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title: "Jake Paul After Jaw Fracture: Ready for MMA and Wants a Fight with Nate Diaz"
description: "Jake Paul is ready to return to sports after a jaw fracture from a Joshua knockout! 🥊 The blogger plans an MMA debut and has already chosen an opponent — Nate Diaz. 🥋"
date: 2026-07-16T11:44:00.000Z
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# Jake Paul After Jaw Fracture: Ready for MMA and Wants a Fight with Nate Diaz

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YouTube star and professional boxer Jake Paul, whose career was temporarily halted by a serious injury, has officially announced plans to return to big-time sports. The American, who suffered a double jaw fracture in a fight against Anthony Joshua, is considering making his debut in mixed martial arts (MMA).

### Return After Injury

Paul's last fight, which took place in December 2025 in Miami, ended in disaster for the blogger. In the bout with British heavyweight Anthony Joshua, Jake lost by knockout in the sixth round, being knocked down three times. The injury was severe: a double jaw fracture sidelined the athlete for a long time.

However, recovery is going well. According to Paul himself, he will be officially allowed to return to full sparring in just a few weeks. As soon as this happens, the team will begin active preparation for new challenges.

### Debut in the Cage and Choice of Opponent

Representatives of the blogger are already negotiating the organization of the debut fight in the cage. The event is planned to be held under the auspices of the MVP league, which is currently actively competing with the UFC. As a desired opponent for his first fight in mixed martial arts, Paul named UFC veteran Nate Diaz.

"Maybe I'll do a little work in MMA. I've never done MMA professionally, but I used to box and wrestle. So I just need to learn how to kick," Jake shared.

### History of Rivalry and Statistics

Interestingly, Paul and Diaz have already met on the boxing ring. That fight ended with Jake winning by unanimous decision. Now the opponents could clash under fundamentally new conditions.

In professional boxing, the American has 12 wins (7 by knockout) and 2 losses. In addition to the recent loss to Joshua, the only other loss in Paul's career remains the fight against Tommy Fury, the younger half-brother of former world champion Tyson Fury, where the judges gave the victory to the Briton by split decision.