Jake Paul, Nate Diaz Announce Boxing Match Set For August

The fight will be eight rounds and be held at 185 pounds.

Andy Nesbitt | Apr 12, 2023

Jake Paul, Nate Diaz Announce Boxing Match Set For August /

Former UFC star Nate Diaz is back and his next move will be a boxing match against YouTube star turned professional fighter, Jake Paul.

The fight, which was announced Wednesday afternoon by Most Valuable Promotions and Real Fight Inc., will take place Saturday, Aug. 5 at American Airlines Arena in Dallas.

The eight-round fight will be held at 185 pounds with 10-ounce gloves. It will be aired globally on DAZN and be available for pay-per-view on all cable and satellite providers.

Jake Paul, Nate Diaz Announce Boxing Match Set For August — Courtesy Real Fight, Inc. Most Valuable Promotions

Diaz, who walked away from the octagon after finishing his UFC contract with a win over Tony Ferguson last September, has long wanted to make the move over to professional boxing. This showdown with Paul has been hinted at for a while, with both parties clashing at recent events.

Now the two will meet in the ring this summer in Dallas and the lead-up to the event will surely have some fireworks.

Here’s the official trailer for the fight:

Published Apr 12, 2023

ANDY NESBITT

Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.