“It was comedy to me” Nate Diaz details on his first heated encounter with Dana White in TUF House after he started a brawl
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Dana and Nate didn't have a great first impression on each other and it shows
The very first encounter between Dana White and Nate Diaz perfectly encapsulates the tumultuous relationship between the company boss and one of his most prized athletes.
Diaz is known for his heavy anti-authority rhetoric and lifestyle. In fact his brother before him was one of the earliest and biggest anti-heroes in the MMA world. However unlike some fighters like Colby Covington who need to play a character to fit into the anti-hero role, it comes naturally to both the Diaz brothers.
Both were born and raised in Stockton, California and find their fighting roots in the city. Nage followed his elder brother, Nick to his training sessions where he would eventually find his own love for the sport and make it a lifetime passion.
Nate Diaz disrespected Dana White the very first time they met
Nate made his professional debut at age of 19 and within the span of 3 years got his first call from the UFC. This was in the form of an spot at the TUF Season 5 house. Nate would ultimately go on to win the entire season but had his first run in with Dana White back then.
The previous day, Diaz and some other talents on the show had got into a huge brawl that would require the company boss to come down and discipline them all. While not a direct participant in the brawl, Nate who found the company of his co stars pretty annoying was all too happy to instigate a fight when it broke out.
Detailing his first meet with Dana he said, “They’re like, Nate Dana’s out here and he’s mad and I’m like alright, and everybody is just knocking on the door, I’m like hold on let me put my pants on” It was at this moment that Dana popped his head into the room and told Diaz to come out as he wanted to have a talk with the entire house.
“I walked out and see all the ultimate fighters sitting down in Indian style on the ground like they’re in school ready to listen to a teacher and I was like what the f*** is going on out here? “, said Nate of the experience. He would say that the look of concern on his co-stars was amusing to him who were ashamed of the fact that a fight broke out in a ” Fight House”
“To me it was all comedy cause you got in trouble for the big fight that I instigated last night”, said Diaz as he amused himself to the memory.
Diaz will appear in what is rumored to be his final UFC fight this weekend at UFC 279, against Chechen sensation, Khamzat Chimaev in a 5 round main event.
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