Nate Diaz has already exited a Russian actuality present he was filming alongside Jon Jones in Thailand.
The UFC veteran traveled there to movie an Final Fighter kind collection the place he was teaching alongside Jones however it didn’t take lengthy for mayhem to erupt, which resulted in Diaz leaving the present and flying again dwelling to California. Diaz’s longtime buddy and teammate Jake Shields was additionally there filming the present and he documented the madness because it occurred earlier than manufacturing had actually even began.
Further sources confirmed to MMA Preventing on Wednesday that Diaz left the present and returned dwelling after an insane brawl broke out between a number of the opponents on the present and members of Diaz’s staff.
Diaz’s representatives have been unavailable for touch upon the scenario.
In a video posted to YouTube, Shields acknowledged that the entire manufacturing was a large number from the time they first arrived in Thailand, however the true melee occurred after one of many fighters bought in Diaz’s face throughout an introduction.
The video Shields supplied reveals the Russian fighter first chatting with Jones after which approaching Diaz. It seems that the fighter tries to seize Diaz and Diaz instantly shrugs him off.
The scenario escalates moments later with Diaz and the fighter getting right into a bodily altercation with Shields saying “Nate went and slapped him.” The altercation then absolutely erupts after a member of Diaz’s staff punches the fighter.
Shields claims that slightly than eradicating the Russian fighter from the present, he was allowed to return again into the identical room the place one other melee broke out. This time, Shields says he bought concerned and tackled the fighter who initially bought into the altercation with Diaz.
“Proper once I began to go off on him, I bought simply blitzed from the aspect,” Shields stated. “Not the place the fighters have been, a few guys simply began blitzing me, which to me appeared like they have been crew working there, not fighters as a result of the fighters have been within the chairs.
“To me it was very clear that it was the employees and the employees. That was a kind of moments the place’s like I higher diffuse the scenario.”
After the brawl bought damaged up, Shields says the “chaos” continued and that led to all of Diaz’s staff deciding to vacate the premises and depart the present.
Ultimately, Shields claims the manufacturing staff tried to determine a option to get Diaz and his staff to return to the present however by that time, everyone concerned was already checked out and able to return dwelling.
“Why are we going to return and movie a present — it’s one factor to be preventing the fighters, that’s why I went on the market with Nate, I believed it was a risk a few of these fighters will attempt to check him — however when you will have probably the crew hitting you, too it’s like no, f*ck that,” Shields stated.
A couple of days later, Diaz and his complete staff flew again dwelling to California and the fact present experiment in Thailand got here to an abrupt finish.
