UFC: Nate Diaz details ‘slapping’ Khabib in the face – ‘he’s into bullying, that’s his thing’
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Nate Diaz has shed some more light on his infamous altercation with Khabib Nurmagomedov.
The incident happened at a World Series of Fighting (now the Professional Fighters League) event in August 2015. Khabib’s brother was fighting on the card, and so was Diaz’s friend, Jake Shields.
Diaz recalled the altercation after being asked by Ariel Helwani in an interview for ESPN whether he would be interested in fighting UFC lightweight champion Khabib.
“No, I was when it was interesting, now it’s like kicking a dead dog,” he said.
The pair were talking in the stands at Madison Square Garden, where Diaz will fight Jorge Masvidal in the main event of UFC 244 this weekend for the “BMF” belt.
“Didn’t I already try to fight him?” Diaz said. “They asked me who I wanted to fight. I said Khabib. They said no. I said I’d fight Pettis, then Masvidal for the BMF belt.”