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Nate Diaz Unmasks His Vegan Chef After Famously Using Arnold Schwarzenegger to Defend His “Bad A** Motherfuck*r” Image

Published 09/07/2022, 1:30 PM EDT

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Nate Diaz has garnered an army of followers behind him. The fighter is an absolute fan favorite. 

Part of the reason why Diaz is loved so much by the people is his carefree attitude and the honesty he shows in his interviews.

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The Stockton native speaks his heart out and doesn’t care what other people are going to think. 

When a reporter left Nate Diaz speechless

Diaz happens to be a vegan, and was questioned during an interview about how his thug-like personality correlates with veganism.

The reporter asked, “Ay Nate, so you call yourself a bada*s motherf*cker. How do you say that when you’re a vegan?”

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The crowd popped with laughter on hearing the question. Even Diaz couldn’t stop smiling, moreover, he was left speechless for a bit. 

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He ultimately replied with a smile on his face, “I’m harder than anybody here. What’s up.”

The crowd seemed to have enjoyed the answer; although Diaz wasn’t done yet. He took a while and came back to the guy who had asked him the question.

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The former lightweight contender compared himself to the Terminator star and Bodybuilding kingpin, Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Pointing toward the reporter, Diaz said, “Terminator is a vegan motherf*cker” 

The crowd cheered upon hearing this answer, and even UFC president Dana White couldn’t help but smile at Diaz’s response. 

 

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The incident took place during the UFC 244 pre-fight press conference. The event was headlined by Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz for the symbolic BMF belt. 

Diaz’s chef, Aaron Elliott, recently also made an appearance on camera during episode two of the embedded series for UFC 279. 

He was speaking to the camera about Nate’s diet plan when Nate gate crashed the interview and came in screaming to the camera, “Eat your f*cking vegetables”

The End of Nate Diaz’s UFC Journey

Nate Diaz would be fighting his last fight on his UFC contract at UFC 279. The Jiu-Jitsu ace is set to headline the card against Khamzat Chimaev. 

The undefeated fighter is said to be the toughest test for Diaz, moreover, fans and media have displayed their disagreement over this match or rather, mismatch.

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Chimaev is riding on an 11-fight win streak, meanwhile, Diaz is coming off of a two-fight losing skid. Diaz is being touted as the underdog, my many; however, many of his fans and the Diaz army believe that he can earn a victory.

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Diaz made his debut in June 2007 as a 22-year-old. After spending almost 15 years in the promotion, Diaz has decided to part ways with the brand.

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Afshan Khan is a UFC writer at EssentiallySports. After completing his graduation in Mass Communication, Afshan pursued his passion for Sports, especially MMA, and transcended it into his profession. He has been following the sport for the past 6 years, and with his nuanced knowledge and his content; he wants to attract more fans to the sport.
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