N. Diaz (photo) hasn't fought since December last year. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC
Representative of one of the most controversial families in world MMA, the North American Nate diaz, younger brother of Nick Diaz, didn't miss the chance to appear after the announcement made by the UFC that he will face Matt Brown in July. Through your official profile on Twitter, Nate denied that he had reached an agreement to participate in the fight and assured that his next opponent will be the former champion Anthony Pettis.
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“Nothing, I’m going to fight against the Anthony Pettis”, wrote the TUF 5 champion on the microblogging network. “We (the UFC and I) were supposed to meet next Monday to try to decide what my next fight would be, but then I found out that they announced it was a fight against Matt Brown. I thought I was going to fight the Anthony Pettis right away. He's trying to fight me and I'm trying to fight him. I'm open to this fight against Brow, I already said I wanted to fight him last year, but I don't like things being made official before he and I negotiate and get it right”, said the fighter later, in an interview with the North-West website. American “MMA Fighting”.
At 29, Nate diaz He has a professional record of 17 wins and ten losses. Champion of the fifth season of The Ultimate Fighter, Nate competed for the lightweight belt against the then champion Ben henderson, in 2012, and ended up defeated in a unanimous decision by the judges. In his last fight, the younger brother of Nick Diaz was defeated by the Brazilian Rafael dos Anjos, in December last year. If the duel against Matt Brown is confirmed, he will have to move up to the welterweight category (up to 77 kg). If your next opponent is Anthony Pettis, on the other hand, will be in the up to 70,3 kg division.
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