Nate Diaz and Jake Paul officially kicked off the promotions for their upcoming bout with a press conference in Dallas. Diaz and Paul are set to meet in the squared circle in August. The bout will go down in Dallas so it was only fair to kick things off there too.

While Diaz and Paul took shots at each other and talked about their future plans after the fight, one other interaction also made headlines. A media member thought it wise to issue a challenge to Nate Diaz and he did not mince words.

The media member’s question and Diaz’s response have been circulating on the internet since the press conference. Many fans and pros have branded it deeply disrespectful to the UFC veteran.

Now, Canadian rapper Drake has chimed in with his take on the encounter. The 36-year-old hip hop star shared the sentiments as the majority of the fans and pros on the internet.

Drake responds to journalist insulting Nate Diaz

During the press conference, a media member told Nate Diaz, “Nate I’m actually a boxer myself and I’ve been trying to get into this undercard. I was just wondering if you think I could fight your brother Nick. If he’s anything like you I’d beat his f***ing a**.”

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After a few seconds of silence, Diaz responded, asking if the reporter could walk around the street talking like that. He also warned him against running into one of his team members after the incident. When Diaz asked for his credentials the reporter said his name was Derek, from Betr Media.

Drake reposted the clip and wrote, “Man why would you play with a real g this is a weak generation.” 

During the tension, Paul added that Derek worked for him and he would be laid off later. ‘The Problem Child’ also apologized to Diaz for his employee’s behavior.

Dillon Danis suspects foul play at the press conference

Interestingly, one of Jake Paul and Nate Diaz’s mutual foes Dillon Danis had an observation about the incident. He was questioning the friendship that Drake and Jake Paul shared and trying to connect some dots. Under the IG post highlighting Drake’s comments, he raised a question,

Danis wrote, “meanwhile drake supports jake and jake made that kid ask that question make it make sense.”

The 29-year-old is not convinced of what he witnessed and is trying to see the logic of the situation. Meanwhile, do you think Derek from Betr Media is in trouble?

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