MMA News Roundup: Nate Diaz Interested in UFC Return; Jake Paul Mocks Conor McGregor; Ariel Helwani Responds to Jamahal Hill’s Threats

As always, many new incidents occurred during the last 24 hours in the world of MMA. However, the paucity of time and daily stress in life could make fans miss out on some of the most notable moments of their favorite sport. However, our daily roundup is here to save you some time.

We will start with news of Nate Diaz, who’s expressed an interest in returning to the UFC. Then we will shift our attention to Conor McGregor getting mocked by YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul. We will end our compilation with renowned combat sports journalist Ariel Helwani issuing a response to Jamahal Hill‘s threats.

Nate Diaz may return to the UFC

The Stockton native is gearing up for his first professional boxing match against Jake Paul this weekend. However, he hasn’t announced anything regarding his future inside the squared circle. But in a recent interview, he mentioned that there might be a possibility that we see him fight in MMA again. Nate Diaz said, “Yeah, probably [next fight in MMA].”

However, he plans to focus on his upcoming fight this weekend. Diaz has some plans that he’s working on, but he isn’t yet fully sure about his approach after fighting Jake Paul. He added, “It would probably either be back in the UFC or do something like this in MMA style.”

Jake Paul takes aim at Conor McGregor

Ariel Helwani asked Jake Paul in a recent interview if he’d consider hanging up his gloves after the Nate Diaz fight. ‘The Problem Child’ mentioned that this might be it. However, when Helwani brought up Conor McGregor’s name in the mix, Paul took a jibe at the former UFC double champion. Moreover, he believes that ‘The Notorious’ may not want to fight him.

Jake Paul said, “Conor McChicken? I mean, he don’t want the smoke.” He also claimed that McGregor was an addict and an alcoholic. Paul further added, “He’s an alcoholic [and] he’s a dr*g addict. He’s out there causing all these problems [and] about to go to jail.”

Ariel Helwani addresses Jamahal Hill’s claim about him using underhanded tactics

On Wednesday, Jamahal Hill posted a video on YouTube and trashed Ariel Helwani regarding an interview he had with Jiri Prochazka. The renowned combat sports journalist claimed that ‘Sweet Dreams’ lambasted the Czech fighter on many occasions. Instead of retaliating, the 1st-ranked light heavyweight fighter treated Hill with class. Helwani commended Prochazka for it. However, Jamahal Hill didn’t believe that to be true. He claimed to have never spoken anything about Prochazka out of spite and sent a warning to Helwani for using underhanded tactics.

The combat sports journalist responded to ‘Sweet Dreams’ and expressed his wish to squash the beef. During a recent ‘DAZN Boxing Special’, Ariel Helwani addressed Jamahal Hill’s threat and invited him for an interview to calm the situation down.

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He said, “I don’t know where we got off on the wrong foot… I come here with love in my heart.” Helwani added, “I would like to extend an invitation to you, Jamahal Hill… to come in studio on my program and we can hash it out.” We will have to wait and see how that face-to-face confrontation pans out.

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