Nate Diaz News

Tom Taylor - January 13, 2019

Over the last few days, former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor and reigning lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov have engaged in a fiery war of words on social media. And now, another premier player in the UFC lightweight division has joined the fracas: Nate Diaz. Nate Diaz took a shot at Khabib Nurmagomedov after Nurmagomedov went after Conor McGregor on Twitter.

Tom Taylor - January 9, 2019

In the opinion of UFC color commentator Joe Rogan, Nate Diaz is one of the biggest stars in the UFC — perhaps almost as big a star as Conor McGregor. Rogan gave his take on the star power of the younger Diaz brother on a recent episode of The Joe Rogan Experience MMA Show, discussing the topic with American Top Team coach Din Thomas.

Tom Taylor - January 9, 2019

Jorge Masvidal was briefly linked to a UFC 235 showdown with Nick Diaz, but that fight unfortunately fizzled out. All the same, Masvidal still has tremendous respect for Nick Diaz and his brother Nate, and is definitely interested in fighting both under the right circumstances. “Obviously, I want to fight Diaz, because they’re dogs,” Masvidal said on a recent episode of MMAjunkie Radio. “That’s what I really admire about them. Their skillset is not the greatest. They’re great at boxing. They’re great at jiu-jitsu even off their backs, but that thing – they don’t kick, they don’t wrestle.

Tom Taylor - December 28, 2018

When it was announced that Jon Jones would be allowed to fight at UFC 232 in California, despite trace amounts of turinabol turning up on several of his recent drug tests, several of his fellow fighters piped up, questioning the integrity of the UFC and the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). Jones’s arch rival Daniel Cormier was one of the first to do so, and now, fan favorite lightweight contender Nate Diaz has done the same. Apparently, Nate Diaz no longer plans on opening his door when USADA comes to collect samples.

Cole Shelton - November 18, 2018

Over the last few years, we’ve all been wondering when Nick and Nate Diaz will fight again. The brothers have been fan favorites for ages now, but both have taken years off when it seemed like their popularity and their skill was at an all-time high. While it now sounds as though Nick Diaz will return to action opposite Jorge Masvidal at UFC 235, has hasn’t fought since UFC 183 in 2015, when he took on Anderson Silva in a fight that was ruled a no contest when he tested positive for marijuana and Silva tested positive for drostanolone. Although his long absence is due in part to a suspension, his interest in competing has also been questioned.

Cole Shelton - November 11, 2018

Donald Cerrone had a tough fight last night against Mike Perry at welterweight. Ultimately, Cerrone prevailed and won the fight by submission in the first round, in which he broke Perry’s arm. However, after the fight, the winningest fighter in UFC history announced he would be moving back down to lightweight. ‘Cowboy’ then proceeded to callout current 155-pound champion Khabib Nurmagomedov.

Tom Taylor - October 22, 2018

UFC 230 was originally expected to be co-headlined by a lightweight contender bout between the streaking Dustin Poirier and the long-absent fan favorite Nate Diaz. Unfortunately, this fight fell apart after Poirier sustained an injury. While it was an injury that ultimately nixed this incredible matchup, Dustin Poirier says the bout almost fizzled out numerous times during the initial negotiations. That, he says, is because Nate Diaz is incredibly “hard to deal with.”

Christopher Taylor - October 19, 2018

Dustin Poirier wasted little time in responding to former UFC lightweight title challenger Nate Diaz tonight on social media. The two lightweight contenders have been trading barbs online ever since it was announced ten days ago that “The Diamond” had been forced out of their scheduled UFC 230 co-headliner with an injury.

James Lynch - October 19, 2018

Despite the news that Dustin Poirier will not require surgery on his hip, it doesn’t appear like a rescheduled matchup against Nate Diaz is in the cards. That’s according UFC President Dana White who spoke with ESPN’s Brett Okamoto regarding the update on Poirier’s injury. On the heels of good news on Poirier's hip, I asked UFC president Dana White if Poirier/Diaz is a fight he'd want to re-book.

Drake Riggs - October 15, 2018

The fight may now be off between Dustin Poirier and Nate Diaz for UFC 230 next month, but the war of words continues on anyway. If there was one fight that everyone was most anticipating for the UFC’s return to Madison Square Garden on November 3, it seemingly was the lightweight clash between the top contender Poirier and the returning Diaz.

Cole Shelton - October 11, 2018

After Khabib Nurmagomedov defeated Conor McGregor at UFC 229, a post-fight brawl ensued. Nurmagomedov went after Bellator welterweight Dillon Danis, who was in McGregor’s corner. While that was happening, some of Nurmagomedov’s teammate’s attacked McGregor inside the Octagon. Since Saturday night, Nurmagomedov still has not received his fight purse. And, UFC President Dana White said if any of the people who attacked McGregor inside the Octagon are UFC fighters they would no longer be apart of the company.

Tom Taylor - October 10, 2018

Last night, we were hit by the unfortunate news that Dustin Poirier has been forced out of his anticipated lightweight contender bout with Nate Diaz, which was scheduled for UFC 230 this November 3 in New York City. From there, the MMA community quickly began brainstorming potential replacement opponents for Diaz. Apparently, however, we can call off the search.

Thomas Taylor - October 9, 2018

Earlier this evening the MMA community was rocked by the unfortunate news that Dustin Poirier has been forced out of his anticipated lightweight contender bout with Nate Diaz, which was scheduled for UFC 230 this November 3 in New York City. It did not take long for the MMA community to start brainstorming potential replacement opponents for Nate Diaz.

Chris Taylor - October 9, 2018

Terrible news fight fans, perennial UFC lightweight contender Dustin Poirier has suffered an injury and is out of his slated UFC 230 bout with Nate Diaz. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto broke the news on Twitter moments ago:

Tom Taylor - October 5, 2018

Tomorrow night, in the main event of UFC 229, former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor will return to the cage to battle undefeated lightweight champ Khabib Nurmagomedov. Nate Diaz, who is 1-1 with Conor McGregor across two previous bouts, is bound to be watching this fight with particular interest. Speaking to TMZ, Nate Diaz weighed in on this UFC 229 main event showdown. It sounds like he’s leaning toward McGregor.

Tom Taylor - October 4, 2018

Conor McGregor feels he owes Nate Diaz a rematch. No matter the outcome of his UFC 229 title fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov, the Irish superstar seems determined to give Diaz that rematch, the same way Diaz gave him the opportunity. In fact, McGregor feels that his rematch with Diaz could serve as the inaugural title fight for a yet-hypothetical 165-pound division — something Diaz has been very vocal about himself.

Tom Taylor - September 28, 2018

Nate Diaz wants the UFC to upgrade his upcoming UFC 230 lightweight contender fight with Dustin Poirier to a championship fight in new, currently hypothetical 165-pound division. Unfortunately for him, the UFC doesn’t seem into this idea. His response? “Don’t be scared.”

Thomas Taylor - September 27, 2018

Nate Diaz is currently booked for a lightweight showdown with top contender Dustin Poirier. The bout is expected to serve as the co-main event of UFC 230, which is scheduled for November 3 in New York City. While this has been the plan some time, Nate Diaz and Dustin Poirier have both recently expressed interest in fighting in the UFC 230 main event — for the inaugural title of a currently hypothetical 165-pound weight class.