Michael Bisping Gets Brutally Honest On Nate Diaz's Boxing Loss Against Jake Paul

Bisping criticizes Diaz's performance.
Michael Bisping Gets Brutally Honest On Nate Diaz's Boxing Loss Against Jake Paul
Michael Bisping Gets Brutally Honest On Nate Diaz's Boxing Loss Against Jake Paul /

Michael Bisping wasn't exactly blown away by the efforts of Nate Diaz in his boxing match against Jake Paul.

Paul and Diaz had a bout that certainly entertained fans inside the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas on August 5. Despite suffering a fifth-round knockdown, Diaz continued moving forward, although his punches didn't have much of an impact. Diaz's antics, like putting Paul in a guillotine position and celebrating as if he had won an MMA bout, garnered an overwhelmingly positive reaction from the crowd.

Diaz lost the boxing match against Paul via unanimous decision, but he's in prime position for a potential MMA rematch with "The Problem Child."

Nate Diaz and Jake Paul share the ring inside the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.
(via Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports)

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Despite the reception Nate Diaz received throughout the night and after the fight, Michael Bisping didn't really care for the Stockton native's showing, and he explained why during an episode of the "Believe You Me" podcast.

"Conor McGregor's come out and thrown quite a lot of insults at Nate Diaz," Bisping said. "I'm not saying I agree with Conor, but I kind of see what he's saying. He said, 'All the finger-pointing, the leaning on the fences, the walking away. I've seen that done before from Nate. It's kind of old.' I wasn't impressed with what I saw from Nate, if I'm honest."

Before the fight with Paul, Diaz expressed his desire to return to the UFC. While Paul wants to fight Diaz in an MMA bout under the PFL banner, the Stockton native said there would have to be co-promotion with his Real Fight Inc. organization.

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