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Jake Paul Reveals Crazy Stat Ahead of Nate Diaz Bout

Published 04/14/2023, 3:01 PM EDT

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Jake Paul has once again surprised not only boxing fans but also MMA fans all over the world. Fans were pleasantly surprised after the news of the confirmation of the fight between Jake Paul and Nate Diaz came to the public’s attention. Paul who has just moved on from his most recent loss against Tommy Fury has once again brought something even bigger than his last fight. The duo was going back and forth at each other last year, but it kind of died down after the confirmation of his fight with Fury. no one thought that the fight would actually happen.

Jake Paul has been making many big moves and constantly tries to push himself with opponents of high caliber. This nature of Paul has definitely shown how seriously he is taking the sport. He shared some Instagram Stories, where he presented some mind-blowing stats. The stats showcase that the hype for the upcoming fight is massive.

Jake Paul’s crazy stats: A look at the numbers ahead of his fight

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Recently, Jake Paul shared some crazy stats ahead of his fight. In the first story, he shared the old post of the poster for his previous fight in Saudi Arabia. Jake Paul called it ‘Interesting Data’. He further wrote that the number of likes for the previous fight was around 500k after three months of posting it. He then revealed that the number of PPVs was more than 800k.

 

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In the second story, he then shared the recent poster he shared on his Instagram account. The poster was for the announcement of his next fight against Nate Diaz. He pointed out that this post had received around 650k likes in just 23 hours.

Paul also marveled at how this post had double the comments compared to before. He then goes on to claim that this might be the biggest fight of the year. It is yet to be seen how much pull this fight possesses. As for now, we can only speculate how everything will turn out in the future.

Nate Diaz talks big ahead of Jake Paul’s boxing match

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UFC veteran Nate Diaz has confirmed that he will make his boxing debut against YouTube star Jake Paul. Diaz recently became a free agent after defeating Tony Ferguson in his final UFC fight, he also plans to return to Dana White‘s organization if he wins the fight. The match is set to take place on August 5 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, where Diaz will aim to give Paul his second defeat in the ring.

In a bold statement, Diaz suggested that his opponent, Paul, is basically the next big name in the world of boxing after the ‘Cinnamon’, Canelo Alvarez. Diaz had a successful career in the UFC before this fight. His record includes two fights with Conor McGregor, Jorge Masvidal, and Anthony Pettis.

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Diaz’s contract with the UFC ended with a commanding win over Ferguson. Furthermore, Diaz aims to return to the UFC after the match, and a trilogy bout with McGregor could be on his mind.

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Chirag Radhyan

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Chirag Radhyan is a Boxing Writer at EssentiallySports. He has authored over 300 articles and loves to talk about the animosity between athletes, leading up to a fight. His coverage of the off-court drama between Jake Paul and Tommy Fury received widespread appreciation from readers.
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