Nate Diaz to attend Jake Paul’s fight with Anderson Silva with ex-UFC star linked with boxing match against YouTuber
NATE DIAZ is set to attend Jake Paul’s fight with Anderson Silva amid talks of a boxing match of his own against the YouTube star.
Diaz is now free to cross over to the ring after completing the final bout on his UFC deal.
In the months leading up to his farewell fight in the octagon, Paul has teased future talks with Diaz.
The American, 25, returns against UFC legend Silva, 47, in Arizona on October 29, his sixth professional bout.
And Diaz’s training partner Chris Avila, 29, is set to feature on the undercard, meaning the MMA veteran will be in attendance.
Diaz said: “Yo, Jake Paul and Anderson Silva, let me get some tickets ringside.
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“My boy Chris Avila is fighting on that card, so yeah I for sure will be there.”
Diaz, 37, was due to fight Khamzat Chimaev, 28, in his final UFC bout.
But Chechen-born Swede Chimaev was overweight on the scales, meaning Tony Ferguson, 38, filled in as a replacement.
Diaz went on to submit Ferguson in round four and is already eyeing a boxing switch.
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He said: “I want to get out of the UFC for a minute and show all these fighters how to take over and own up another sport how you’re supposed to do it because Conor McGregor didn’t know how to do it.
“None of these other fighters know how to do it. So I’m going to go out there and I’m going take over another profession and become the best at that.
“Show everybody I’m the best at that and then I’m going to be right the f*** back here to get a motherf**** UFC title. The best title in the world.”