What a surprise!
Fan-favorite Nate Diaz makes his long awaited return to the Octagon tomorrow night in the co-main event of UFC on FOX 13, but Diaz is already making headlines for his comments at media day regarding UFC signing former WWE wrestler CM Punk.
MMAmania provides the transcription:
All the little UFC clingers, the fighters, are putting their little immature opinions out there: ‘I’ll fight CM Punk, I’ll welcome him to the Octagon.’ It’s like, get out of here. Straight up. You’re welcoming this? You ain’t welcome. You can’t fight me. You’re an amateur. Fight for 10 years and we can fight…. He can come train [with Cesar Gracie], that’s cool. All the luck to him — good luck CM Punk. But, that situation? Fuck that situation. You’re going to pay that guy out more than anyone who is fighting on his first day because he’s a draw? I understand that: The draw, the money and the company. But, do you know who it’s not good for? The athletes. We’re supposed to be pros. Why are we being treated like semi pros? You’re going to bring an amateur in and pay him more than us? If you’re going to fight him and get paid more than him, fight him. You’re going to bring in this guy and pay him however many millions of dollars because he’s a draw and they’re going to give a $20,000 check to the guy who fights him and he’s going to act like it’s an opportunity. That ain’t no opportunity, that’s being hustled…. We can’t go play in the NFL or NBA. Stefan Struve’s big ass can’t go play in the NBA just because he wants to. They’s be like, ‘Ha, get out of here! You’re an amateur, go to the minor leagues.’ C’mon.
This is not the first time Diaz did not agree with UFC brass, and it likely won’t be the last either. Let’s just hope he puts on a career-performance Saturday night.
