{"id":5099,"date":"2023-01-06T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/jake-paul-opens-as-favorite-over-nate-diaz-after-surprise-pfl-signing\/"},"modified":"2023-01-06T19:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T19:00:00","slug":"jake-paul-opens-as-favorite-over-nate-diaz-after-surprise-pfl-signing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/jake-paul-opens-as-favorite-over-nate-diaz-after-surprise-pfl-signing\/","title":{"rendered":"Jake Paul opens as favorite over Nate Diaz after surprise PFL signing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p id=\"HTvn0D\">With Jake Paul signing with the Professional Fighters League (PFL), there is talk of a potential fight with Nate Diaz.<\/p>\n<p id=\"dEMUZh\">Paul opened as a -300 favorite over Diaz (+240) in boxing, but a +550 underdog in MMA. This follows Paul&#8217;s offer that he will fight Diaz in both boxing and MMA after Paul signs with the PFL on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p id=\"a4pm4l\">&#8220;Nate Diaz, I&#8217;m going to fight you in your sport. Let&#8217;s make it happen,&#8221; Paul, who is 6-0 in boxing, said yesterday.<\/p>\n<div id=\"xi76Ag\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jake Paul is the frontrunner to beat Nate Diaz in boxing and Diaz is the frontrunner to beat him in MMA:<\/p>\n<p>MMA odds                     <br \/>Nate Diaz -1000 (1\/10)<br \/>Jake Paul +550 (11\/20)<\/p>\n<p>boxing odds<br \/>Jake Paul -300 (1\/3)<br \/>Nate Diaz +240 (12\/5)<\/p>\n<p>(odds <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/betonline_ag?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">@betonline_ag<\/a>)   <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lKMQg13aFm\">pic.twitter.com\/lKMQg13aFm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SandhuMMA\/status\/1611130113663578113?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">January 5, 2023<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<aside id=\"1L0wuR\">\n<\/aside>\n<p id=\"GsmLxY\">PFL plans to launch a new division. <em>super fight<\/em> A division featuring potential fights between online celebrities and professional fighters. No opponents have been announced yet, but Paul will likely make his MMA debut next year.<\/p>\n<p id=\"m8lD1N\">The &#8220;problem child&#8221; recently fought in October and earned a unanimous decision victory over former UFC Middleweight Champion and future Hall of Famer Anderson Silva. <\/p>\n<p id=\"dL9jtt\">Meanwhile, Diaz&#8217;s last fight was in September, when he submitted Tony Ferguson in a bout that marked the end of his UFC contract. is holding the<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/__i\/rss\/rd\/articles\/CBMicmh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmJsb29keWVsYm93LmNvbS8yMDIzLzEvNi8yMzU0MjExNy91ZmMtcGZsLW1tYS1ib3hpbmctbmV3cy1tZWRpYS1vZGRzLWpha2UtcGF1bC15b3V0dWJlLW5hdGUtZGlhei1maWdodNIBf2h0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmJsb29keWVsYm93LmNvbS9wbGF0Zm9ybS9hbXAvMjAyMy8xLzYvMjM1NDIxMTcvdWZjLXBmbC1tbWEtYm94aW5nLW5ld3MtbWVkaWEtb2Rkcy1qYWtlLXBhdWwteW91dHViZS1uYXRlLWRpYXotZmlnaHQ?oc=5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] With Jake Paul signing with the Professional Fighters League (PFL), there is talk of a potential fight with Nate Diaz. 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