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“Looks Like Nate Did Good”- Nate Diaz’s Sparring Video Makes UFC Fans Hopeful for Positive Outcome With Less Than a Month Left for Jake Paul Fight

Published 07/08/2023, 8:35 AM EDT

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The world of combat sports eagerly waits for August 5, 2023. That is the date when Nate Diaz and  Jake Paul would face each other in the squared ring. But Diaz hasn’t stopped impressing the fans. As a video showing the Stockton native sparring went viral, the fans feel hope rising in support of the former UFC contender.

With the worlds of mixed martial arts and boxing colliding and speculating the match, the former UFC fighter, Shane Burgos also shared his opinion. However, his opinion didn’t align with many who wanted to watch the duo fight inside the Octagon. Nevertheless, the fight between Diaz versus ‘The Problem Child’ has kept the excitement high.

What does a new Nate Diaz sparring video add?

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Currently a free agent, Diaz was never out of the headlines. Be it altercations or training montages, the mixed martial artist knew how to grasp the fans’ attention. Recently, he garnered fans’ attention yet again with a sparring video.

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Here is what the fans had to say: 

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  • Looks like nate did good
  • Looks like Nate was bullying you
  • Nate put hands on this guy
  • Against a guy that never fought amateur or pro
  • Walked him down the whole time and cracked him in the dome
  • If this recent, than it’s not really a cool move to post this on the internet unless Nate knows about this.
  • Bad Nate. Warrior goes forward but his boxing awesome.
  • Champion, leave Nate Diaz alone, doing these things doesn’t add anything, post some sparring partners of yours, always cheering for you.

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Many fans took a sigh of relief as Diaz demonstrated his boxing prowess. Stockton’s native fighter greatly impressed the fans. But one of the fans believed that sharing the sparring video so close to the date was not a good idea. Nonetheless, the fans kept cheering for the former MMA fighter.

 Nate Diaz vs. Jake Paul – Shane Burgos has his say

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In a recent interview with ESPN, Burgos talked about the upcoming bout between Diaz and Paul. Although the entire globe anticipated the fight, Burgos didn’t approve of it. The former fighter was of the opinion that Paul should fight people with less experience, instead of going for Diaz.

He believed that Paul shouldn’t have taken up the fight against someone who had such a big name in the fighting universe. He further revealed that if it were him in Paul’s stead, he “wouldn’t fight Nate Diaz. ” 

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Krushna Prasad Pattnaik

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Krushna Pattnaik is a UFC writer at EssentiallySports, with a deep passion for martial arts and storytelling. His extensive training in BJJ, Tae-Kwon-Do, and Muay Thai has given him a unique perspective on the sport of MMA, and his love for analyzing fights is evident in his exceptional writing. Krushna's personal experience in the ring has given him a deep understanding of the intricacies of a bout, and he brings this knowledge to his writing, providing readers with insightful and engaging content.
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Rupkamal Sarma