Nobody was shocked when the information broke that Nate Diaz was concerned in a brawl throughout the filming of the Russian model of The Final Fighter, “ALF Actuality.”
Diaz was in Thailand filming an episode of the fact sequence alongside UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones when he received right into a bodily altercation with a contestant on the present. Video of the incident went viral.
Former UFC two-division champion and Jon Jones rival Daniel Cormier was provided a training place however turned I down. As a substitute, Diaz was slated to educate reverse Jones.
“So I suppose, Russian TUF, I used to be supposed to do that present, and the an increasing number of that I hear about it, I am sort of unhappy that I did not go and do Russian TUF,” Cormier mentioned on his YouTube channel.
“One of many issues I used to be advised was, ‘Hey, we’ll get you a large villa. You are going to receives a commission massive cash.’ It was massive cash. You get an enormous villa, a home, spend a month in Thailand and also you coach these dudes.”
When Diaz was chosen to seem on the present, it was apparent to Cormier that the chance of one thing like what occurred occurring was excessive.
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“After all at Russian TUF, while you put Nate Diaz, who the Russians don’t love, on Russian TUF, there’s going to be a difficulty. I do not know – It is truly laughable as a result of I do not know the way you could not see this coming,” Cormier mentioned.
“Nate Diaz and Khabib [Nurmagomedov] famously cannot stand one another. Khabib cannot perceive why folks like Nate Diaz when he is misplaced as many instances as he is misplaced. Nate Diaz would not suppose Khabib is a fighter, which is unbelievable. These guys have been going backwards and forwards for years.
“They’ve gotten into fights. They can not be in the identical space. I am fairly positive somebody over there on Russian TUF has some form of ties to Khabib,” continued Cormier. “However you stick Nate Diaz on there and what occurs? He will get right into a battle very, very early into the filming of the present.”
“You may’t make this up, guys. You may’t write this,” he added. “After all Nate Diaz fought one of many competitions. That is what would occur in that state of affairs. I’d similar to to know what actually made it pop off.”
