Nate Diaz Answers Jake Paul’s MMA Callout

Nate Diaz has issued a direct public response to Jake Paul’s recent MMA callout. More than a week after Paul addressed the former UFC star in a video announcing the MVP-PFL merger, Diaz posted on X and tagged Paul with the message, “Pull the fuck up @jakepaul.” The four-word reply is the central development in an exchange involving two fighters who have already met in combat sports, though not under MMA rules. Paul had asked Diaz to stop ducking and said a fight between them needed to happen for the sport of MMA, combat sports and its wider landscape. Diaz’s post provides a clear public answer to that challenge, while stopping short of offering any event details.

The distinction between their prior meeting and the subject of Paul’s callout matters. Diaz and Paul fought in a professional boxing match in 2023 at the American Airlines Center. The contest lasted 10 rounds and marked Diaz’s debut in boxing, with Paul winning by unanimous decision. Their shared history therefore gives the current MMA discussion an established competitive backdrop, but it does not mean they have fought in a cage. The verified information confirms Diaz’s response and the earlier boxing result. It does not identify a date, venue, promotion, signed agreement, bout terms or timetable for an MMA fight. For readers following the exchange, the confirmed chronology is straightforward: Paul made the MMA callout, Diaz answered publicly more than a week later, and their only previous fight was a boxing contest.

Diaz and Paul previously met in boxing

Diaz’s post carries extra weight because Paul is not a new opponent. Their 2023 professional boxing bout at the American Airlines Center was a 10-round fight, and it represented Diaz’s first appearance in the sport. Paul earned a unanimous decision victory. That result is important context for the latest callout because an MMA matchup would not be a replay of the contest they already had. It would place the same two competitors in a different discipline from their first meeting. The source-supported competitive history is limited to that boxing fight and its outcome, so the response should be read as a public development rather than confirmation that a rematch has been arranged. No supplied material establishes negotiations, accepted terms, a promotional booking or a location for a prospective MMA contest.

Diaz’s recent MMA activity adds another confirmed layer to the story. After a near-four-year hiatus from MMA, Diaz returned in May 2026 against Mike Perry at MVP MMA: Rousey vs. Carano. Perry won by second-round TKO via corner stoppage after what was described as a brutal beatdown. That bout is the latest confirmed MMA event in Diaz’s supplied timeline. Paul’s MMA status is notably different. Although he signed a multi-year, multi-fight contract with the PFL in 2023, he has yet to make his MMA debut. The source states that Paul would have fought in MMA in 2023 after signing that deal, but it never came to fruition. Those points make the callout more than a reference to their boxing history: Diaz has returned to MMA, while Paul remains without an MMA appearance. They still do not establish that the callout has become a scheduled fight.

What is confirmed after Diaz’s X post

The immediate news is narrow but clear. Diaz responded directly to Paul’s MMA callout, renewing attention on a possible meeting between opponents who previously boxed. Paul has not fought since a sixth-round knockout loss to Anthony Joshua in December 2025, according to the supplied material. His boxing record is listed as 12 wins and two losses. Those facts offer career context for Paul’s callout, but they do not convert the exchange into a booked MMA contest. Likewise, Diaz’s May 2026 return against Perry confirms recent MMA competition for Diaz, not an agreement to face Paul. The useful distinction for readers is between what is public and what remains unconfirmed: Diaz has answered Paul on X, Paul has called for an MMA fight, and both men have a prior boxing result. A contract, event announcement, date, venue and promotion for an MMA fight are not confirmed in the available material.

• Diaz answered Paul’s callout on X with: “Pull the fuck up @jakepaul.”
• Diaz and Paul previously fought in a 2023 professional 10-round boxing match, which Paul won by unanimous decision.

Diaz has now placed a concise response on the record after Paul’s MMA callout. Their 2023 boxing match, Paul’s unanimous decision win, Diaz’s May 2026 MMA return against Perry and Paul’s lack of an MMA debut provide the confirmed background to the exchange. Diaz’s “Pull the fuck up @jakepaul” post is a pointed public answer, not evidence of a finalized rematch. Until further details are announced, the central development remains Diaz’s response to a challenge from an opponent he has already faced in another combat sport.

Sources: LowKick MMA