Nate Diaz said WWE involvement caused potential Logan Paul fight to fall through

[Chris]

Ahead of his boxing debut against crossover star Jake Paul this Saturday, former UFC fighter Nate Diaz said WWE's desire to be involved with a potential fight with Logan Paul prevented it from happening.

In an interview with ESPN, it was reported that Diaz's management that there was "a very interesting and attractive offer" for a Diaz-Logan Paul fight. However, WWE wanting to be in the mix turned Diaz off.

"The WWE came in and then they wanted to take over the whole thing," Diaz told ESPN. "And I'm like, 'I just got out of the UFC, why am I going to sign with WWE?' I fight for real. I'm not gonna be doing a real fight on a WWE card or no funny sh*t like that."
Logan said he heard that was one of Diaz's reasons for not being interested any longer, calling it a "weak cop-out."

The idea for Logan Paul vs. Diaz came after Jake Paul lost to Tommy Fury earlier this year, giving him his first defeat. That was believed to have killed a long-discussed Jake Paul vs. Diaz fight, hence why Logan Paul was being discussed for Diaz's boxing debut.

Logan Paul is under contract to WWE and it's unknown if there is specific language in his contract that prevents him from boxing unless approved by WWE. He will take on Ricochet at this Saturday's WWE SummerSlam in Detroit, Michigan, that will go head-to-head with Jake Paul vs. Diaz.

WWE did not provide a comment to ESPN for the story.

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[Canadian Dragon]

I have to

 

[The Gipper]

That is a weak cop out in fairness. You knew the company Logan was signed to.

 

[Deezy]

'I just got out of the UFC, why am I going to sign with WWE?' I fight for real. I'm not gonna be doing a real fight on a WWE card or no funny sh*t like that."

A boxing match would be too long for any WWE card, Logan Paul fights have been their own shows and just lol at Nate not getting that....what a shocker.

Not too mention any boxer this company has used on their shows....have all went over.....or the fact that Logan Paul is scheduled for a fight in the fall, under a different non WWE banner......Nate Diaz sounds like he talking out his ass.

 

[Canadian Dragon]

Does WWE interfere in Logan's fights he promotes? Genuinely wondering

 

[Chris]

Does WWE interfere in Logan's fights he promotes? Genuinely wondering

Not even a little as far as I'm aware lol at most they'll give a plug on Raw but they usually just do that for Jake's fights bc when Logan is fighting he's obviously not on WWE programming while training

 

[Chris]

I think Nate is just trying to talk shit about both brothers ahead of the Jake one personally lol

 

[Dale]

Aint got shit to say on the main story but why the fuck would Logan sign a WWE contract where he has to get approval of who he boxes

 

[Chris]

Aint got shit to say on the main story but why the fuck would Logan sign a WWE contract where he has to get approval of who he boxes

I could see WWE wanting something like that but in no world would Logan accept it, he has the leverage of that relationship

 

[Dale]

I could see WWE wanting something like that but in no world would Logan accept it, he has the leverage of that relationship

Basically yeah. Wrestling is his side hustle, aint no way he's letting them dictate any of his projects.

 

[Storm Trooper]

Logan Paul has not had any fights since his WWE in-ring debut. Can't say whether they like/hate it. They did just announce his next boxing bout (unknown opponent).

But yeah Diaz knew what he was getting into when agreeing to a bout so he got no leg to stand on bitching about WWE being involved.

 

[Chris]

I honestly don't think WWE would have been involved I think it's just Nate saying Nate shit lol I guess we'll see if they have anything to do with that recently announced card later this year tho but if they don't I'm assuming Nate is full of shit

 

[Chris]

Now watch me say that and then it's later revealed they wanted to do full on segments on WWE TV with both of them though lmao

 

[The Gipper]

Imagine bitching out of a fight with Logan Paul though.

 

[Wiseman]

I mean the Diaz brothers are ji-justu "masters" I can see why one of them would want to back out of a fight and then make a dumbass reason. I'm pretty sure they've done it in the past when they would need a reason to back out of a UFC fight once or twice.