Nate Diaz has sharp phrases for Sean Strickland and Khamzat Chimaev. He calls their rivalry faux forward of his personal struggle. This comes days after UFC 328.
Strickland and Chimaev traded insults for months earlier than their middleweight title struggle on Might 9, 2026, at Prudential Middle in Newark, New Jersey. Matters included faith, household, and residential life. At a press convention, Chimaev kicked Strickland within the shin regardless of armed police close by. Safety pulled them aside as phrases turned bodily. The UFC positioned them in separate inns and added steel detectors at one fighter lodge. Strickland blamed Chimaev’s giant entourage for the additional measures.
Strickland received by break up determination with scores of 48-47, 47-48, 48-47. Chimaev managed the primary spherical with takedowns and submissions. Strickland rallied with strikes and takedown protection over 5 rounds. This marked Chimaev’s first loss in 16 fights and gave Strickland his second middleweight title. The fighters hugged within the Octagon proper after the choice. Strickland later known as Chimaev a warrior on social media. He mentioned the trash discuss served to promote the struggle.
Nate Diaz Calls out Sean Strickland and Khamzat Chimaev
Diaz spoke on Ariel Helwani’s present throughout a faceoff with Mike Perry for MVP MMA 1. The occasion hits Netflix on Might 16, 2026, in Inglewood, California. It’s a five-round welterweight bout below Unified Guidelines in a hexagon cage.
“It’s tender. They have been faking the funk. They have been fcking performing like loopy and speaking all this sht to one another after which hugging and exhibiting love like some bitches. Pretend fcking puppets. I’m fcking cool off that sht. I wouldn’t be capable to sleep at night time if I used to be bullshtting everyone.”
Diaz contrasted this along with his matchup towards Perry, a BKFC veteran. He burdened no want for staged drama. They respect one another sufficient to skip the act.
Perry, often called the King of Violence, steps again to MMA from bare-knuckle. The cardboard additionally options Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano. MVP goals to attract viewers with massive names on streaming on Netflix. Diaz retains his method easy: present up, struggle actual.
