Nate Diaz is tired of the excuses, and he’s letting it be known.
Diaz, who reportedly made millions of dollars for his second round submission victory over Conor McGregor at UFC 196 is tired of hearing reasons why McGregor lost the fight. =
“I feel like, honestly, I feel like the UFC wants to weed me the f*ck out of this position,” Diaz said during a recent ESPN interview. “I don’t know if I’m supposed to say that. Sorry. I feel like a lot of people are coming at me now. I see them making a lot of excuses for [McGregor], and I think it’s kind of ridiculous.
“I don’t think it’s just the UFC. It’s everybody. People are saying, ‘Oh, [McGregor] is great, he’s accepted the loss so well.’ If I would have lost, people would be saying, ‘piece of sh*t shouldn’t have accepted the fight.’ I don’t mean to be bitter, but there are a lot of excuses being made for this guy. He’s talking about winning the first round. There are five rounds in a fight. Who gives a sh*t if you won a round? You lost.”
Diaz also made it clear that despite the talk from McGregor about wanting a rematch, he’s more interested in a rematch with UFC Lightweight Champion Rafael Dos Anjos …or any fight that pays him a lot of money.
“I’m thinking probably the lightweight title fight, whatever is biggest,” Diaz said. “The biggest thing with Lawler and GSP — I would have been all about those fights and I am, but at the same time, my brother [Nick] is coming back and those are his fights. Those are Nick Diaz fights. I’m not trying to step on his shoes. We’ll see how things play out. As far as rematches go, I lost close decisions and never got a rematch.
“I’m not asking for anything. I’m demanding more than everybody. I want more than everybody, straight up. Money talks. I want the biggest fight. Whoever I’ve got to fight — the biggest show, biggest payday — that’s what I want.”
