Nate Diaz News

Scott Hernandez - May 6, 2016

At UFC 196, Nate Diaz shocked the world as he defeated Conor McGregor via 2nd round submission on just 10 days notice. While the majority of MMA fans were in awe of the fact that Diaz defeated McGregor on such short notice, Diaz’s teammate, legendary kickboxer Joe Schilling, wasn’t nearly as surprised. He spoke on The Fighter & The Kid podcast:

Scott Hernandez - 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.

Chris Taylor - May 3, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is extremely confident that he will be able to “school” Nate Diaz if the two meet in a rematch later this summer. The brash Irish superstar took to Instagram to post the following photo while taking some serious shots at the “Stockton Slugger”.

Russell Ess - May 2, 2016

Fans who were anxiously awaiting to see star UFC fighter Nate Diaz take on UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor in their immediate non-title welterweight rematch at UFC 200 will have to wait.

Chris Taylor - May 2, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor took to his Twitter today where he poked shots at Nate Diaz, the man who defeated him via submission at UFC 196. I love it! Adapt and overcome.I am coming in light and lean for my rematch and I will school this boy to the bell. https://t.co/MjEwxokIYK

Russell Ess - May 2, 2016

The Diaz brothers have mentioned before that they both were big fans of Jean-Claude Van Damme growing up. Nick and Nate have been seen recently with Van Damme and may be getting some “ninja” training with the Hollywood actor that has been helped put martial arts on the big screen.

Chris Taylor - May 1, 2016

Good training with @jcvd today #frankdux #martialarts #ninjashit #100 #represent A photo posted by natediaz209 (@natediaz209) on Apr 30, 2016 at 9:36pm PDT

Scott Hernandez - April 27, 2016

While Conor McGregor was just pulled from UFC 200 less than 2 weeks ago, Nate Diaz believes that McGregor was never actually in the fight. McGregor announced his retirement on social media, leaving many fans confused. UFC President Dana White then announced on SportsCenter that McGregor had been pulled from UFC 200 for refusing to fulfill his media obligations for the event. While there has been quite a bit of back-and-forth between McGregor and the UFC, the UFC brass has stuck to their guns and refused to give into McGregor’s demands.

Russell Ess - April 27, 2016

The initial headlining bout for UFC 200 is no longer an option, according to the UFC. Conor McGregor will not be fighting Nate Diaz in their non-title welterweight rematch as originally planned. Instead, Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones will fight in the main event of UFC 200 for the undisputed UFC light heavyweight title.

Chris Taylor - April 27, 2016

Perennial lightweight contender Nate Diaz was expected to rematch current UFC featherweight champ Conor McGregor in a welterweight bout at this July’s UFC 200 event in Las Vegas. Unfortunately for fight fans, McGregor refused to attend certain media obligations to promote the UFC 200 event and was thus pulled off the card by UFC officials.

Russell Ess - April 26, 2016

On Monday Nate Diaz hinted that he would not be fighting at UFC 200 with his scheduled opponent Conor McGregor being pulled off the card due to his refusal to take part in media obligations to promote the fight.

Russell Ess - April 26, 2016

It sounds like Nate Diaz will not be fighting Conor McGregor at UFC 200. Diaz tweeted late on Monday that he was taking off for vacation and made it clear in the press conference on Friday that he was only set on fighting Conor McGregor at UFC 200. Diaz is still riding on the wave of beating “The Notorious” at UFC 196 in a non-title welterweight bout and his fans are loving it.

Russell Ess - April 25, 2016

Current UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier spoke with Ariel Helwani on the MMA Hour on Monday following his time doing color commentary for the UFC 197 broadcast over the weekend. Jon Jones was able to outpoint Ovince Saint Preux to win the interim title and will face Cormier next to unify the belts. If Cormier gets clearance from an MRI that is scheduled for late Monday, Jones and Cormier will headline UFC 200.

Chris Taylor - April 24, 2016

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was kicking it with Nick and Nate Diaz earlier this week. Israel Martinez posted the following photo on Twitter Friday evening showcasing the three UFC superstars. Check it out:

Russell Ess - April 23, 2016

Former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar and UFC veteran Nate Diaz were in Las Vegas for the UFC 200 IFW Launch Event to promote UFC 200. Edgar is set to fight former featherweight champion Jose Aldo in an interim featherweight championship match while it is unknown if Diaz will still be fighting on the marquee card.

Scott Hernandez - April 22, 2016

At the UFC 200 press conference on Friday, many expected the UFC to announce who Nate Diaz’s replacement opponent would be for UFC 200. While UFC President Dana White didn’t announce Diaz’s new opponent for the event, he did confirm that Diaz will in fact remain on the card despite reports that indicated he had been pulled. In addition, White revealed that the door was now closed for McGregor, and he would not have an opportunity to fight at UFC 200.

Scott Hernandez - April 21, 2016

Since UFC President Dana White announced that Conor McGregor had been pulled from his UFC 200, there has been much question as to who would fill the slot opposite Nate Diaz in the biggest event in UFC history.