When Nate Diaz signed the deal to fight Jorge Masvidal last year, the event seemed to promise a big show and massive streams. The multi-city media tour, the brawl at a press conference, and not to forget the Last Man Standing documentary, were prepping an audience. It was only right that the two UFC stars and the organizer, Fanmio, shook hands on hefty sums.

According to the fighters, Masvidal was promised a tally of $6 million and a million more if he managed to win. Diaz, on the other hand, was looking at a $10 million purse. However, neither received even half of what they put pen to paper for until this month.

Nate Diaz forced to settle for less than the promised $9 million purse

After the originally agreed-upon deal, Diaz had received a million dollars before the fight. He never got to sniff the rest of the $9 million, forcing a lawsuit against Fanmio and its chief, Solomon Engel. After more than a year’s wait, reports say the Stockton native is inches away from getting his hands on what he is owed, or at least a good portion of it.

Menace MMA, alongside a few more sources, reveals that the arbitrator has ruled the verdict in favor of Diaz for a total of $6.5 million. But the settlement has yet to receive approval from a federal judge. One could say it was an overestimation that landed Fanmio and the fighters in the situation.

After trusting the promotion to yield big, the “Last Man Standing” pay-per-view (PPV) dropped drastically. “I was absolutely stunned how poorly it did. Nobody bought the fight. People are sick of seeing MMA fighters boxing,” Dave Meltzer from ‘Wrestling Observer had reported. After a pushback on the price for PPV, the organizers had reduced the price to $49.99, bringing the tally to roughly $5 million.

The attendance, on the other hand, saw an impressive turnout.  According to the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC), 13,767 people filled Honda Center in Anaheim, bringing the sum to $1.25 million. But it was nowhere close to what Fanmio owed the two fighters.

The platform argued that Diaz did not fulfill his media obligations. But his legal team countered with receipts. They provided evidence of six press conferences, several podcast appearances, and a steady stream of online promotion.

But no matter the arguments, Engel and Co. had announced “that he was going to lose more money than he had anticipated on the event if he paid Diaz what he had promised.” Moreover, Fanmio also had to pay Masvidal $5,315,268.64 and additional post-judgment interest from the fight.

It remains to be seen when Diaz receives his share. And there could be a reason he wouldn’t appeal for more. Apparently, this lawsuit against Fanmio isn’t the only legal battle Nate Diaz has found himself engaged in recently and he knows those lawyer fees aren’t small.

Diaz paid more than “30 grand” to Logan Paul’s lookalike

Even though he did not get the full amount in the fight against Fanmio, the other one cost him a five-figure sum. If you’re wondering what that lawsuit was, well, it involves Logan Paul‘s lookalike.

A couple of years ago, he found himself getting into an altercation with Jake’s brother Logan’s lookalike, named Rodney Petersen, where Diaz choked him out. This led to a lawsuit against him, which the Stockton native claims cost him a bit.

“I was attacked. I just finished the attack. I’m a counter-fighter… If you’re f—ing on me, I’m like, ‘F— you,” Nate Diaz stated on The HJR Podcast. “I was winning, but it was gonna just go forever, and I was gonna pay more in lawyer fees. So I just ended up paying him 18K because my lawyer bills were up to 17K. It cost me like 30 grand.”

Diaz will be taking what he gets now.