Dana White admits Nate Diaz & Jake Paul should fight next: \u201cThat makes sense\u201d YouTube: TheMacLife \/ Instagram: JakePaulDespite recent and rather public contract disputes, UFC President Dana White actually agrees that MMA legend Nate Diaz should be pushing for a fight with Jake Paul next. Following on from his devastating knockout of Tyron Woodley, Paul has locked in his boxing return for August 6. However, the upcoming PPV at Madison Square Garden is yet to confirm a dance partner for the social media star. While various comments have pointed towards the likes of Tommy Fury once again, and even a potential clash with Mike Tyson, nothing has yet been made official. Thus, many are still throwing their name out in hopes of securing a big payday. One such name is none other than the Stockton slapper himself, Nate Diaz. Currently bound to his existing UFC contract, it doesn\u2019t appear Diaz is in a position to make the fight happen. Though even the company\u2019s President has now admitted such a bout between the younger Diaz and Paul brothers would \u201cmake sense\u201d. Ufc release now please or give me fight with anyone in July or august I have bigger shit to do pic.twitter.com\/xyYSCBysLs\u2014 Nathan Diaz (@NateDiaz209) June 21, 2022 Having asked for his release just 24 hours prior on social media, Diaz implied that he had \u201cbigger sh*t to do\u201d than wait around for one last UFC fight to be made. In an appearance on TheMacLife YouTube channel, White directly responded to the callout, acknowledging the idea and even agreeing with it, despite his unwillingness to let it happen. \u201cDealing with Nate is always\u2026 interesting,\u201d he said. \u201cI don\u2019t know what we\u2019re gonna do.\u201d Without releasing Diaz from his contract, White explained that he\u2019s required to offer him one last fight in the UFC. Whether Diaz accepts, however, is anyone\u2019s guess. \u201cI like Nate but let\u2019s be honest, Nate\u2019s won one fight in the last five or six years,\u201d White continued. \u201cWhen these guys get into these positions, guys that have been with us for a long time, you want to be fair to everybody, you want to do the right things. Nate Diaz isn\u2019t going to come in and fight Kamaru Usman.\u201d Instead of positioning the veteran for a fight near the top of the Welterweight division, White seemingly has other ideas in mind. In fact, he even admitted a boxer of Paul\u2019s skill level would be appropriate for Nate\u2019s next bout. \u201cHe probably should go on and fight Jake Paul. That\u2019s a fight that makes sense.\u201d Having made rare exceptions in the past for super-fights outside of the UFC, including McGregor vs Mayweather, there\u2019s always a chance we see White and Diaz come to terms on a deal for a Paul fight. After all, the UFC President has certainly been open to the idea of working with the Paul brothers. Moreover, Jake has even offered to take the Diaz fight for free if that\u2019ll get it over the line. For now though, there\u2019s no telling exactly how it might pan out. We\u2019ll just have to wait and see who fills the spot on Paul\u2019s August 6 card.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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