Nate Diaz News

Russell Ess - March 3, 2016

https://youtu.be/tibKA48Dv6o With one of the most anticipated fights of the year just a few days away, Nate Diaz talks about his outspoken opponent Conor McGregor ahead of their welterweight bout main event at UFC 196.

bjpenndotcom - March 2, 2016

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bjpenndotcom - March 2, 2016

Leading up to UFC 196, Jon Anik stated that if Nate Diaz is able to upset Conor McGregor in the main event, he will get a “209” tattoo in honor of Stockton native Nate Diaz. Anik may be surprised however to know that Diaz wasn’t too fond of the comment, and took to Twitter to express his dissatisfaction.

Russell Ess - March 2, 2016

Here is a classic clip from the past of a young Nate Diaz establishing himself in the UFC on The Ultimate Fighter series season five.

Russell Ess - March 2, 2016

Catch up with the fighters being featured on the UFC 196 card and get a glimpse of their lives outside of the Octagon.

bjpenndotcom - March 1, 2016

Going into UFC 196, there are many questions regarding the main event bout between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz. While many are wondering how Conor McGregor will handle fighting an opponent that is taller and has a reach advantage, many are also wondering how Nate Diaz’s cardio will be given that he took the fight on 2 weeks notice.

Russell Ess - February 29, 2016

UFC veteran Nate Diaz has stepped up on short notice to fight UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor on March 5th at UFC 196. Diaz was selected by the UFC after lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos pulled out of the fight with McGregor with an injury. Interestingly, former lightweight champion Anthony Pettis spoke on the MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani about his fight with Diaz that fell through.

Russell Ess - February 29, 2016

Chris Taylor - February 28, 2016

Former UFC lightweight title contender Nate Diaz will square off with current UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor in a welterweight bout which headlines next week’s UFC 196 pay-per-view event in Las Vegas. When asked by a reporter what his gameplan was for defeating McGregor, Nate came up with the following hilarious response:

bjpenndotcom - February 27, 2016

[ooyala code=”Q0NWllMTE6PQaMNrSHPbFg5yCJkC6sRW” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ width=”1280″ height=”720″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] We are now officially less than a week away from March 5th, where Nate Diaz will fight Conor McGregor in the main event of UFC 196.

bjpenndotcom - February 27, 2016

[ooyala code=”x2NGllMTE6_HyW2tKFq1FWjcnN4MYmRQ” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ width=”1280″ height=”720″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] Going into UFC 196 there are many questions surrounding Nate Diaz vs. Conor McGregor.

bjpenndotcom - February 27, 2016

[ooyala code=”x0NGllMTE63BLtYN87_epoqlvcesVgOI” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ width=”1280″ height=”720″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] While Nate Diaz is currently slated to fight Conor McGregor at UFC 196 on March 5th at welterweight, that wasn’t the fight Diaz initially wanted.

bjpenndotcom - February 25, 2016

[ooyala code=”twazJhMTE6f2vF6xOnfB06XTJjz13yuL” player_id=”631143aa3982447caf394a185941cb69″ width=”1280″ height=”720″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] Wednesday the UFC held the first UFC 196: Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz press conference in anticipation of their welterweight scrap on March 5th.

bjpenndotcom - February 25, 2016

When it was announced that Nate Diaz was stepping in for an injured Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 196 on March 5th, many fans began questioning how good of shape Diaz would be in given that he took the fight on short notice. While Diaz is undoubtably coming in on short notice, he will not be coming into the fight out of shape. UFC President Dana White spoke on LA Today to discuss the situation:

bjpenndotcom - February 25, 2016

[ooyala code=”9oMTdhMTE6PdvW9JLYfDyx-73xsCvPZm” player_id=”631143aa3982447caf394a185941cb69″ width=”1280″ height=”720″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] After it was announced that Nate Diaz would be filling in for Rafael dos Anjos in the main event of UFC 196 on March 5th against Conor McGregor, everyone knew there would be trash talk.

bjpenndotcom - February 24, 2016

At the UFC 196 press conference Wednesday afternoon things got pretty heated between Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor. As many expected, the trash talk was at an all-time high. One of the more interesting things however was that Nate Diaz said that everyone in the UFC is on steroids.

bjpenndotcom - February 23, 2016

[ooyala code=”42M2lneTpfbQSJRvQGtAAkTjY137m7Q8″ player_id=”631143aa3982447caf394a185941cb69″ width=”1280″ height=”720″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] With Nate Diaz getting the call to face Conor Mcgregor at UFC 196, fight fans and analysts around are clamoring for this main-event matchup. The Stockton native had a successful outing in his last performance against Michael “The Menace” Johnson, targeting Johnson with 157 strikes to earn the unanimous decision.

bjpenndotcom - February 23, 2016

Since it was revealed earlier today that Rafael dos Anjos had been forced out of his UFC 196 lightweight title fight with Conor McGregor due to a broken foot, the MMA community has been anxiously awaiting news of who Conor McGregor would fight. While Donald Cerrone, fresh off his UFC Pittsburgh win on Sunday, offered to take the fight on short notice, it appears as though the UFC will be going with another option.