‘Don’t trip so hard when you see me’: Nate Diaz assures Paul ‘sisters’ security is unnecessary

Nate Diaz is not a fan of Jake and Logan Paul’s approach to boxing, but says there is no reason to have security teams keep them apart.

[autotag]Nate Diaz[/autotag] put his stamp all over the [autotag]Jake Paul[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Tyron Woodley[/autotag] boxing rematch this past weekend.

Diaz was in Tampa, Fla. for the event to corner his teammate [autotag]Chris Avila[/autotag], who fought on the undercard and won a majority decision against Anthony Taylor. However, Diaz and crew left their mark on the event on more than one occasion throughout fight week.

At the ceremonial weigh-ins ahead of the event, Diaz’s crew got into a scuffle with Bellator featherweight champion [autotag]A.J. Mckee[/autotag]’s entourage, briefly halting the proceedings until everyone was separated and cooler heads prevailed.

On fight night, Diaz went viral for pretending to throw a punch at a man, who turned out to be a fellow MMA fighter, Carrese Archer.

Thursday evening, Diaz took to Instagram to deliver a message to Jake and Logan Paul in the caption of a photo of himself posing with two security guards.

“The Paul sisters hired this security team to make sure I wouldn’t get to them, like I was actually trying too,” Diaz wrote on Instagram. “But it’s all good with u guys I don’t take this fight thang with u2 serious. You guys playing boxing with wrestlers who can’t box or lil ass Floyd and that’s not cool bruh but it’s good.”

“I’m a real fighter from the real fight game so don’t trip so hard when you see me fellas let’s just be friends it’s good 💯.”

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During his in-ring post-fight interview, Paul called out Diaz after knocking out Woodley, calling him and Jorge Masvidal “some b*tches” for leaving the arena early.

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Diaz does not seem to be a fan of the Paul brothers’ approach to picking opponents and isn’t sold on his fighting ability, but apparently doesn’t see the need to have extra security present when they are in the same building.

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Nate Diaz protege Chris Avila added to Bellator 238

A close friend and confidant of the Diaz brothers, Chris Avila has a date, location, and opponent for his next fight.

The Diaz brothers have kept a close, tight-knit circle over the years.

Among the crew is lightweight fighter [autotag]Chris Avila[/autotag]. A multiple-time UFC and Bellator veteran, Avila (7-8 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) returns to action at Bellator 238 against [autotag]Anthony Taylor[/autotag] (6-5 MMA, 1-3 BMMA).

A Bellator official confirmed the booking with MMA Junkie, following a Saturday announcement by Taylor on Twitter.

Bellator 238 takes place Jan. 25 at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. The main card will stream live on DAZN after prelims on MMA Junkie.

Since Avila was signed to the UFC in 2016, he has struggled to pick up wins. In his most recent seven fights, Avila has lost six decisions: five unanimous and one split. His lone win in that stretch came against Brandon Pieper at Bellator 212 in December 2018.

As for Taylor, the 30-year-old fighter has won his most recent four outings for notable promotions such as Combate Americas and BAMMA.

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The up-to-date Bellator 238 lineup now includes:

MAIN CARD (DAZN, 10 p.m. ET)

  • Champ Julia Budd vs. Cris Cyborg
  • Adam Borics vs. Darrion Caldwell – featherweight grand prix quarterfinal
  • Alfred Khashakyan vs. Sergio Pettis
  • Dillon Danis vs. Kegan Gennrich – 175-pound catchweight

PRELIMINARY CARD (MMA Junkie, 7 p.m. ET)

  • Aaron Pico vs. Daniel Carey
  • Mario Navarro vs. Jay Jay Wilson
  • Khonry Gracie vs. Hector Saldana
  • David Pacheco vs. Craig Plaskett
  • Brandon Bender vs. Joshua Jones
  • Dominic Clark vs. Ricardo Seixas Filho
  • Tyler Beneke vs. Jarrett Connor
  • AJ Agazarm vs. Adel Altamimi
  • Curtis Millender vs. Moses Murrietta
  • Chris Avila vs. Anthony Taylor

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