Nate Diaz: 'My Mic Too Big Not to Be Heard'
Nate Diaz: 'My Mic Too Big Not to Be Heard'
Nate Diaz explains why he walked out the UFC 202 pre-fight press conference on Wednesday.
Having played his part in one of the most controversial moments in UFC history, Nate Diaz explained why he walked out the UFC 202 pre-fight press conference when he appeared on UFC Tonight last evening.
Diaz spoke about McGregor walking into the press conference thirty minutes late. The Irishman's lack of regard for time keeping was something that obviously irked the Stockton native and just minutes after McGregor walked in, Diaz left his seat which sparked the chaos soon after.
"Like I said, that guy [Conor McGregor] walks in like he was the show," Diaz said. "But I thought the show was over, so I left the show."
UFC Tonight hosts Daniel Cormier and Kenny Florian then proceeded to tell Diaz that 20 out of the 21 pundits they asked were picking him to win the rematch on Saturday. Diaz replied in typical fashion implying that he cared very little for anyone else's opinion.
"It's the same thing man," he said. "It's the same guy versus the same guy, it's whatever, I don't care."
Diaz has said multiple times previously that he believes the UFC don't want to see him succeed and that they would prefer McGregor win the rematch on Saturday night. When asked whether he still believed that to be the case, Diaz spoke with passion about how he still believed things hadn't changed.
"I'm too real for this whole game, and they can't have a guy like me winning because look at what's happening," Diaz said. "I get paid finally. I've been stuck in contracts for years, and then they sell the UFC. It's changing baby, and it's because of what's going on here. And if people don't recognize that they're tripping. And the same thing, that's why they threw me right back in there, they want to weed me out and get me out of here before it gets too big.
"But it's already an unstoppable force that's going at a high pace, so the game is in trouble with someone like me winning. So that's why. They know me and they know that they hope I don't win. It's all good either way though because I cannot be killed and regardless, win or lose, which I plan on winning, my voice is still going to be heard. My mic got too big to not be heard."
Diaz spoke about McGregor walking into the press conference thirty minutes late. The Irishman's lack of regard for time keeping was something that obviously irked the Stockton native and just minutes after McGregor walked in, Diaz left his seat which sparked the chaos soon after.
"Like I said, that guy [Conor McGregor] walks in like he was the show," Diaz said. "But I thought the show was over, so I left the show."
UFC Tonight hosts Daniel Cormier and Kenny Florian then proceeded to tell Diaz that 20 out of the 21 pundits they asked were picking him to win the rematch on Saturday. Diaz replied in typical fashion implying that he cared very little for anyone else's opinion.
"It's the same thing man," he said. "It's the same guy versus the same guy, it's whatever, I don't care."
Diaz has said multiple times previously that he believes the UFC don't want to see him succeed and that they would prefer McGregor win the rematch on Saturday night. When asked whether he still believed that to be the case, Diaz spoke with passion about how he still believed things hadn't changed.
"I'm too real for this whole game, and they can't have a guy like me winning because look at what's happening," Diaz said. "I get paid finally. I've been stuck in contracts for years, and then they sell the UFC. It's changing baby, and it's because of what's going on here. And if people don't recognize that they're tripping. And the same thing, that's why they threw me right back in there, they want to weed me out and get me out of here before it gets too big.
"But it's already an unstoppable force that's going at a high pace, so the game is in trouble with someone like me winning. So that's why. They know me and they know that they hope I don't win. It's all good either way though because I cannot be killed and regardless, win or lose, which I plan on winning, my voice is still going to be heard. My mic got too big to not be heard."