Brazilian MMA great in boxing was staged. Something that rubbed Paul the wrong way.
- Jake Paul record: 6-0 (4 KO)
Before the Diaz tweet, Paul took to his Twitter account and made the Englishman an interesting offer. He claimed he would fly him to Puerto Rico where he trains, and if Pimblett could beat him in five rounds of sparring, he would pay him a million dollars. An amount he “deserves” anyway.
Pimblett, who fights next week at UFC 282, promptly accepted the invitation. In a follow-up tweet. Paul then claimed “The Baddy’s” representatives have wanted him to appear on his podcast, and that he would actually be a guest. But only after a five-round, three-minute sparring session.
Paddy Pimblett record: 19-3 (6 KO, 9 submission)
While the fight is not going to happen officially or unofficially, it is still fun to see two of the more popular talents in combat sports trading some barbs on social media.