“I’m only fighting The Rock” – Nate Diaz has bizarre call out for Hollywood superstar following final fight at UFC 279

“I’m only fighting The Rock” – Nate Diaz has bizarre call out for Hollywood superstar following final fight at UFC 279

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After Nate Diaz’s request to fight heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou, nothing will surprise the fans. The Stockton superstar has his eyes set on Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson for his next fight outside the UFC.

It has been only a couple of weeks since the fans got to witness legendary star Nate Diaz fight for the last time inside the UFC octagon. The fighter took on Tony Ferguson in an amazing fight at UFC 279 and went out in style with a submission in the fourth round of the main event.

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Nate Diaz was already on the last fight of his contract with the UFC and the fighter no longer wants to continue with the promotion. The fighter promised to explore new ventures. Out of boxing, jiu-jitsu, bare-knuckle fighting, and several other combat sports options, the Stockton Superstar has called for a fight against Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson.

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Earlier today, the UFC superstar decided to put out a tweet making a call out to the Hollywood superstar. “Im only going to fight the rock Otherwise I’m good,” wrote Diaz in his tweet. Check out the tweet below:

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Nate Diaz blasts Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson for supporting Jorge Masvidal

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Dwayne Johnson handing the belt to Jorge Masvidal at UFC 244 (IMAGO/ZUMA WIRE)

Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal clashed in the octagon back in 2019 at UFC 244. This event stands out to be very special as the UFC introduced a one-off special belt for the two stars alone. The BMF Belt was introduced for this fight with Dwayne Johnson being the special guest to wrap it around the winner.

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The Rock had a great reception from the UFC fans but the Diaz brother did not appreciate Dwayne’s presence so much. The Hollywood star was rooting for Masvidal in the fight and Diaz faced defeat to the Florida fighter in the third round via injury stoppage.

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“F**k the Rock too, man. That motherf**ker over here playing me. I see him over there smiling with Masvidal. Should’ve had Mike Tyson handing out the belt if anybody,” said Diaz dissing the Hollywood star.

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