Nate Diaz Receives Apology From Jake Paul Employee Who Called Out His Brother

A Jake Paul employee who heckled Nate Diaz has offered an apology.

Fernando Quiles Jr. | May 10, 2023

(via Zuffa LLC & Betr)

The Jake Paul employee who heckled Nate Diaz and called out his brother is apologizing for his antics.

Diaz is set to trade leather with Paul in an eight-round boxing match on August 5. To promote the event, a kickoff press conference was held earlier this week. While the presser was mostly tame with a few verbal jabs, one moment was viewed as distasteful.

Derek Sullivan of Paul's Betr app grabbed a hold of a microphone and told Diaz that he thinks he could beat Nick Diaz's ""f***ing a**." Nick is considered to be an MMA legend, and he's the older brother of Nate.

Derek from Better Media is a dead man walking. pic.twitter.com/5vxs3Hzrwo
— Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) May 9, 2023

Nate clearly wasn't amused by Sullivan's shenanigans and said he deserves to get his "f***ing a** whipped." The Betr employee immediately regretted his decision and admitted he was scared on the spot. Even Paul chimed in and told Sullivan to "shut up."

It didn't take long for Sullivan to issue a video statement addressing the matter. He used the time to apologize to Nate.

. @betr_derek has apologized. pic.twitter.com/0kHp877eB2
— betr (@betr) May 10, 2023

"Alright, I would like to apologize for the question that I asked at the Jake Paul and Nate Diaz press conference," Sullivan said. "I would especially like to apologize to my boss, Jake Paul and I definitely want to apologize to Nate Diaz. Nate, please don't hurt me, but if you do I definitely deserve it."

Sullivan made it clear that he still wants a piece of Nick Diaz, and even took aim at a megastar in the music industry.

"Having said all of this, Nick Diaz, the contract's been sent," Sullivan said. "And Drake, I see you f***ing calling me out on your Instagram Story saying I'm what's wrong with this generation. Well, if you got a f***ing problem then see me in the goddamn ring, Drizzy."

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Published May 10, 2023

FERNANDO QUILES JR.

Fernando has over a decade of combat sports news writing experience. He currently covers MMA, boxing, and pro wrestling. Fernando joined MMA Knockout as the Lead Writer/Editor when it was founded in 2023.