Full Send Reporter Explains What Caused Nate Diaz to Stockton Slap Him at UFC 276: “I Probably Deserved It”

Published 07/08/2022, 12:54 AM EDT

UFC star Nate Diaz slapping people has been a regular occurrence inside and outside the Octagon. Hence, when the fighter recently slapped a ‘Full Send Podcast’ reporter at UFC 276, people weren’t surprised.

In a recent episode of the podcast, the reporter explained what exactly went down. He said, “So what had happened was, he had a training partner, Nick Maximov… who now fights in the UFC. And there’s a thing going on about Nate Diaz possibly fighting Khamzat Chimaev and there was also a video that TMZ had posted and Nate Diaz is like, they’re like, ‘Yo, when are you gonna fight Khamzat?’ and he’s like ‘f**k that … fight my boy over here.'”

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“… it just awkwardly pans the camera to Nick Maximov, and he wasn’t expecting it and he’s like ‘yeah man’.”

“So I made a meme about it and I took the song … Oh no, oh no. So when the camera panned to Nick Maximov, I played that, and I zoomed in on Nick Maximov’s face. So that was the first one.”

“And then the second one, in his last fight, he [Maximov] had got tapped out. He got tapped out in the first round. … and naturally og being og, he was a bit harsh on him. So I screenshotted a Nick Maximov, obviously slept in the cage and I put the Nate Diaz quote. I put ‘Yo, Nick Maximov or Khamzat Chimaev, come fight my boy right here.”

“So you know what? … I probably deserved it.”

What’s ahead for Nate Diaz?

The Stockton native is ready to move away from the UFC. He has to complete the one last fight on his contract before he can venture into other lucrative opportunities.

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Hence, he has been asking the promotion to either give him a fight or release him.

The younger Diaz brother has shown interest in a boxing match against Jake Paul. He shared a small clip of Paul knocking out Tyron Woodley. This left the Diaz fans excited. Hence, fight fans might see Nate Diaz in the boxing ring once he completes his UFC contract.

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Rohini Kottu is a UFC Writer at EssentiallySports. She is also a Psychologist and has a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology. Rohini, in her role as a UFC writer, combines her admiration for the mental resilience that MMA fighters have and her love for analysis.

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Full Send Reporter Explains What Caused Nate Diaz to Stockton Slap Him at UFC 276: “I Probably Deserved It”

What’s ahead for Nate Diaz?

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