Nate Diaz is all set to make his boxing debut against Jake Paul. The two athletes from two different worlds will lock horns on August 5 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. The MMA world has been talking about the fight ever since the official announcement. Diaz’s fighting career spanned over nineteen years, and he was with the UFC for fifteen years. His contract with the promotion kept him busy for years. In the recent pre-fight press conference, Diaz and ‘The Problem Child’ came face-to-face. At the conference, the Californian fighter talked about how he felt trapped in the cage for a long time.

 Diaz always dreamed of fighting in the boxing ring, and finally, he got to be a part of one of the biggest boxing fights of the year. The MMA fighters were split into two factions after the announcement of the match. Some believed that Diaz was going to win the bout, while others felt that the 38-year-old was going to lose in alien territory. Recently, MMA fighter and actor Michael Jai White surprised combat sports lovers by stating that he has no predictions about the upcoming boxing match.

Michael Jai White talks about Jake Paul versus Nate Diaz

In a YouTube video uploaded by djvlad, Michael Jai White talked about the upcoming bout between Nate Diaz and Jake Paul. He said, “I don’t have a prediction. With that it kind of balances feel like it’s. I don’t I don’t know. I mean that’s one that that I think it’s a good choice because there are things that counterbalance themselves.” Jai White’s take on the match was quite surprising. As an MMA artist himself, he was unable to predict who would emerge victorious in the clash.

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Jai White was the lead actor in the 1995 movie ‘Tyson’. The movie portrayed the life of boxing legend Mike Tyson. As someone who is connected with both MMA and boxing, White was able to say that both Diaz and Paul balance each other when it comes to their strengths; hence, he stated that the outcome of the bout is unpredictable.

What would happen at the match?

Both Jake Paul and Nate Diaz are not living through the best time of their careers now. ‘The Problem Child’ lost his last bout against his rival, Tommy Fury. In the match between Paul and Fury, Fury dominated the match, and after eight rounds, he won the bout via split decision. When it comes to the Californian fighter, he has faced some great losses as a UFC fighter.

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However, he won his last bout against Tony Ferguson at UFC 279 in the fourth round via guillotine choke. At the moment, Diaz is also facing legal complications after he attacked a Logan Paul lookalike in a street fight. However, many believe that the legal issues are not going to adversely affect Diaz’s performance in the upcoming match.

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