A bizarre boxing press conference was hijacked when a Jake Paul employee threatened the brother of combat legend Nate Diaz.
Paul and Diaz will fight in August, and fronted media on Wednesday to field questions about their looming bout.
But things took a wild turn when the microphone was handed to a man who claimed to be “Derek from Betr Media”.
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Betr Media is a start-up company that Paul runs.
”Nate, I’m actually a boxer myself and I have been trying to get on this undercard,” the man supposedly called Derek began.
“I’m just wondering if you think I could fight your brother, Nick?
“If he’s anything like you I think I’d beat his f—ing arse.”
Diaz’s older brother Nick also fights in the UFC.
The American brawler looked stunned by the bizarre comment at first, and then delivered a threat of his own to Derek.
“You know my homeboys see you right now,” Diaz said, pointing around the room.
“That was stupid, huh? That was stupid.”
Derek admitted, “yeah, I’m pretty nervous right now”, before Diaz gave him another serve.
“Hey, Derek from Betr Media, you’re a stupid arse motherf—er,” he said.
“The f—? You deserve to have your arse whipped.”
Paul, while laughing, cut in to explain Derek was an employee of his, and promptly promised to fire him.
“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.”
Paul, 26, hinted he will hang up the gloves if he loses to Diaz in August.
“In my mind that’s how I’m treating it,” he said.
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