Influencer Sara Saffari Addresses Puka Nacua Dating Speculation in Viral Comment
When Sara Saffari and LA Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua showed up together in a string of YouTube clips and were spotted at the LA airport, the internet did what it does.
Saffari, though, wasn’t about to let anyone else control the narrative. She went straight to the comments and shut it down herself.
The YouTube Clips That Lit the Fuse
The speculation traces back to a video during a stream on Nick Nayersina’s YouTube channel, released Feb. 23.
Nacua and Saffari were seen flirting at TopGolf — playful back-and-forth that’s standard in collaborative influencer content but was enough to set comment sections on fire.
Nayersina, who has his own large following, leaned into the dynamic between the two.
At one point he calls them a “great duo” and tells them that “great duos stay together.” He also called them a “power duo” later in the video, but Sara told him to “stop saying that.”
The teasing continued. In another video shared on Feb. 26, Nayersina tells Saffari that she and Nacua are the “cutest thing,” to which Saffari called him “delusional.”
“She got mad because you guys have great chemistry. I wish I captured you guys up there golfing and poking each other with the club,” Nayersina then said to Nacua.
Nacua turned to Saffari and said, “You don’t want to have fun?” Saffari’s response: “I love having fun! I’m like the queen of fun!”
The Airport Sighting That Changed the Temperature
The dating rumors picked up again on Feb. 28 when Nacua and Saffari were seen walking through the LA airport together, according to a TikTok video.
Nacua was wearing a black hoodie and sunglasses. As they walked through the airport, they appeared to be holding hands.
Nacua has yet to comment on the rumors, but Saffari has.
On March 2, MLFootball claimed in an Instagram post that the two were “reportedly dating.” Saffari wrote, “We’re siblings chill” in the comment section.
Nacua’s Recent Headline-Making Appearances
This isn’t the first time Nacua has sparked dating rumors.
The NFL star shot his shot at Sydney Sweeney in January before sparking rumors with influencer Hannah Stocking when they went on a date to Matsuhisa in West Hollywood.
He then spent time with WWE superstar Charlotte Flair at the Daytona 500 NASCAR event in February, per the New York Post.
On March 2, Nacua was spotted with influencer Overtime Megan at an LA Kings game against the Colorado Avalanche, according to a photo shared by sports reporter Michael Duarte on X.
That’s a string of high-profile names — from Hollywood to WWE to the influencer space — in a matter of weeks.
When Content Collaborations Get Misread
This situation reflects something that happens constantly in the influencer world: collaborations get mistaken for relationships.
When creators appear together in videos, especially when there’s natural chemistry and playful energy, audiences assume something romantic is happening behind the scenes.
Saffari and Nacua were filmed together as part of content on Nayersina’s channel. That’s the context. They were part of a group setting at TopGolf, on camera, for a YouTube video.
Even Nayersina’s teasing — calling them a “power duo” and noting their “great chemistry” — is the kind of thing content creators do to generate engagement.
Does that mean there’s nothing going on? Not necessarily. But Saffari herself has denied the dating narrative.
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