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Chris Avila misses weight for his fight against Jeremy Stephens on the #PaulDiaz undercard ⚖️ pic.twitter.com/H8c2AThpYa

Former UFC fighter and Nate Diaz hot water boy Chris Avila missed weight for his Jeremy Stephens boxing match, scheduled for the “Paul vs. Diaz” DAZN pay-per-view (PPV) card on Sat. night (Aug. 5, 2023) at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas (order it here).

Avila was 170.3 pounds for their 168-pound affair against 167 for Stephens.

READY FOR WAR! International superstar and serial risk-taker, Jake “The Problem Child” Paul, is once again up against a very big (and very different) challenge in regard to his budding combat sports career when he takes on former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) superstar (and Conor McGregor slayer), Nate Diaz, inside American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, on Sat., Aug. 5, 2023, streaming live on DAZN pay-per-view (PPV). “Paul vs. Diaz” which will also feature multiple-time women’s boxing champion, Amanda Serrano, battling former WBO queenpin, Heather Hardy, for the undisputed Featherweight title in DAZN’s PPV co-main event. Special start time is slated for 8 p.m. ET, with a PPV price tag of $59.99.

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Judging by his physique and overall demeanor, it doesn’t appear the 30 year-old former lightweight gave a tremendous effort to make his mark. Avila was fined a percentage of his purse, payable to Stephens, and the fight will continue as scheduled.

Get complete “Paul vs. Diaz” weigh ins results and video here.

“I’m just looking to beat this motherf*cker’s ass all rounds,” Stephens said during Wednesday’s open workout scrum (via MMA Junkie). “I don’t want the knockout. I want to beat him up. I manifested this after I fought Aldo. I was like, ‘Man, if Jake Paul or Diaz drops out, I’m going to be that guy calling every – I don’t even know who the f*ck to call, but I’m going to be calling somebody to put me on that card.’ So, I manifested this, and here I am.”

Avila vs. Stephens is scheduled for eight, three-minute rounds.

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