With his latest win over Tony Ferguson, Nate Diaz left the UFC to try his hand at boxing. Diaz, who thinks he’s had the longest and the most successful career at the UFC, plans to explore other professions and organizations by owning up other sports. Diaz and Ferguson are two veterans of the UFC. Almost every MMA fan loved to watch their fight. Following the end of his bout with ‘El Cucuy’, Diaz answered if he would attend the Jake Paul vs. Anderson Silva fight on October 29 in Arizona.
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“Will you be ringside for the Jake Paul, Anderson Silva fight?,” a reporter asked. Hearing the question, Diaz, who won against Ferguson via submission at 2:52 of the fourth round, inquired, “Were is it at? When is it?” Having received his answer, here is what he said.
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“Yo, Jake Paul and Anderson Silva, let get me some tickets, ringside. Oh yeah, my boy Chris Avila is fighting on that card. Put the camera on Chris, there he is. There he goes. He’s fighting on the same card, so, yeah, I for sure will be there. Hell yeah. ‘Paul vs. Silva’. We coming. We’re watching you fight.”
What Nate Diaz has in plan alongside attending Jake Paul vs. Anderson Silva bout
Diaz has so far had a total of 35 MMA fights. He has 22 wins, 13 losses, and 0 draws in the sport. Having defeated Ferguson in his last contractual fight, Diaz said, “I wanna get out of the UFC for a minute and show all these UFC fighters how to take over and own up another sport how you’re supposed to do it. ‘Cause Conor McGregor didn’t know how to do it, and none of these other fighters know how to do it.”
"Paul vs. Silva. We coming. We're watching you fight." – Nate Diaz.#UFC279 | Full video: https://t.co/rLFUFVW7Kq pic.twitter.com/bwov8qOsv9
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“I’mma go out there and I’m gonna take over another profession and become the best at that, show everybody I’m the best at that, and then I’m gonna be right f—ng back here to get a motherf—ng UFC title. The best title in the world. I’ll show everybody how to own another sport. So all you motherf—rs out there trying to run another sport, boxing, kickboxing, jiu-jitsu. Other MMA organizations, if you think you’re the top, creme de la creme right here, I’m coming for you.”
Jake Paul vs. Anderson Silva will take place on October 29 in Arizona. Chris Avilla from Diaz’s team will also fight on Paul’s card. And since Avilla is participating, Diaz wants to be there and witness the live event. As he announced his UFC exit, Diaz spoke about other professions and other sports. In his career at the UFC, Diaz was known for his long reach and the ability to box. Especially, after the Conor McGregor allusion, it seems Diaz is longing to try his luck in the sport of pro boxing.
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If Diaz is to box, who do you think his first opponent be? Is there a chance Paul and Diaz fight each other in the ring?