During the Anderson Silva vs. Jake Paul fight, a fight broke out behind the scene. Reportedly, team Nate Diaz collided, rather, ran into an altercation with team Jake Paul near the latter’s locker room prior to the fight. As per video clips that were later circulated after the end of the fight, Diaz appeared to slap one of Paul’s teammates as Paul and Silva geared up to step inside the ring.
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Following the end of the fight and his win, at the post-fight conference, Jake Paul condemned Diaz’s action and called the latter a ‘street gangster’ for whom it is typical to cause trouble and fight.
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On being informed about the clip, Paul said, “I haven’t really seen the video and I didn’t really know what happened. I just know there was an altercation with my team. It’s typical of him that’s what he likes to do. He’s a street gangster.”
After he won a decision over Anderson Silva at the Diamond Desert Arena in Phoenix, Paul called out Nate Diaz and Canelo Alvarez for a fight.
Jake Paul calls out Nate Diaz and Canelo Alvarez for a fight
At the ring interview, Paul addressed what Diaz and his team did. In addition, he called out both Diaz and Alvarez to face him in a fight. Paul, who has beaten Anderson Silva, believes he has proved a point.
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“I want Nate Diaz who’s a bit*h. He tried to come into my locker room. He tried to cause some sh*t. And then he always leaves the fuc*ing arena. So, Nate Diaz, stop being a bit*h and fight me,” Paul said.
Having said that, Paul brought up Canelo and what the latter said about him. “And Canelo, you too. You too Canelo. You gotta say ‘Oh you can’t beat a legend like Anderson Silva.’ I just did it. So, why can’t I beat Canelo?” Paul concluded, saying.
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