Jake Paul says ‘I’ve never seen anything like it’ as he is told why Nate Diaz suddenly walked out of press conference
JAKE PAUL was left stunned when Nate Diaz went AWOL during their pre-fight press conference.
The duo went face-to-face on Tuesday night for the first time since the announcement of their Dallas dust-up in August.
Former UFC star Diaz, 37, was far from impressed by the presser – which he branded a “sketch-ass and f****** rookie” gathering – and left the stage as the media fielded questions.
Host Ariel Helwani had to encourage the Stockton Slugger to return to his seat – but it wasn’t long before he was off again.
Diaz left the stage for a second time to nip off to the toilet and eventually returned to take part in a face-off.
Paul, 26, was left baffled by Diaz’s second departure, asking: “Is this man leaving?”
The YouTuber-turned-boxer then put his head in his hands as he said: “Jesus Christ. I’ve never seen anything like it.”
Boxing and MMA fans were quick to comment, with one saying: “Hahaha. ‘He’ll be right back’, he said.”
Another said: “‘He’ll be right back.’ That boy garn, you won’t see him until weigh-in.”
And another said: “I think Nate likes to let his fists and feet do the talking.”
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One remarked: “He focused on his bag not sum BS talk.”
Another chimed in: “Jake is disappointed because Nate isn’t sticking to the script!”
Diaz’s clash with Paul will mark his professional boxing debut, which comes nearly a year after his UFC departure.
But social media sensation Paul plans to give the fan favourite a rude welcome to the sweet science.
He said: “This is a big fight, this is a fight that I wanted for a long time.
“He got out of his UFC contract and this is probably the biggest fight of the year only topping me versus Tommy [Fury].
“So I want to make big events, big fights happen and strike while the iron’s hot.
“He was a free agent, let’s run it, make it happen, settle the s*** talk and I’m ready for war.
“I’m excited to be here, thank you for having me out.
“Dallas, I love y’all and I’ma do what Conor McGregor couldn’t do and I’ma knock this man out.”