According to Jake Paul, he is extending a two-fight contract to Nate Diaz that involves one fight in the Professional Fighters’ League (PFL) and one in a boxing ring.

“I’ve already disrupted boxing and now it’s time to disrupt MMA,” Paul told fans in a YouTube video announcing his signing with PFL. “I know this is such a tough sport and it’s not going to be easy. But if I could do it in boxing, I could do it in MMA. I’m so dedicated to this that I offered Nate Diaz a two-fight deal.”

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Who is Nate Diaz?

Nathan Donald Diaz was born on April 16, 1985, in Stockton, California. He is an American professional mixed martial artist who is currently a free agent. It was revealed that Diaz’s girlfriend had given birth to their daughter on June 20, 2018.

Diaz attended Tokay High School and, at the age of 11, he began training in martial arts with his brother, Nic, who is a professional mixed martial artist as well.

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Diaz is most known for his time spent fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he fought for over 15 years after winning The Ultimate Fighter 5.  Diaz participated in World Extreme Cagefighting, Strikeforce, and Pancrase prior to joining the UFC. With 16 total UFC bonus awards, Diaz is third on the list of bonus awards.

At the age of 17, Diaz engaged in a bare-knuckle MMA match against Robert Limon on July 20, 2002, before beginning his professional MMA career. Since then, footage of the fight has surfaced, and it’s thought to be his first exposure to competition.

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After several years of practice, Cesar Gracie awarded Diaz his Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt. A month before his match against fellow Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Jim Miller, he received his black belt.

The Diaz brothers are both pro-cannabis,  and even have a licensed line of marijuana pre-rolls made by California Finest. Diaz, along with his brother, established a CBD business called Game Up Nutrition and currently manages Nick Diaz Academy, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu school in Stockton, California.