Jake Paul vs Nate Diaz rematch could headline second MMA show on Netflix after Ronda Rousey comeback

Jake Paul may be very serious a few MMA fight with Nate Diaz, and it could land as one in all the subsequent MVP MMA shows on Netflix.

Paul has already delivered massive fights for the streaming giant against Mike Tyson and Anthony Joshua, the primary of which drew an estimated audience of 125 million. Now, he’s promoting their debut MMA show headlined by Ronda Rousey’s long-awaited comeback fight against Gina Carano.

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Fans are naturally interested by whether or not he’ll get within the cage for a fight of his own on the platform. And it seems that each he and Diaz are very excited about making it occur after the YouTuber won their 2023 boxing match handily.

Nakisa Bidarian believes Rousey vs Carano can be first of many Netflix and MVP MMA events

Historically, Netflix’s output in sport has been reserved for major events with a point of a gimmick attached. Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson was their debut hit in November of 2024, which was followed up by Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano 3 and Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford promoted by Dana White.

They were set to broadcast bouts with Alvarez and Gervonta Davis for Paul last yr, but each fell through at various stages. This Saturday they dip their toe in additional regular boxing as Tyson Fury returns to the ring against Arslanbek Makhmudov in London.

As for MMA, Bidarian believes it might be the same trajectory for each Most Worthwhile Promotions and Netflix going forward.

“I feel just like Paul-Tyson that is our first event with Netflix in MMA,” Bidarian explained. “I’m confident the event will do well, depending on how well it does I’m also very confident we are going to do more MVP MMA events with Netflix and potentially others.

“The lane is wide open, there’s UFC after which there’s PFL at some level that’s competing with it and it’s a distant competition. Unlike boxing where you’ve gotten Top Rank, Golden Boy, PBC, Matchroom, Queensberry, MVP, Misfits Pro now, on and on and on. MMA is wide open from my perspective.

“It’s type of funny, Nate Diaz called Jake out for MMA,” Bidarian noted when asked for a standing update on Paul’s injury. “I do know that Jake goes to come back out and say ‘listen, beat Mike Perry and we are able to run it in MVP MMA, so we’ll see how that develops.”

Nate Diaz rematch was a possible Jake Paul substitute bout last yr

Diaz was one in all the names floated around Netflix when Paul ultimately decided to fight Anthony Joshua last yr after Gervonta Davis was forced out of their exhibition bout as a consequence of legal issues. That was for a boxing rematch, Bidarian reminded us, however the second fight within the cage has been brewing for years.

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“For those who recall, Jake talked about doing MMA against Nate Diaz for a very long time in PFL,” he continued. “The numbers just couldn’t work for Nate Diaz when it comes to what he wanted and what PFL desired to do. Possibly things change.”