

UFC superstar Nate Diaz has been trying to get his last fight on the UFC contract for a while. However, the Stockton native, even after showing eagerness to get back inside the Octagon, doesn’t have a date or an opponent for his next bout.
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Recently, the 37-year-old fighter, Diaz, went extreme as he posted a picture of himself in the UFC performance institute (UFC PI). Though it doesn’t look alarming, his actions and captions turned many heads.
The Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu representative’s move saw former and current UFC champion, among other notable names in the MMA space make remarks.
UFC pros react to Nate Diaz’s stunt at UFC PI
Diaz’s frustration is understandable, however, his move to go extreme saw a lot of criticism and weird reactions from fellow UFC fighters and the prominent figures in the MMA.
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His bitter rival & potential next opponent Dustin Poirier jumped on Twitter and posted, “A real man would’ve sh*t there.”
One fan co-related ‘El Diamanté’ and Nate Diaz’s back and forth to Amber Heard amid the Johnny Depp defamation trial.
Amber Heard seeing this tweet: pic.twitter.com/5LWaAZeQJ7
— MacMally🍀 (@MacMallyMMA) May 12, 2022
Former UFC light heavyweight champion & winner of the first TUF, Forrest Griffin, had an interesting take as he made Diaz aware of the restrooms at UFC PI.
Griffin wrote, “Next time your in town we have wold class restrooms at the @UFCPI just in case.”
Next time your in town we have wold class restrooms at the @UFCPI just in case https://t.co/BEc6JK7YXZ
— Forrest Griffin (@ForrestGriffin) May 12, 2022
UFC featherweight champion, Alexander Volkanovski, posted, “A bubbler would have been a real statement! Aye”
A bubbler would have been a real statement! Aye @andrewschulz @AkaashSingh @Flagrant2Army https://t.co/XIKPOzJwbj
— Alex Volkanovski (@alexvolkanovski) May 12, 2022
Apart from this, many others reacted to Diaz’s bold move.
Conor McGregor & Nate Diaz getting Dana White privilege pic.twitter.com/gM9PuaNtap
— Jay (@Jaym7t5) May 12, 2022
😂😂😂😂
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) May 12, 2022
Oh my https://t.co/BbYEfjn1b5
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) May 12, 2022
Anyhow, Diaz later posted that he didn’t mean UFC PI, and it was actually supposed to be Dana White‘s office.
Is Nate Diaz fighting Khamzat Chimaev next?
Since Diaz is looking at his last fight in UFC and wants to honor his contract as soon as possible, he could accept to fight the Swede sensation, Khamzat Chimaev.
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 02: Nate Diaz of the United States fights against Jorge Masvidal (not pictured) of the United States in the Welterweight “BMF” championship bout during UFC 244 at Madison Square Garden on November 02, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Steven Ryan/Getty Images)
Besides, earlier there was a picture that floated around the web suggesting the UFC is targeting this matchup.
Even before Khamzat Chimaev fought Gilbert Burns, Dana White had put forward that he would like to see Chimaev vs Diaz.
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Will the UFC President visit this route as he once proposed? How soon could Diaz return to the Octagon? The Diaz fans would be impatiently awaiting the answers.
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