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Jake Paul drops Nate Diaz in front of sold out crowd in Dallas
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The former YouTuber went past eight rounds for the first time in his career to beat the MMA fighter

Jake Paul put down Nate Diaz and returned to boxing  winning days with a tight scorecard victory in front of a capacity crowd at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

The social media star tasted defeat for the first time less than six months prior, and returned to the ring for his shot at redemption against one of MMA’s most beloved stars. Both boxers were walked alongside by their famous brothers Logan and Nick, with the YouTubers loudly booed to the ring by fans in the arena.

After balanced first four rounds, round five began to loud chants of “f*** Jake Paul”, as both began to show the early signs of fatigue. But halfway through, Paul landed flush and added Diaz to his lengthy list of opponents he has dropped with a big left hook that sent him tumbling almost out of the ring.

In his first ninth round in his career, Paul looked surprisingly fresh as both men headed past their previous limits. Diaz had never gone farther than 25 minutes in a five round UFC fight, while Paul had insisted on lengthening the bout after the pair had originally agreed to fight for eight.

The pair was looking for the fences as the last seconds ticked away, and somehow made it to the final bell with Diaz showboating afterwards, thinking he’d won. However, it wasn’t to be as he slumped to defeat in his professional boxing bow.