{"id":314040,"date":"2026-04-06T01:42:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T20:12:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=314040"},"modified":"2026-04-06T01:42:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T20:12:44","slug":"jake-pauls-top-priority-will-likely-be-an-mma-debut-if-his-nate-diaz-vs-mike-perry-prediction-comes-true","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/06\/jake-pauls-top-priority-will-likely-be-an-mma-debut-if-his-nate-diaz-vs-mike-perry-prediction-comes-true\/","title":{"rendered":"Jake Paul&#8217;s top priority will likely be an MMA debut if his Nate Diaz vs Mike Perry prediction comes true"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-302306\">\n<div class=\"article-follow\">\n<div class=\"article-sharing google-follow\"> <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/profile.google.com\/cp\/Cg0vZy8xMWs2azRtMzFf%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">  <span>Follow us on Google Discover<\/span> <\/a> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Jake Paul will likely be paying especially close attention to at least one fight on the upcoming Netflix card.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The YouTuber-turned-boxer is heavily involved within the May 16 MMA event at Inglewood\u2019s Intuit Dome, because it\u2019s being staged by his Most Worthwhile Promotions.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-grvmedia-grv-video GRVMultiVideo\"><\/figure>\n<p>A number of massive names have been brought in for Netflix\u2019s entry into the game, which will likely be headlined by Ronda Rousey\u2019s comeback against Gina Carano.<\/p>\n<p>Among the many other stars on the lineup is Nate Diaz, who will fight one other of Paul\u2019s  former boxing opponents, Mike Perry.<\/p>\n<section class=\"grv-talking-point\" data-trigger=\"vue-sidebar\" data-story-id=\"bee02f23-2e1f-4f68-b17d-26073c096ec8\" data-story-name=\"MVP MMA: Rousey vs Carano\" data-comment-id=\"04b60b50-a1fb-41a3-ba89-272dd806e7b5\" data-story-slug=\"mvp-mma-rousey-vs-carano\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__inner\">\n<header class=\"grv-talking-point__header\">  <\/header>\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__content\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__cta\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__title-wrap\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__title-content\">\n<h3 class=\"grv-talking-point__title\">Nate Diaz or Mike Perry? Who wins and why?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">Comment your picks below.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__embed\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 991px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/03\/BE-creative-templates-2-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Who wins Nate Diaz and Mike Perry graphic\" class=\"wp-image-298545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/03\/BE-creative-templates-2-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/03\/BE-creative-templates-2-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/03\/BE-creative-templates-2-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/03\/BE-creative-templates-2-912x1140.jpg 912w, https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/03\/BE-creative-templates-2-600x750.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/03\/BE-creative-templates-2.jpg 1080w\"><\/div><figcaption title=\"Who wins Nate Diaz and Mike Perry graphic. Credit: Chris Unger\/Mike Roach\/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images\">Who wins Nate Diaz and Mike Perry graphic. Credit: Chris Unger\/Mike Roach\/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jake Paul desires to fight Nate Diaz after he submits Mike Perry on Netflix<\/h2>\n<p>Paul defeated Diaz via unanimous decision in 2023 before ending Perry inside the space slightly below a yr later.<\/p>\n<p>His two ex-foes are actually set to do battle themselves, and \u2018El Gallo\u2019 has his sights set on a rematch with considered one of them.<\/p>\n<p>On Theo Von\u2019s <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NmcHjPeskKI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">This Past Weekend<\/a><\/em> podcast, Diaz set his sights on Paul, claiming he accepted the Perry fight with the hope of securing an MMA fight with the ex-Disney star.<\/p>\n<p>Paul gave the green light to that in his own appearance on Von\u2019s YouTube podcast, and he also backed the Stockton native to have his hand raised against Perry on May 16.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI need Nate in MMA,\u201d Paul said. \u201cIt\u2019s high on my list of priorities, to do this.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe probably wants a certain quantity of cash to take the danger of losing to me\u2026 I believe it\u2019s gonna occur though.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf he beats Perry, then me versus Nate might be the primary thing on the list, above Tommy Fury, above Francis Ngannou, above KSI,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe he&#8217;ll (beat Perry). I believe he&#8217;ll take him down and submit him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Paul has long discussed a enterprise into MMA. He signed with the PFL in 2023 ahead of an expected debut within the cage, but that didn&#8217;t come to fruition before the 2 parties went their separate ways at the beginning of 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Among the many bouts discussed during his PFL stint was a rematch with Diaz, however the ex-UFC star rejected a $10 million offer because he didn&#8217;t need to fight in what he described as a \u2018minor league\u2019.<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more-wrapper lazy see-more-open see-more-blank extra-content\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/2026\/04\/05\/jake-pauls-top-priority-will-be-an-mma-debut-if-his-nate-diaz-vs-mike-perry-prediction-comes-true\/none\" data-type=\"subscribe\">\n<div class=\"see-more subscribe\">\n<figure class=\"newsletter\">\n<div><svg class=\"loading\" width=\"118\" height=\"36\" viewbox=\"0 0 118 36\"><use href=\"#dots-svg\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<div class=\"signup\"><span class=\"hf\">Join Our Newsletter<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Receive a digest of our greatest Bloody Elbow content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Follow us on Google Discover Jake Paul will likely be paying especially close attention to at least one fight on the upcoming Netflix card. The YouTuber-turned-boxer is heavily involved within the May 16 MMA event at Inglewood\u2019s Intuit Dome, because it\u2019s being staged by his Most Worthwhile Promotions. A number of massive names have been [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":314041,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21048],"tags":[1806,1062,5388,2561,7232,7803,8479,2580,3595,10263,1111,5407],"class_list":["post-314040","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mma","tag-debut","tag-diaz","tag-jake","tag-mike","tag-mma","tag-nate","tag-pauls","tag-perry","tag-prediction","tag-priority","tag-top","tag-true"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314040","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=314040"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314040\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":314043,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314040\/revisions\/314043"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/314041"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=314040"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=314040"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=314040"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}