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“He Could Get His A** Whooped Too” – Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Got Brutally Snubbed for Mike Tyson by UFC Legend in 2019

Published 06/21/2022, 12:15 PM EDT

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Dwayne Johnson frequently posts about UFC fighters and the various UFC events he’s catching up on. He is a fan of the UFC and once UFC President Dana White gave his belt-presentation duty to ‘The Rock‘ for a massive showdown between Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal at UFC 244 for the inaugural BMF championship.

The event saw an unfortunate end for the Stockton native. Diaz, though, had another thing to get off of his chest.

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In the post-fight press conference, Diaz went on a rant about ‘The Rock‘ supporting Masvidal. He said, “He’s on that side, f*** him. I’m on the West Coast side. Mike Tyson should’ve been here, anyway. He’s the baddest man on the planet, right?… He should’ve been the one over here.”

Although, after snubbing ‘The Most Electrifying Man in the Sports Entertainment’ for the boxing legend Mike Tyson, Diaz said, “I’m here hurting on the Rock, huh?”

Diaz chuckled and added, “You guys caught me under, under a bad, bad time, but you know what I’m saying. The Rock is cool. I like ballers, I like ballers, you know what I’m saying.”

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“But he picked the wrong side. He picked another side, so he can get it too. He could get his a** whipped, too. Straight up. With all due respect, he could get it too,” concluded Diaz.

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Dwayne Johnson introduced and wrapped the BMF title at UFC 244

Following a razor-close loss to Conor McGregor in a rematch at UFC 202, Diaz returned to the UFC 3 years later. At UFC 241, he squared off against Anthony Pettis. After his definitive win against ‘Showtime’, Diaz took the microphone and had a few words to say to Jorge Masvidal.

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The Nick Diaz Army associate proposed, “With this belt [BMF championship], I want to defend it against [Jorge Masvidal]”

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Soon, the UFC made it official as a UFC 244 headliner. Ahead of the bout, the promotion created a title and named it the BMF championship. Dwayne Johnson came with the belt to introduce it to the world during the ceremonial weigh-ins.

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Masvidal and Diaz fought in a high-paced match where the former defeated the latter to win the inaugural title. ‘The Rock’ presented the title to ‘Gamebred‘.

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Deepak Kumar

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Deepak Kumar is a UFC author at EssentiallySports. His love for MMA comes from the chaos and violence the fight game brings to the table. A BJJ aspirant, Deepak began following the sport as a casual fan when Ronda Rousey was finishing her opponents in seconds.
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Paras Pande