 Jake Paul is set to step back into the ring this weekend, in a bid to move on from his February defeat to Tommy Fury – as he takes on UFC veteran Nate Diaz in Texas. Paul had been unbeaten prior to that loss, having triumphed over Anderson Silva, Tyron Woodley and Ben Askren – with hope remaining that if he wins this bout it could bring that blockbuster influencer fight against KSI that bit closer. Diaz, meanwhile, is making his professional boxing debut and will compete for the first time in any discipline since winning his final UFC clash against Tony Ferguson in September. Of course whatever the outcome of the fight, at The American Airlines Center in Dallas, it's a lucrative business – and Paul is once again set to walk away with a decent pay day for the bout. Just how much is he making from the Nate Diaz fight? How much money is Jake Paul making from the Nate Diaz fight? While the exact amount Paul stands to make isn't confirmed, it's been reported by the website Sports Payouts that he could net as much as $2m (£1.5m). According to SportsZion, he earned $1.2m ($944,000) for his bout with Nate Robinson in 2020, and a further $2m when he went up against Tyron Woodley the following year. Nate Diaz won praise from Paul for his MMA bouts (Picture: Getty Images) However his match against Tommy Fury gave him his biggest estimated pay day yet – around $3m (£2.3m) when he went head to head with him earlier this year. The website Celebrity Net Worth currently values him at $60m (£47.2m). By contrast, Nate Diaz is predicted by Sports News to make around $500,000 (£394,000) for the bout. Diaz has been criticised for his lack of promotion for the bout, although Paul gave his opponent credit in a pre-contest interview which ended with him walking out prematurely. 'He's a warrior, he's put on some of the greatest fights in the history of MMA,' Paul said of Diaz. '){kind=link}
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Jake Paul is set to step back into the ring this weekend, in a bid to move on from his February defeat to Tommy Fury – as he takes on UFC veteran Nate Diaz in Texas.
Paul had been unbeaten prior to that loss, having triumphed over Anderson Silva, Tyron Woodley and Ben Askren – with hope remaining that if he wins this bout it could bring that blockbuster influencer fight against KSI that bit closer.
Diaz, meanwhile, is making his professional boxing debut and will compete for the first time in any discipline since winning his final UFC clash against Tony Ferguson in September.
Of course whatever the outcome of the fight, at The American Airlines Center in Dallas, it’s a lucrative business – and Paul is once again set to walk away with a decent pay day for the bout.