“It’s Going to Be a Long Night for Jake”: Fans Make Their Case for “Stiff and Slow” Nate Diaz Against “Clown” Jake Paul After Sparring Footage Goes Viral

Jake Paul is set to fight yet another UFC legend. Nate Diaz and ‘The Problem Child’ have readied themselves to land against each other inside a boxing ring. With the fight scheduled for 5th August 2023, the combat sports community is indeed in for a treat. Although the mixed martial artist has fared well enough in the cage, his skills in the boxing ring are yet to be tested.

Recently, Diaz’s training video has gone viral on the internet. The video showed the former UFC fighter training with pads. Without a doubt, the fans took over the comments section as the video found its way to Reddit. Nevertheless, some fans thought Diaz was getting stiff and old. Nevertheless, many others believed that he would be the victor of the match.

Fans react to Nate Diaz’s training video

Prior to his fight with Paul, a training video of the Stockton native doing pad work has gone viral. Soon, the video traveled to Reddit, and all hell broke loose. In the video, Diaz was practicing his punching combinations at the Brickhouse Boxing Club.

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Immediately, the fans began pouring their thoughts into the comments section. Most of the fans believe that Diaz would easily defeat Paul. Many further commended the fighter’s power and cardio. However, some of the fans had a different view.

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Here is what the fans said:

• What I like about Nate is he said he’s willing to get knocked out. If Jake doesn’t knock him out early it’s going to be a long night for Jake.
• Stiff and slow.
• The career he’s had and the people he’s faced he’s definitely earned the payday against the clown.
• Dude spars with pro boxers on the regular and helps them prepare for fights. Somehow I don’t think he’s a stranger to putting rounds in with bigger gloves.
• He has power and accuracy. I don’t think Nate is going to gas.
• I don’t know man, seeing his cardio and ability to eat punches probably translates well from MMA to boxing.
• If Jake Paul ends up being the one to say I was the first person to knock out Nate Diaz, the apocalypse is here.
• Everyone underestimating Nate as always. I remember all the noise before the first conor fight… and all the silence after
• Young nate could certainly endure a lot of punishment. This isn’t young nate.

Nevertheless, along with fans a notable MMA personality also offered his opinion on the fight.

Francis Ngannou’s take on Nate Diaz and Jake Paul fight

DAZN recently interviewed Francis Ngannou. They asked him about his thoughts on who he thought would win. Although ‘The Predator’ admitted that he would root for Diaz, he also gave some credit to Paul.

Ngannou said, “Well originally I would go for Nate Diaz but you know, this guy Jake Paul has been proving himself, so I think you really have to count it- to count him in, right?”

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Do you think Diaz can defeat ‘The Problem Child’? What do you make of Diaz’s training video? Let us know in the comments down below.