Nate Diaz vs. Jake Paul boxing PPV set for August

Former UFC fighter Nate Diaz will fight Jake Paul in a boxing pay-per-view that has been teased and built for years and will possibly lead to an MMA rematch.

Announced on Wednesday, the event is set for Saturday, August 5th at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, and air on DAZN’s PPV arm. It will be an eight-round fight at 185 pounds.

Diaz’s UFC contract expired last fall following his win over Tony Ferguson who was a last-minute replacement for Khamzat Chimaev in a strange shuffling of three fights due to missed weight.

This will be Diaz’s boxing debut while Paul (4-1) will be looking to rebound from his first loss in his young career, dropping a February decision to Tommy Fury. The YouTube star has built a career off defeating former MMA stars like Anderson Silva, Ben Askren and Tyron Woodley (twice).

Diaz has been in attendance for several of the fights and verbally sparred with Paul when doing so. He was notably ejected after a light brawl backstage during the Paul vs. Silva fight.

This will open up speculation that the two will follow this up with an MMA fight as Paul signed on to the PFL’s Super Fight division and immediately challenged Diaz to a series. Paul has said he would like to make his MMA debut in early-2024.