Media WW contender Nathaniel Diaz trashes "rookie" Khazmat Chiminov

[dittohead84]

Wonder if he's holding out for the McGregor rubber

 

[Hellowhosthat]

lol @ the moments hesitation

EDIT

 

[The Bloody Nine]

"The Diaz brothers will fight anyone."

 

[Zanderlini]

Good for him, probably listened to his team, Khazmat is a killer and Nate Diaz is tough enough to catch a mauling.

 

[Siver!]

Hazmat?

Why would he fight someone dressed like a Halloween doofus?

 

[spliffo]

I like the Diaz bros but man Khazmat would put him in the hospital. Just make the McGregor trilogy and retire.

This. Win-win for both. After that they can do it again in boxing and probobly another trilogy. Then they become best friends and make a new whiskey flavoured with Nate's own sativa strain.

 

[pacrossbow]

Why would a C level fighter like Nate take a fight like that

Makes no sense for him to fight D level newcomers.

 

[pacrossbow]

While Nate Diaz was ducking Khamzat Chimaev he threw his training partner under the table, and suggested that Khamzat fight that unknown guy, then the camera is pointed to the guy in shock.


He ducks Colby too
Duck season

Conor taught these guys well. Duck season is open.

 

[chiefwiggum]

So called BMF…

Almost 20 years in the sport you can say no. I’m not going to fight the guy with 8 fights. 3 of those ina few months.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Nick Maximov did not look too enthusiastic about the prospect of fighting Khamzat.

Looks fine to me

 

[Mangar]

Ducked Khamzat and Colby in the same interview lol.

I don't blame him

 

[campbecc]

Conor taught these guys well. Duck season is open.

Has Conor ducked many people?

 

[dragovic]

Nick Maximov did not look too enthusiastic about the prospect of fighting Khamzat.

lmao my reaction too.

 

[Bubba32]

everyone ducking khamzat

 

[Sweater of AV]

Beating Li Jingliang doesn't give you a pass to share the cage with greatness.

 

[kflo]

People are hating on Nate a lot about this. Why? He's on his last fight, and he wants it to be a top-ranked guy. Nothing wrong with that, and if anything, it's admirable.

Consider that Nate, unlike the MANY other top 10 fghters at 170lbs, fought Leon Edwards. He even expressed interest in fighting Luque, who might be the most dangerous guy at WW right now. It's not like he's wanting to fight cans or some other fighters that are past their prime or in retirement. So what he doesn't want to fight Khamzat; Nate's been in the UFC for 15 years and he's been fighting the best in the world for most of that entire time. Khamzat is great, but he just got here last year!!!

Nate's an OG of the UFC at this point. He deserves to be able to fight whoever he wants.

But people are just calling it what it is. There aren’t many bigger fights for Nate than Khamzat. Probably none. Nate acting as if Khamzat doesn’t deserve to fight him is the joke. Or isn’t a big enough name for him. That’s what’s transparent. Khamzat Nate would be a huge ppv co-main, or headline a non-ppv card. Nate doesn’t like the matchup. That’s fine. But we all see it……he’s doing what’s best for him. But we see it….

 

[thehighking]

UFC wants him to lose the last fight on his contract to someone outside the top 10 so they can pay him in corn nuts on his next contract. Diaz is ducking Chimaev but he's right to do so. That's a stupid fight for Nate to take at this stage of his career.

 

[Boxingfan998]

Diaz is the bitch here.
Afraid to fight Khamzat.
Not wanting to take risks.

Wonderboy took luque and countless others. One of the few in division that's not a bitch.

 

[mmathurbator]

nate tries too hard to be like nick

 

[ltarian11]

Sounds like a great plan, but Im sure brother Nick thought the same thing....next thing you know your 40 and broke and realize you wasted a lot of time on the bench instead of fighting in his prime years.

Nate is already past his prime, but you are right about sitting on the bench too long wasting prime fighting years.