Jon Jones reacts to Nate Diaz’s wild brawl over in Thailand

UFC star Jon Jones has given his thoughts on the brawl that led to Nate Diaz being thrown off the TV show he was filming.

If there’s one thing we know to be true, it’s that Nate Diaz is an unpredictable guy. Nobody ever really knows for sure what he’s going to do next, which adds such a huge layer of intrigue to his character and career. Recently, he opted to take part in a Russian spin-off of The Ultimate Fighter alongside Jon Jones.

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The show was set to be filmed in Thailand but on the very first day, Diaz and his team got into a huge brawl with several other fighters, which eventually led to Nate removing himself from the project.

In a recent interview, Jon Jones gave his thoughts on how it all played out.

“It got serious right away, play fighting with Nate Diaz was a bad idea.”

Jon Jones, who’s currently serving as a captain on the Russian spin-off of the TUF reality show in Thailand, told Red Corner MMA about the conflict betwen Nate Diaz and one of the fighters from his team.… pic.twitter.com/HQ0gUctVmu

— Red Corner MMA (@RedCorner_MMA) May 22, 2025

Jones discusses wild Diaz brawl

“We had one of our young fighters, a guy named Zalik,” Jones told Red Corner MMA. “He was playing with Nate. He wanted to play fight with Nate. Nate kind of came in a little bit on edge, I think he had some previous beef with some Russian fighters. So he was a little bit on edge when he got here.

“Play fighting with Nate was was not the best idea,” Jones added. “It became serious right away and we had to replace Nate.”

Quotes via MMA Mania

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