WATCH! When Nate Diaz slapped Dana White on camera as the Will Smith-Chris Rock altercation goes famous
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UFC Megastar Nate Diaz is no joke when you tell him to dare do something, and UFC President Dana White is absolute proof of that. As Diaz is approaching an intense relationship with the UFC where he is finally demanding a release from the company after nearly 15 years, this was not the case forever. Diaz, younger brother of MMA Legend Nick Diaz, came into the UFC in 2007 to win Season 5 of The Ultimate Fighter, a UFC exclusive reality TV show.
Fast forward to 2016, with some significant wins and a title fight experience in the hindsight, Diaz pulls off an upsetting victory against then UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor in a welterweight bout by finishing McGregor via submission in the second round. Diaz’s name started occupying the magnitude of respect and stakes in the fight business. With his name around, the UFC was able to do good business along with building a good amount of fights. It was the peak of Diaz’s relationship with the UFC and President White.
Dana White was open for a Stockton Slap from Nate Diaz
As recently as a day ago the Academy Awards 2022 went berserk because of this one monumental moment where actor Will Smith slaps fellow actor Chris Rock because Rock making a joke about Smith’s wife Jada Smith. While many people think it was real, many people also think it was staged to get more attention.
Meanwhile, a memory hits back to the fight fans as they reminisce about the hilarious time when Diaz was made to slap his boss Dana White at one of the episodes of Looking For A Fight, a series where White along with some more noticeable MMA figures looks for future UFC fighters. While the slap was executed in fun spirits, it was as hard as Diaz would throw to mess up with his opponent’s head in a fight.
What did you make of this insane moment happening at the Academy Awards of 2022 and what did you make of Diaz and White sharing a similar scene with a different attitude back when it happened? What do you think about the ongoing business relationship between Diaz and the UFC, do you think it will end on a good note, or will things get salty? Who do you want Diaz to fight next?
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Abhai Singh Tanwar
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