“He Knows What’s up…”: Despite Losing $250,000 on Nate Diaz vs Jake Paul Fight, Former UFC Star’s Teammate Urges Drake to Keep Putting Money on the 38-Year-Old

Not a lot of people are aware of the fact that popular Canadian rapper Drake bet big time, on Nate Diaz in his boxing bout against Jake Paul. The bout ended with Jake Paul taking the win against Nate Diaz by decision. The fight started with Paul landing some crucial shots in the beginning but Diaz went the 10-round distance with him and lost in the end.

However, since it was a boxing bout, it was not entirely in favor of Diaz, who is a professional MMA fighter. Paul had the advantage in the fight and he took the win in the end. However, he acknowledged Diaz’s heart and endurance after the fight. Now, it seems, that there is another fight in the pipeline for the two fighters.

Nate Diaz’s Friend Says Drake Will go for ‘Double’ in the MMA bout against Jake Paul

Although Diaz lost his bout against Jake Paul, he won a lot of hearts. Even his opponent was left in awe of Diaz’s ability to keep going after enduring a lot of punishment.

Popular Canadian rapper Drake threw down $250K, rooting for Nate Diaz to win the boxing bout against Jake Paul. However, he lost that money since Diaz lost the fight to Paul. Now, it seems he has another chance to win it all back and make some more. And although one would think that Drake would place his bets more wisely this time, Nate Diaz’s friend and combat training partner Chris Avila is sure that Drake would double his money with Diaz this time.

He was recently seen attending a Drake concert where an interviewer asked him whether he thought Drake would bet on his ‘boy’ Nate Diaz again.

“Of course! Of course! Yeah, he’s gonna double it up. Yeah, he knows what’s up. He’s supporting the real.“, replied Avila, confident that Drake would root for Diaz again and this time, win his money back.

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There has been no official statement from Drake. Do you think he will go with Diaz again, now that it’s an MMA fight this time? Or will he bet his top dollar on Jake Paul this time?

Nate Diaz vs. Jake Paul – In the UFC or in the PFL? Who is promoting it?

After the fight was over, team Jake Paul reached out to team Diaz and offered him $10 million for a second fight. However, to even things out, the fight proposed this time would be an MMA bout. However, Paul had proposed that the fight happen under the banner of PFL, another MMA promotion, to which Jake Paul is signed.

However, upon hearing this, Diaz seemed disinterested at first. He put forth the condition that he would be interested if his own promotion, Real Fight, Inc., were also involved in promoting the fight. According to Diaz, he is looking to make his return to the UFC Octagon with this fight and would want this fight to be in an MMA ring. Now, there has been no official confirmation regarding whether Real Fight, Inc. would be co-promoting the event or not. But it seems that differences are being ironed out internally. Look out for more updates in the near future.

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