“You’re gonna walk the streets after that sh*t?” – Nate Diaz threatens reporter at press conference after disrespectful threat towards brother Nick Diaz

Nate Diaz made headlines yet again after an incident at the media day for Jake Paul vs Nate Diaz boxing match. Diaz reportedly threatened a news reporter for insulting his brother Nick Diaz. The former UFC champion did not hold back when it came to defending his brother’s reputation.

A lot happened at the press conference for The fight between Jake Paul and Nate Diaz. A journalist from Jake Paul’s Betr Media tried to roast Nate Diaz but it all backfired when things got a little too personal. Derek from Paul’s company prompted Diaz and stated he himself was a boxer and wanted to be on the undercard of the Paul vs Diaz fight. The reporter also added that he was looking for a dance partner and if his brother Nick Diaz was available.

However, Derek was too disrespectful during his call out and incurred the wrath of Nate Diaz.“Nate, I’m actually a boxer myself and I’ve been trying to get into this undercard. I am just wondering if you think I could fight your brother Nick. If he’s anything like you, I think I’d beat his fu*kin as.” said the reporter from Betr media.

The former UFC fighter did not hold back and threatened Derek for his insolent behavior. “Brother, what are you just gonna walk around the streets or some sh*t? You know all my homeboys see you right now? That was stupid, yeah, that was stupid. Hey Derek from Betr Media, stupid as motherf***er.” said Nate Diaz. Thankfully the situation did not escalate any further and the event progressed normally.

Jake Paul intervened and personally apologized to Nate Diaz, for Derek’s behavior. Paul also took responsibility and stated that he will be firing the rude reporter from his company.

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Jake Paul fired at reporter for his disrespecting Nick Diaz callout

Things got heated at the press event for the Jake Paul and Nate Diaz boxing match. One of the reporters from Paul’s gambling and media company enraged Nate Diaz with his disrespectful callout. Derek from Betr explained to Diaz that he was looking for a spot on the undercard of the Paul vs Diaz fight. However, things turned wild when he insulted Nate’s older brother Nick during his callout.

Naturally, Nate Diaz was mad at the reporter’s callout and ended up threatening him after his callout. Derek himself quickly revealed that he was pretty embarrassed with his behavior and felt nervous from Nate’s threat. While things did not escalate to a fight, Jake Paul took responsibility for the actions of his reporter. Paul personally apologized to Diaz and talked about firing Derek for his behavior. “He works for my company. I’ll handle that later. I’m sorry about that Nate,” Paul said. “I’ll fire him later. Derek shut up. Derek shut up,” said Paul during the interview.

Derek’s disrespectful callout received quite a backlash and was shunned by many fighters. He also uploaded a video on betr’s Instagram page to apologize for his behavior.

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