As you may have heard, Khabib Nurmagomedov and his entourage of fellow Dagastani fighters got into a bit of a tiff with The Skrap Pack this weekend.
After cornering his brother at WSOF 22 at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Nurmagomedov apparently had words with Nate and Nick Diaz, on hand to support teammate Jake Shields.
Words turned to thrown drinks, chairs and punches and by Sunday we had minutes of Worldstar footage featuring world-class fighters.
Well, we know the Brothers Diaz aren’t shy about scrapping wherever, but Nurmagomedov sounds almost embarrassed by the whole episode.
“There are simply unrealistic numbers of reports about yesterday’s incident,” Nurmagomedov posted to his Instagram Monday. “I can tell you the truth: fights between males occur, there is nothing unusual about this, but since we are both UFC fighters, this clash was big news.
“Yesterday we came face-to-face with Diaz and had a verbal argument, and then he began the first fight. I was a professional fighter aware that it was all happening out there. Since it was a live broadcast of the WSOF event, it can be confirmed by the large number of witnesses, so I do not want to describe all the details.”
Ali Abdel-Aziz, Nurmagomedov’s manager and WSOF vice president, subsequently banned Nick and Nate Diaz from attending all future WSOF events.
Nurmagomedov and Diaz have a bit of a history, seemingly caught in the middle of a beef between Nate and UFC president Dana White.
A fight between Diaz and Nurmagomedov seemed to be coming together early last year, but White created a controversy when he claimed Diaz turned it down.
@danawhite @ufc are full of shit I didn’t turn down anything …
— Nathan Diaz (@NateDiaz209) January 12, 2014
Now, No. 3 ranked Nurmagomedov finally wants his shot at Diaz, having now dropped to No. 14 in the division.
“They [Diaz Brothers] ran from me three times,” said Nurmagomedov. “We’ll see what will happen next. I’ve already asked for a fight with him [Nate] from the UFC bosses, but judging by the speed that Diaz ran, it is hard to believe that the fight will take place.”
[Translation courtesy of Bloody Elbow]
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MEDIA STEW
Joe Lauzon compares his own submission release times to those of Rousimar Palhares.
A second may not seem very long… but its an eternity in cases like these.
Posted by Joe Lauzon on Monday, August 3, 2015
Highlights from Lion Fight 23.
Ronda Rousey gets the First Take treatment.
Tito Ortiz kinda sorta sounds like he believes one of his fights with Forrest Griffin was fixed.
ICYMI, Ronda talking Cris Cyborg fight.
TTTHS.
Long watches.
Knuckle Up #354: UFC 190, a Ronda Caution + the impending murder of Rousimar
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Submission Radio #60 TJ Dillashaw, Jake Shields, Alex Chambers, Coach Wink + UFC 190 & WSOF 22
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TWEETS
Yikes.
I want to thank everyone for all the support for @MMAWorldSeries tune in to @arielhelwani show tomorrow. @SugarRaySefo will drop the hammer
— Ali Abdelaziz (@AliAbdelaziz00) August 4, 2015
Brutal.
#DontCry #UFC190 #andSTILL https://t.co/nac6eSjiX2
— Ronda Rousey (@RondaRousey) August 3, 2015
Mystical.
MYSTIC MAC. http://t.co/wfHzzZEvQo
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) August 4, 2015
Beef.
She’s smart so is @DanaWhite and @UFC. Protect the cash cow and an investment. https://t.co/N4JXbcA8we
— Tito Ortiz (@titoortiz) August 4, 2015
@ToquinhoMMA just poke the tree in the eye then.
— Tim Kennedy (@TimKennedyMMA) August 4, 2015
Lol….no he dont. He gon retire when I do. RT @Zillaman: Tito say he hope u win the tournament lol @KingMoFH
— King Mo (@KingMoFH) August 3, 2015
Champs is here. Tj & Lance McGregor ready for a night out on the town. These guys sure know how to do… https://t.co/G28m9Z0scO
— Urijah Faber (@UrijahFaber) August 4, 2015
Knocked UP.
Dear friends, I have good news! I am pregnant! Now I have a little rest after the birth baby, I’ll get back to training.
— Milana Dudieva (@DudievaMilana) August 4, 2015
in the UFC I will come back stronger and with a great desire to win ??
— Milana Dudieva (@DudievaMilana) August 4, 2015
No love for DC.
We are allowed to wear whatever we want in day to day life. I don’t have exclusive deal with reebok. Want one tho! https://t.co/U1RECERCIN
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) August 3, 2015
Get well soon.
My Teammate @OfficialDurkin just had this pic rejected by Tinder.. http://t.co/V5lDiB497C pic.twitter.com/GHK3cww1mH
— Chael Sonnen (@sonnench) August 3, 2015
Oh no.
Let’s try this again #perfecttan @PerfectTanTemec pic.twitter.com/WymQCM6ScG
— Sam Alvey (@smilensam) August 3, 2015
FIGHT ANNOUNCEMENTS
Announced yesterday (Aug. 3 2015)
Scott Askham vs. Krzysztof Jotko at UFC Fight Night: Duffy vs. Poirier
Cathal Pendred vs. Tom Breese at UFC Fight Night: Duffy vs. Poirier
FANPOST OF THE DAY
Today’s Fanpost of the Day comes via lt_rkm.
First of all I’d like to commend all the writers and radio show hosts that had the courage to stand up and speak the truth about you after the classless treatment of Stitch Duran and Burt Watson. Those media workers deserve respect because to a certain degree, like most of the UFC employees, they know that there’s a likelihood of retaliation for standing up to a bully like you.
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