Why is Nate Diaz avoiding the mma fight with Jake Paul?

[blaseblase]

Typically fighters turn down fights for financial reasons. But PFL is offering him the biggest payout of his entire career. It doesnt seem to be over money.

I have this theory that Nate still believes he has something to accomplish in mma. A trilogy fight with Conor perhaps. If he lost to Jake Paul in mma it will essentially kill the chances of future big fights. He would be the guy who lost to the 0-0 YouTuber in his own sport.

Boxing he was willing to risk it. It's not his sport, Jake Paul has some wins, beat a legend in Anderson Silva. But mma changes the stakes. So even though it's a massive payday, he isnt willing to risk it.

 

[Luthien]

Wasn't Nate talking about being on UFC 300 lately?

 

[Brigfa2]

Jake by KO in round 1

 

[RiskiestCookie]

High risk, low reward (besides $$)

 

[nostradumbass]

There's nothing in MMA that would make a difference. Nate isn't going to start throwing a ton of kicks or turn into a D1 wrestler, so he might as well stick with boxing rules where they'd have the same fight anyway, but it's not embarrassing if he loses.

 

[OLD RED]

Because its a tough fight with potential humiliation.

 

[markantony20]

Because he wants money

 

[mjfan23]

He wants to get paid. Maybe the saudis pay to make that fight

 

[TR1]

Nobody has accused Nate Diaz of being a particularly bright individual.

 

[TheTickG]

Typically fighters turn down fights for financial reasons. But PFL is offering him the biggest payout of his entire career. It doesnt seem to be over money.

I have this theory that Nate still believes he has something to accomplish in mma. A trilogy fight with Conor perhaps. If he lost to Jake Paul in mma it will essentially kill the chances of future big fights. He would be the guy who lost to the 0-0 YouTuber in his own sport.

Boxing he was willing to risk it. It's not his sport, Jake Paul has some wins, beat a legend in Anderson Silva. But mma changes the stakes. So even though it's a massive payday, he isnt willing to risk it.

I think Nate would lose. I think that Nate thinks he will lose. Nate does not want that in MMA.

 

[aali14]

I think Nate knows outstriking Jake in MMA wouldn't be that easy, especially since Nate just boxes and doesn't kick, not to mention Nate has sh*t takedowns

If the fight is even remotely competitive Nate would be an (even) more of an embarassment

 

[blaseblase]

Because he wants money

It would literally be the biggest payout of his career

 

[BabyBlue_Bomber]

He’s afraid of Paul’s ground game…

 

[JakePaulMMA]

We all know why. Jake is bigger and better. Faster reaction time. Better hand eye coordination. Superior speech impediment. Nate has nothing for Jake at this point and he knows it. Doesn't take away from Nate being a legend...it's just that Jake Paul is on another level.

 

[ryun253]

Nate doesn't want to burn bridges with the UFC by signing to PFL...

 

[ferrisjso]

Because losing an MMA fight to a boxer with HS wrestling experience would be embarassing and it's a serious possibility.

 

[sonofjay817]

Typically fighters turn down fights for financial reasons. But PFL is offering him the biggest payout of his entire career. It doesnt seem to be over money.

I have this theory that Nate still believes he has something to accomplish in mma. A trilogy fight with Conor perhaps. If he lost to Jake Paul in mma it will essentially kill the chances of future big fights. He would be the guy who lost to the 0-0 YouTuber in his own sport.

Boxing he was willing to risk it. It's not his sport, Jake Paul has some wins, beat a legend in Anderson Silva. But mma changes the stakes. So even though it's a massive payday, he isnt willing to risk it.

Nate's a realist. He knows Jake has a chance and if he beat him, it would likely completely destroy his legacy. That's my theory anywhoo.

 

[SpiderCrawl]

Jake kills him in MMA

 

[TeenageMutantLesnarTurtle]

Because theres a real chance Nate loses in his own sport as well and he'd never live it down.

 

[BigDramaShow26]

Because Nate could possibly lose. Jake Paul wrestled in Ohio for multiple years. He has a base, and he is an athlete. They have weight classes for a reason. Jake would ve fighting at 185 in MMA.