Nate Diaz made his debut in professional boxing Saturday night with a loss to Jake Paul, but the former UFC fighter wants to step inside the ring again, especially since he's set to make more money from the one bout than his entire MMA career earnings.
Bloody Elbow's John Nash spoke to Zach Rosenfield -- Diaz's longtime representative -- about the UFC legend going 50/50 with Paul on all the profit from the fight, which is expected to be up to five times more than the $4 million earned from the Conor McGregor rematch.
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"Next time you watch a fight, try to notice every single brand that's associated with that fight," Rosenfield said. "What's on the canvas, the ring or cage, on the broadcast. Every single one of those was approved by the partnership of this fight and we will see [a cut of the revenues from it.]"
Nash estimates Diaz made anywhere from $15 million to $20 million throughout his nearly 20 years in MMA.
"He's enjoyed the process of having partners rather than working for someone," Rosenfield added. "Enjoying not leasing out his services. It's nice to be your own boss."
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Diaz, 38, was inspired to start his own promotion alongside Rosenfield when he saw the success Paul has had with Most Valuable Promotions.
Diaz's Real Fighting, Inc. and MVP will split the bag after covering event costs, a multi-million business partnership expected to reach over $20 million per fighter, per Bloody Elbow.
After the fight, the pair of fighters hugged and were all smiles, even teasing a rematch but in a mixed martial arts setting. Diaz, however, seems to want to step inside the ring once again.
"[The chokehold I put on him was a] done deal. In a real fight, the fight's over, and I would have secured the win, but we were participating in a boxing match, and it was a good time, and now I know," Diaz said. "I've trained my whole career in boxing with pro boxers on the highest level, high as I could get, and I've done really well. I've never fought in a pro fight, so I thought I'd f--- up anybody. The guillotine... that was too easy. The takedown was too easy too - I got the punch, his whole weight was in my chest. In MMA they smash my head and f--- me up. I didn't think I won. I knew he got the knockdown, but I figured I won a good amount of rounds."
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