Nate Diaz News

Russell Ess - June 8, 2016

https://youtu.be/51n-6rDGHAY At UFC 199, the rematch between Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor was officially announced by the UFC.

bjpenndotcom - June 7, 2016

UFC 199 was a major night for not only fights, but news regarding upcoming UFC events as well. In addition to Michael Bisping knocking out Luke Rockhold, and Dominick Cruz dominating Urijah Faber, it was announced that Brock Lesnar would be returning at UFC 200, and Diaz vs. McGregor II would go down at UFC 202. With that being said, the night didn’t go down without any drama. According to Evan Rodner, who is a producer on Brendan Schaub & Bryan Callen’s ‘The Fighter And The Kid’ podcast, spoke to MMAMad.com about the incident:

Chris Taylor - June 5, 2016

During Saturday night’s UFC 199 pay-per-view card in Los Angeles it was announced that a rematch between current UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor and perennial lightweight contender Nate Diaz had been booked to headline August’s UFC 202 event in Las Vegas. Despite coming out victorious in their first encounter at UFC 196, Nate Diaz has been labelled the early underdog in his rematch with McGregor, this according to MMAOddsBreaker:

bjpenndotcom - June 4, 2016

https://youtu.be/UF0dR3RT6gA When UFC President Dana White visited Stockton California recently to meet with Nate Diaz to discuss a rematch with Conor McGregor, Diaz got to use his signature ‘Stockton Slap’ on his boss.

Russell Ess - June 3, 2016

At a press conference ahead of UFC 196, Nate Diaz made a lot of noise when he said that Conor McGregor and “everyone” else in the UFC was on steroids. Diaz does not take back what he said and frankly, he doesn’t care if you are using steroids.

Russell Ess - June 3, 2016

Nate Diaz never cared for doing any media for his fights, but now realizes that it plays an important role for his own business as a fighter. Speaking with Esquire, Diaz says that he has gotten ahead of his competition now that he put his focus on his fighting technique first and is now polishing his presence in the media.

Russell Ess - June 1, 2016

It seems like Nate Diaz wants to be more in the conversation if any MMA fighters are going to box Floyd Mayweather. Diaz recently said to Ariel Helwani on a recent episode of The MMA Hour that he could beat up both Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor on the same night.

bjpenndotcom - May 26, 2016

Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor were supposed to have their highly anticipated rematch at UFC 200 on July 9th, however McGregor was ultimately pulled from the event for refusing to fulfill his media obligations. While UFC President Dana White initially stated that Diaz would remain on the card, he was then pulled from the July 9th event, and rumors began emerging that he and McGregor would fight at UFC 202.

bjpenndotcom - May 25, 2016

While Conor McGregor’s next opponent was initially supposed to be Nate Diaz, after McGregor was pulled from UFC 200 for refusing to fulfill his media obligations, talks of a potential boxing match with Floyd Mayweather quickly picked up steam. Now, the reports have gone so far as to reveal that McGregor & Mayweather will have their boxing match in September. Throughout all of that, the UFC has been asking Diaz to sign a contract to fight McGregor sooner rather than later.

Russell Ess - May 25, 2016

Nate Diaz is sitting at the top of the UFC with the promotion’s biggest draw, Conor McGregor, “obsessed” with fighting him in a rematch. Diaz spoke with Ariel Helwani on a special edition of The MMA Hour on Wednesday to discuss a variety of topics that included Nate Diaz’s position on the business of fighting and of course, Conor McGregor.

Russell Ess - May 25, 2016

Nate Diaz sounds like he has figured out the business side to fighting in the UFC. After winning the biggest fight of his career against UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor in a non-title welterweight fight bout at UFC 196, Diaz received the biggest payday of his career.

bjpenndotcom - May 25, 2016

While Conor McGregor has never competed in a professional boxing match, there has been quite a bit of talk regarding a boxing match against legendary prizefighter Floyd Mayweather. While the fight was initially regarded as a publicity stunt, reports have since emerged that the fight will go down in September, leading many to wonder whether or not the two parties have finally reached an agreement.

Chris Taylor - May 22, 2016

The UFC is trying to put together a Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz rematch for their UFC 202 pay-per-view card later this summer. The UFC bosses had a ‘good meeting’ with Conor McGregor earlier this week in Los Angeles, but apparently hit a speed-bump when they met with Nate Diaz in Stockton, California.

Russell Ess - May 20, 2016

UFC heads met with Conor McGregor on Wednesday night to discuss booking his next fight and from the looks of both Dana White and “The Notorious” after their meeting, everything went really well. White and UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta apparently met with Nate Diaz Friday in Stockton, California to meet over lunch to discuss booking the rematch with McGregor, and it sounds like things didn’t go as smooth as the meeting with McGregor.

bjpenndotcom - May 10, 2016

Back in March, Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor had their highly anticipated welterweight scrap in the main event oF UFC 196. Ultimately, Diaz rocked and then submitted McGregor in the 2nd round of their fight. The event shattered UFC records, and set the stage for a rematch at UFC 200 on July 9th.

bjpenndotcom - May 6, 2016

At UFC 200 on July 9th, Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz were slated to have their highly anticipated welterweight rematch. Unfortunately for MMA fans, McGregor refused to fulfill his promotional obligations for the event, and was eventually pulled from the card.

bjpenndotcom - May 5, 2016

Famed martial artist and actor Jean-Claude Van Damme has been training alongside Nick and Nate Diaz at Gold’s GYM, helping Nate Diaz prepare for his UFC 200 fight against an opponent who has yet to be named. Van Damme posted a series of photos to his Instagram showing himself training and sparring with the Diaz brothers! Check them out below.

Russell Ess - May 4, 2016

While the #runningmanchallenge is going viral on the Internet, Conor McGregor has one person running on his mind and that person is Nate Diaz. McGregor had his first UFC loss served to him by Diaz at UFC 196. The two were scheduled to rematch at UFC 200, but McGregor refused to take part in media obligations to promote the event and was pulled from the card. “The Notorious” stated that he needed to concentrate on training for the rematch with Diaz instead of promoting the fight.