Mike Perry is wondering why Jake Paul is talking about a rematch in MMA with Nate Diaz, and not him depending what happens on May 16.<\/p>\n
Perry and Diaz compete as one of the featured contests in the upcoming Rousey vs. Carano card in Los Angeles, Calif., which streams exclusively on Netflix. Ahead of the bout, Paul predicted Diaz would stop Perry quick via submission, and then focus on facing Paul in a mixed martial arts contest. Paul previously defeated Diaz in the boxing ring in August 2023.<\/p>\n
Perry was also defeated by Paul in the boxing ring, and he was asked to respond to Paul\u2019s prediction, the influencer boxer\u2019s hopes for an MMA fight with Diaz, and Paul mentioning his name.<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, I guess I was mentioned in the conversation, I hadn\u2019t heard that he doesn\u2019t think that I\u2019m going to win the fight,\u201d Perry told MMA Fighting. Well, May 16, we\u2019re going to find out. I\u2019m training really sharp, really hard. I\u2019m killing it every single day. I\u2019m feeling great. I\u2019m doing all the things I need to do to make sure my body is at the peak of my abilities and, yeah\u2026 there\u2019s paths for options.<\/p>\n
\u201cDana White was like, \u2018Oh, you know, let\u2019s see what happens in the fight and then talk about it.\u2019 Other guys have made their return to the UFC. Maybe that\u2019s something, or yeah, we get the most views on Netflix that an MMA fight\u2019s ever had, then me and Jake fight. [But] what weight is Jake going to fight at? 200 or 185?<\/p>\n
\u201cMMA, it\u2019s different. I threw him on his head in the boxing ring. I threw him on his face, and if that was MMA, it\u2019s a little different how that\u2019s going to go. But man, I am focused on the task at hand and then I\u2019m going to beat up everybody along the way.\u201d<\/p>\n