Clay Collard Still Eyeing Jake Paul, Says Nate Diaz will be ‘Step Up’ For YouTuber

Clay Collard is still hoping he will face Jake Paul sooner or later and will watch his upcoming fight with Nate Diaz closely.

Collard (22-10, 1NC; 4-2 PFL) is coming off a dominant victory over a tough opponent in Professional Fighters League newcomer Yamato Nishikawa at 2023 PFL 3. Even though “Cassius” implemented his traditional boxing-based game plan, he didn’t finish the clash inside the distance, mainly thanks to his opponent’s remarkable durability, which Collard praised on more than one occasion. While the Ultimate Fighting Championship alum is pouring his body and soul into the 2023 PFL Regular Season, he is still interested in a superfight with YouTuber-turned-professional-boxer Paul, who’s now attached to a clash with UFC vet Nate Diaz on Aug. 5. Collard had already called out Paul once, but to no avail, and is now sarcastically commenting the matchup stating that Paul “didn’t want the smoke.”

“I'm always down to fight, especially guys that think they're tough. He definitely thinks he's tough. I'd love to fight him. I mean, it's cool. We'll see how it does. I think Diaz has a little bit better boxing than some of the other opponents that he faced, like Ben Askren, you know, I don't think he could box his way out of the wet paper stack. I think it's a step up for Jake. Paul. Yeah, I'm excited to watch it, but he still don't want this smoke. I'm going to keep saying it. He don't want this smoke.”

When asked his pick for the fight, Collard had no doubts about it.

“I'm gonna take Diaz, bro. He is my dog, so we got to go with the dog.”

Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro
(01:00) Showing the bruises from his fight
(02:12) Commenting on Nishikawa’s kicks
(03:11) Implementing his boxing game
(03:59) Being disappointed for not finishing the fight inside the distance
(05:09) Facing a tough opponent
(06:33) Hoping to face Burgos
(07:23) Commenting on Jake Paul’s fight with Nate Diaz
(08:32) Whether he had any interactions with Biaggio Ali Walsh
(09:09) Outro