Overview
- Nate Diaz posted “Fight accepted. You’re dead” on Instagram, signaling he agreed to a rematch with Jake Paul.
- Jake Paul praised Diaz for offering to step in on two weeks’ notice and said “it isn’t meant to be,” referring to the original Nov. 14 date.
- The Paul–Gervonta Davis fight set for Nov. 14 was canceled after civil allegations against Davis, and MVP is exploring new dates reportedly including Dec. 12 or Dec. 19.
- Francis Ngannou said he declined Paul’s offer, Ryan Garcia was ruled out due to DAZN–Netflix platform conflicts, and WBA welterweight titleholder Rolly Romero publicly offered to fight Paul next.
- Paul defeated Diaz by unanimous decision in August 2023, and Diaz returned to boxing with a majority decision win over Jorge Masvidal in July 2024.