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VIDEO: Crowd Cheers Nate Diaz as He Makes an Appearance at Tyron Woodley vs. Jake Paul

Published 12/18/2021, 10:00 PM EST

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UFC and MMA veteran Nate Diaz was seen in the crowd for the rematch between Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley. In the past, there has been speculation of Diaz leaving the MMA promotion after his last fight to make a switch to boxing. Although he has reportedly extended his UFC deal, a fight between him and ‘The Problem Child’ is still something the fight fans want to see.

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Diaz received a lot of love from the fans as he was shot going past them, holding his hands up.

Jake Paul is going to fight Tyron Woodley in the rematch after Paul’s fight against Tommy Fury fell off. ‘TNT’ pulled out of the fight due to an apparent illness.

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Paul and Woodley first took on each other in August 2021. It was a closely fought fight, which the YouTuber turned boxer won via a split decision.

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Recently, in the buildup to his rematch against former UFC welterweight champion Woodley, he talked about Diaz. The 24-year-old said, “Look, there’s a lot of sh*t talk going back-and-forth. I would love to make that fight happen if it’s even possible. I know he’s with the UFC.”

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“Whatever happens will happen, but that’s a massive fight and the people need to see that one. I got to get through Tyron. Maybe Tommy, who knows. Maybe Nate Diaz, maybe Conor McGregor. The road path, though, is massive right now,” he added.

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Would you like to see Diaz and Paul go to battle? Who do you think will come out on top if they ever fight? Let us know in the comments below!

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Arunaditya is a UFC writer at EssentiallySports. Having completed his Post Graduate Diploma in Multimedia Journalism from IIJNM, Arunaditya aspires to be an important voice in the world of MMA and interview the likes of Jon Jones, Conor McGregor, Amanda Nunes, and other such superstars of the sport. He has followed the sport for over a decade and is an ardent fan of Georges St-Pierre, who he believes is the greatest of all time.
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