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Nate Diaz Fight Downgraded After UFC Dispute – But Still On, Plus Stunned Social Media Reactions

Oct 03, 2018Articles

Nate Diaz Fight Downgraded After UFC Dispute – But Still On, Plus Stunned Social Media Reactions

Nate Diaz was quite vocal about his desire for a new division as well as unhappiness with the UFC. As a reminder Diaz found himself center stage at the press conference that announced McGregor v Nurmagomedov earlier this year putting his own match under a question mark.

 

 

Nate Diaz Questions His Commitment to the Fight, Bashes UFC Again

 

“We’ll see [if I return at UFC 230], the ball’s in their court,” Diaz said (h/t Drake Riggs of BJPenn.com). “We’ll see. I’m training to fight though, for sure. I’m trying to fight. They don’t want Dustin Poirier to fight at [165-pounds]. I’m like, ‘what the f*ck?’, alright well, who do you guys want then? Whoever wants it come get it. If they’re (UFC) trying to have me headline Madison Square Garden they don’t got nobody else. But they don’t want Dustin to fight so I’m down for whatever they want. All comers, bring it the f*ck on. No lames though.

“I’m starting a new weight class because I heard they already wanted to do it anyway, I’m like let’s get it poppin’. Now there’s a ruckus, they don’t want to do 165 I’m like, ‘what the f*ck? Because I said it? That’s what it is?’ Anybody who wants it at 165, we can do that because I’m training to fight and they’re trying to act like I’m not trying to fight or something. I’m like, ‘let’s do this sh*t’. So all comers bring it on.”

The UFC then did a 180 and promoted Valentina Schevchenko title match as the lead – Valentina Shevchenko has been moved from a previously announced bout with Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 231 to instead face Sijara Eubanks in the main event of UFC 230 on Nov. 3 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

 

 

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