Nate Diaz hits out at Conor McGregor and Jake Paul | Boxing News

Nate Diaz has slammed each Conor McGregor and Jake Paul after the 2 stars shared the identical bus forward of Donald Trump‘s inauguration on Monday afternoon.

‘The Problem Child’ shocked the fight sports activities neighborhood yesterday after sharing a selfie alongside his older brother Logan – with McGregor sat immediately behind them with the Paul brother’s mom, Pam Stepnick. Jake captioned the snap: “Inauguration going great.” Despite the viral image, the YouTuber-turned-boxer seemed to be disinterested after bumping into his rival in Washington DC.

While many have been left shocked by the enduring interplay, one man who has since been criticial of the pair is Diaz. The former UFC welterweight star twice fought McGregor inside the Octagon – with each encounters happening back in 2016. The American scored a historic submission win within the first showdown. However, the Irishman acquired his revenge a few months later, claiming a determination victory in what was an epic back-and-forth welterweight dust-up.

After parting methods with the UFC back in 2022 following a win over Tony Ferguson, Diaz needed to strive his luck within the sport of boxing and made his debut a 12 months later towards Paul. Despite being recognized for his crisp boxing, the ex-UFC star was comfortably crushed by ‘The Problem Child’ in Texas. After latest footage emerged of Paul and McGregor collectively, Diaz was fast to slam the pair. In a post uploaded to X – previously often called Twitter – he wrote: “Sit where your told at the big Inauguration Day u f***** dorks,” alongside the caption “Three f*** nerds.”

Following the defeat to Paul inside the squared-circle two years in the past, there have been talks that the pair will run it back, however this time within the SmartCage. ‘The Problem Child’ signed a skilled MMA contract with the PFL back in 2023, however is but to make his debut within the sport. That stated, he has been tipped to make the stroll to the cage this 12 months – with Diaz being lined up as a potential opponent.

As for McGregor, the previous two-division champion hasn’t fought since struggling a defeat to Dustin Poirier back in 2021. After breaking his leg within the trilogy loss to ‘The Diamond,’ the Irishman has been working his method back to full fitness. He was as a result of tackle Michael Chandler final 12 months, however was pressured to drag out of the competition after choosing up an damage in coaching.