Various combat sports athletes bonding with each other is nothing new. They often team up to train with each other to defeat their opponents in the ring. Recently, fans were surprised after watching Nick Diaz and his teammate Jake Shields pose for a picture with BJJ GOAT Gordon Ryan. Fans never expected Nick Diaz and Jake Shields to be friends with Ryan. The BJJ GOAT recently made a lot of headlines after suffering from a series of health issues. Ryan’s health deteriorated after he suffered from strep throat. Now, the 28-year-old is trying his best to bounce back to his fit and jacked physique with proper diet and training. He has now surprised netizens by showing up with Diaz and Shields.

Diaz and his teammate Shields often become the center of controversy with their carefree attitudes. Nick Diaz is notorious among the MMA community for getting into brawls. While Jake Shields is someone who invites controversy for anything and everything. A few months ago, he created a lot of buzz by mentioning that UFC superstar Conor McGregor‘s close friend Dillon Danis ran away from him at a club in New York City. Now, Shields has grabbed the attention of the fans by posting a photo of his “friends” on social media.

“My friends can beat up your friends”, says Jake Shields

The MMA legend and submission grappler Jake Shields took to his Twitter handle to share an image of himself with Nate Diaz, Gordon Ryan, and Gilbert Melendez. The fans never expected that ‘The King’ and Diaz and Shields would be friends. Along with the photo, the 44-year-old wrote, “My friends can beat up your friends.” After coming across the photo, fans were not able to keep calm and were quick to react.

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Let’s check out how fans reacted to the post.

One of the fans commented on the fashion sense of the “American dudes.”

One of the fans made a cryptic comment after coming across the photos of the friends.

Another Twitter user felt that the image contained a remarkable set of people.

One of the fans mentioned that the photo is a reason why he believes in the Second Amendment.

When someone takes a glance at the photo, it is clear that Nick Diaz looks bigger than the rest. One of the fans commented on Diaz’s physique.

Another fan took the side of Jake Shields, as he loved those “friends” of Shields.

One of the Twitter users commented that he had met everyone in the photo except Gordon Ryan. He appreciated the great attitude of the three of them.

The fans indeed had mixed reactions after coming across the photo of the group of friends posted by Shields.

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