Nate Diaz appears to have mocked longtime rival Conor McGregor by pointing to the horrific leg injury the Irishman sustained in July of this year. Diaz confirmed he wouldn’t fight McGregor “until his leg grows back” and scored some victories to prove he can still fight.
Taking to his official Twitter account, MMA legend Nate Diaz posted the following tweet where he snapped a photo on Conor McGregor. The Stockton native also confirmed that he would like to fight for the “January Card,” which many believe is the long-awaited high-profile UFC 270 fight card that takes place on January 22. Diaz’s tweet read:
“I’m not fighting Connor until his leg grows back and he’s outperforming some people so we know he can fight until then can I get a card in January @ufc thanks”
Former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion Conor McGregor suffered a horrific leg injury in his last fight. His much discussed triple match was against Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 in July. The lightweight bout saw the Diamond win via a first-round TKO after McGregor was unable to continue due to a lower leg injury.
Conor McGregor has been out ever since. However, The Notorious focused on his recovery and vowed to come back stronger than ever. McGregor has hinted at a fight for the UFC lightweight title, along with the excitement of returning to welterweight. He is expected to return in the middle of 2022.
Nate Diaz has fought Conor McGregor twice in the past, both times at welterweight. Their fight streak is currently tied in a 1-1 draw.
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Nate Diaz Refuses To Fight Dustin Poirier Due To An Alleged Wage Dispute
Dustin Poirier recently tweeted that he has agreed to fight Nate Diaz at UFC 270 to be held on January 22. But he added that the battle did not materialize.
Then ‘The Diamond’ suggested that he could fight Nate Diaz at UFC 271 which will take place on February 12th. However, Diaz has now posted a tweet under which he rejected Poirier’s offer to fight at UFC 270 and/or UFC 271.
Nate Diaz has hinted that the UFC doesn’t want to push a “loser” like Dustin Poirier regardless of whether he fights at UFC 270 or UFC 271.
“ufc don’t wanna pay you dp sorry you suck loser”
Nate Diaz has competed at welterweight since 2016. Meanwhile, Pourier recently suggested that he could potentially go from lightweight to middleweight. Diaz and Poirier’s next opponents and exact return dates have yet to be officially confirmed.
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