{"id":466919,"date":"2023-01-05T09:21:10","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T17:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=466919"},"modified":"2023-01-05T09:23:17","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T17:23:17","slug":"jake-paul-signs-with-pfl-offers-nate-diaz-a-two-fight-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/professional-fighters-league\/jake-paul-signs-with-pfl-offers-nate-diaz-a-two-fight-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Jake Paul signs with PFL, offers Nate Diaz a two-fight deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jake Paul has signed with PFL and offered Nate Diaz a two-fight deal.<\/p>\n<p>It has been reported by &#8216;The New York Times&#8217; that Jake Paul has signed a contract to fight with the Professional Fighters League (PFL).<\/p>\n<p>Paul, 25, signed a multi-year deal to compete in the promotion&#8217;s new &#8216;Super Fight&#8217; division.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Signed, Sealed, Delivered. Welcome to the Professional Fighters League <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jakepaul?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jakepaul<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pgMDUprK6S\">pic.twitter.com\/pgMDUprK6S<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; PFL (@PFLMMA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PFLMMA\/status\/1610988359668621313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 5, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Fighters in the &#8216;Super Fight&#8217; division of the PFL will earn &#8216;at least 50 percent of the PPV revenue&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>This contract also means that Jake Paul will own equity in the PFL and his partner, Nakisa Bidarian will help with the &#8216;logistics&#8217; for the PPV events. Paul is also said to become PFL&#8217;s &#8216;Head of Fighter Advocacy&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Taking to &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.Twitter.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>&#8216; Paul said:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;My first MMA fight.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>ESPN MMA also tweeted:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Jake Paul announced on social he will be fighting in the PFL and that he offered Nate Diaz a two fight deal.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;The offer includes a boxing match, then six months later a fight in the PFL.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The YouTuber turned Boxer, Paul, has long made statements that the UFC&#8217;s wage and benefit structure is inadequate. The 6-0 boxer, 4 of those wins by knockout, has taken shots at UFC President <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/dana-white\/cris-cyborg-comments-on-dana-white-slapping-his-wife-on-nye-that-was-the-first-physical-aggression-in-the-video\/\">Dana White<\/a> on a regular basis.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps now, with Paul joining the PFL, he will be able to change the game concerning MMA fighter pay. The PFL was launched in 2018 and on it&#8217;s website has headlined:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Breaking MMA News&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Jake Paul&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Professional Fighters League Partners with Jake Paul to build and fight in PFL&#8217;s PPV Super Fights Division.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Jake Paul wants to fight Nate Diaz (21-13 MMA) in 2023, in a two-fight deal where they would fight in a boxing match first and then compete in the PFL Super Fight division in MMA about six months later.<\/p>\n<p>Nate Diaz is currently a free agent after finishing his contract with the UFC in 2022. Diaz, 37, has yet to respond to the offer.<\/p>\n<p>Would you like to see Jake Paul vs Nate Diaz in 2023?<\/p>\n<p>Share your thoughts in the comment section PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jake Paul has signed with PFL and offered Nate Diaz a two-fight deal. 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