Jake Paul and Nate Diaz Teams Engage in Altercation During Prefight 

Jake Paul and Nate Diaz's news conference turned physical after their faceoff.

Both camps' security teams got into a shoving match with punches thrown.

There has been bad blood between the two teams for nearly a year.

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Paul responded, stating that a member of Diaz's team threw the first punch and got hit by a Paul security guard.

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A member of Paul's Betr media team provoked Diaz with a question, adding to the tension.

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The teams also clashed during Paul's fight against Anderson Silva in October the previous year.

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Diaz reminded the security guard of the previous altercation during the media session.

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Chris Avila, Diaz's teammate, expressed the belief that the security guard started the altercation.

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The boxing match between Jake Paul and Nate Diaz was scheduled for Saturday night at the American Airlines Center.

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