Nate Diaz

Diaz has been Paul's target for a boxing showdown for a long time, and just finishing the fight meant the Stockton, Calif., star was one step closer to the open ...

[September 11, 2022] If you do you will have your media credential revoked.— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) UFC PR Team to media attending post fight presser: DO NOT ASK our boss Dana about Jake Paul or Anderson Silva. [Anderson Silva](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/101/anderson-silva) on Oct. But now that UFC President [Dana White](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2230/dana-white) no longer stands between them, Paul hopes Diaz will be standing across from him sooner than later. [pic.twitter.com/erwnFxBvkc] [September 11, 2022]

Diaz went out on top by submitting Tony Ferguson in his final UFC fight and the MMA veteran set a promotional record whilst doing so.

Diaz also refused to role out a UFC return in the future whilst thanking Dana White despite their rocky relationship. Show everybody I’m the best at that and then I’m going to be right the f*** back here to get a motherf****** UFC title. Diaz hadn't submitted anyone from a bottom position heading into his fight with Ferguson in over a decade, last achieving the feat when he submitted Jim Miller with a guillotine choke in 2012. So I’m going to go out there and I’m going take over another profession and become the best at that. Diaz, 37, submitted Ferguson with a guillotine choke in the fourth round of their fight at UFC 279. The fan favourite overtook light-heavyweight Paul Craig for the most submission wins from a bottom position with six.

Ferguson was choked out by Diaz after shooting for a takedown of his own in the fourth round of the UFC 279 main event.

I have a lot to learn, I have very little ego when it comes to learning. He was chopping that leg, he kept kicking that front leg, obviously doing damage but his corner told him to take him down and Nate capitalised on it." I know what to do better next time, but it f***ing sucks." S*** happens; I wish I had made it to the fifth round. And Ferguson later admitted he made a tactical mistake after taking advice from his corner after the third round. Diaz was able to lock in a guillotine choke to ensure victory on his final outing for the promotion.

UFC president Dana White said that with such a wide weight discrepancy, the Nevada Athletic Commission likely wouldn't have let Diaz fight Chimaev. Diaz hit the ...

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Nate Diaz has options for his future after a fairytale final fight to his UFC contract at UFC 279. But what's his best move?

[clear about his intentions](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2022/09/ufc-279-nate-diaz-reaction-final-fight-contract-tony-ferguson-return) in the aftermath of the event. Watch the video above for thoughts and analysis after UFC 279. It wasn’t against Khamzat Chimaev as originally scheduled, but Tony Ferguson (25-8 MMA, 15-6 UFC) instead, who Diaz managed to

NATE DIAZ aimed a dig at Conor McGregor after choking out Tony Ferguson at UFC 279.

And Tony easy. "Show everybody I’m the best at that and then I’m going to be right the f*** back here to get a motherf****** UFC title. "All I know it’s been a love-hate relationship with me and the UFC the whole time I’ve been in this organisation but at the end of the day, I love the UFC," Diaz said. And with so much quality. Before the bout, McGregor wished his rival well, tweeting: "Congrats Nate Diaz on making it to the end of his contractual obligations with the UFC, and as a bonafide superstar goer. Diaz's fight against Ferguson was the final one on his UFC contract and the 37-year-old is set to leave the promotion to explore other opportunities within combat sports.

It's fair to say that Jake Paul isn't afraid of the spotlight. In his most recent call out video, Paul targeted UFC legend Nate Diaz after he submitted Tony ...

IJake Paul posted a video on his social media accounts saying: "Nate Diaz is going to the sport of boxing. It's fair to say that Jake Paul isn't afraid of the spotlight. Diaz has now been rumoured to be interested in pursuing a career in boxing.

Khamzat went on to fight Kevin Holland at a catchweight of 180 pounds, while Diaz locked horns with Tony Ferguson in the UFC 279 main event. The former ...

He is considered one of the most talented fighters in the promotion and believes he is destined to become a two-division champion. Everyone loses the fight,” Khamzat said. So terrible.” “Colby [Covington] loses two or three fights in a row. “Did you see how they kicked, how they punched, how they wrestled, how they grappled? These guys are old,” he added.

Diaz is expected to be on to bigger and better things while Chimaev could challenge for the title in multiple divisions.

Mind you, this was the same week Jingliang had shared a picture on social media of the custom new suit he had purchased for Thursday's press conference only to see the event canceled following a backstage brawl between Holland and Chimaev. Barnett is among the most relatable fighters to ever step foot in the Octagon and his unique mixture of charisma, toughness, humility and sneaky athleticism have made him a must-see folk hero. But Chimaev made him look like he didn't belong in the same cage as him in a manner so convincing that it does bring into question that the Gilbert Burns fight in April was only close because Chimaev allowed it to be by eschewing his gameplan in order to brawl and prove his toughness. With the pre-fight narratives changing so rapidly, the feeling of excitement that came with it was addicting. Forced to accept literally the toughest matchup available to him in order to snap a 15-month layoff and fight out his deal, Diaz found some much-needed good karma when the -1100 favorite Chimaev was forced to halt his weight cut on the advice of doctors. The 180-pound catchweight bout was contested at the middle ground between the welterweight and middleweight divisions, serving as a grim reminder that the native of Chechnya, Russia, remains a legitimate threat to both titles. Will Chimaev's mishap on the scales mean he will have to wait a bit longer for his first title shot as punishment? It was also about Diaz outslicking the UFC machine and an insane Friday afternoon that left fans and UFC brass alike forced to play fantasy matchmaker when imagining how to prevent a disaster. It was poetic justice for Diaz, who left the door open for an eventual UFC return during a post-fight interview in which he also gave love to Dana White. It will take some time for Chimaev to rebuild the goodwill of the UFC fan base after what happened this week, including his pro wrestling heel turn in his post-fight interview. But it's time for him to test his brand on the open market, with a boxing superfight The original UFC 279 main event provided the likely potential that Diaz would see his celebrity brand trampled upon on the way out in a move that was certainly shrewd matchmaking by the promotion in hopes of making Chimaev a star, but sadly typical of the love/hate relationship Diaz, and older brother Nick, have long had with the organization.

Chimaev scaled 7.5lb over the welterweight limit on Friday before his fight with Diaz was scrapped. The Swede instead took on Kevin Holland while Diaz faced ...

"Then I had the pressure in that my main goal, especially [against] Khamzat was to come out and not get any more cuts on my face. "I was in the sauna on my last pound, and I was like what the f***?" "I was like whatever, let’s just get to weigh-ins, and tell me whatever is happening after I eat and rehydrate, but I figured this motherf****** is scared.

Despite Nate Diaz declaring plans to leave the UFC after his win over Tony Ferguson, Dana White had nothing but praise for a fighter who has spent the last ...

[They] said, ‘Take him down.’ He was chopping that leg, kicking that front leg, obviously doing damage and his corner told him to take him down. He’s starting his own organization or getting into promoting or doing something else, I wish him nothing but the best of luck. Literally, I don’t know if you guys have monitors or you can hear what’s going on, but we went into Tony’s corner that round and his corner for some reason told him to take [Diaz] down. Whatever he moves on to do, I wish him nothing but the best. “It’s been a blast having him here. I wish him well.

Nick and Nate Diaz are two of the toughest and most respected fighters in UFC history, with the brawling brothers unafraid of anyone - and that includ.

“I was outside furious,” Diaz added of the 2015 incident. I was mad, but he was picking on me. It was reckless, it was stupid. I’m sure it was not good.” And they took a group picture with me behind them, just to laugh at me, make fun of me. “[Khabib] is like, ‘Ah, come on, man’ and they’re all laughing, 12 Russian dudes.

McGregor is recuperating from surgery after defeat to Dustin Poirier though remains effervescent on social media, while Diaz is now at the end of his UFC deal ...

That’s one of my biggest goals.” “Also the UFC, the team, they made a lot of that happen and there’s no doubt in my mind that made him, and we’re going to finish that off. “They put Conor on a pedestal and he made a lot of s— happen for a lot of different people in the fight game.

The complete story of Nathan Diaz would require a Dostoyevskian tome. The shorthand begins on June 23, 2007, when Diaz beat Manny Gamburiyan to win the ...

With all the terrorising on the feet and taunting to his face, Tony Ferguson forgot that Nate Diaz was Gracie Jiu Jitsu original, and leaving your neck out like that is a recipe for disaster. Backed into a corner, Ferguson shot in for the first takedown of the fight and immediately got choked out. To avoid the fate of UFC 151, Dana snapped into action and mixed around the top three fights on the card, creating the new main event: Nate Diaz vs. This used to be his way of aggravating his opponent, now it was clearly him taking breaks, and Ferguson let him. But the UFC refused to pay the man his money and Diaz sat out for three years until more main event fights with commensurate pay could be negotiated. And then 24 hours before the show, Chimaev weighed in seven pounds over the agreed welterweight limit and the main event was scrapped.

Nate Diaz bows out of the UFC with a win but was almost upstaged by Khamzat Chimaev's character arc into ferocious heel.

"I'm the most dangerous guy here," said Chimaev. It's been a blast having him here and you know I wish him well." Sensing the damage had shaken his opponent, Diaz threw more strikes which prompted Ferguson to look for a takedown. "He's been here forever. [September 11, 2022] Nobody can stop me." I'm going to go through everybody. "This is his house," White told Insider and other reporters.