The combat sports world is eagerly waiting for a showdown between Jake Paul and Nate Diaz. A match between a boxer and an MMA fighter is nothing new to the combat sports world. However, fans are excited to watch how the matchup between the two controversial figures goes. Jake Paul rose to fame as a YouTuber and later as a boxer. Some of his victories against UFC fighters like Anderson Silva, Ben Askren, and Tyron Woodley were highly celebrated. ‘The Problem Child’ is set to square off against the Californian fighter on August 5.

Many prominent athletes from the combat sports world have come forward with their predictions. While some feel that the former UFC fighter is going to emerge victorious, others believe that Paul would come out with flying colors. Now, yet another UFC star has come forward with his take on the upcoming bout. The fighter is none other than UFC welterweight Randy Brown. According to him, Diaz will get completely destroyed in the fight as Paul has risen to the level of a “good amateur.”

Randy Brown gave his prediction on Nate Diaz versus Jake Paul

 Randy Brown was talking with Inside Fighting. During the interview, he detailed various subjects surrounding the MMA world. He also gave his thoughts on Diaz versus Paul. ‘Rude Boy’ completely disregarded the boxing skills of the Californian fighter. He mentioned that Diaz is not a great boxer, but he just incorporates elements of boxing when he is inside the octagon against a tough opponent. Furthermore, Brown agreed that Diaz’s drop punches are great as long as he makes sure he throws them from a particular height.

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On the other hand, he had great faith in Paul as a boxer. He said, “I think he [Nate Diaz] gets destroyed in a boxing match. Jake Paul is a boxer by this point… He might not be an extremely high-level boxer but at this point, he’s boxing primarily you know that’s where he spends most of his time whereas a lot of MMA fighters, we have to split our time between so many different things. It’s been a few years now, realistically I look at him now as a really good amateur.” Brown has total faith in Paul and believes that he is going to win the match, and Diaz is primarily an MMA fighter.

 Diaz doesn’t want to be stereotyped as an MMA fighter

During the pre-fight Press Conference, Nate Diaz expressed his displeasure when people tried to stereotype him as an MMA fighter. Getting ready for his boxing debut at the age of 38, Diaz reinforced that boxing was always a part of him. He wanted to become a boxer from the earliest days of his combat sports career.

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However, things took a different turn when Diaz’s first opportunity was an MMA fight. He felt that ever since he has been stuck with MMA. During the conference, the Californian fighter also added that he was so busy with his UFC contracts that he never got to try his hands at boxing. Now that he is free from the duties with the world’s biggest MMA promotion, he wishes to make boxing his next career choice.

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