UFC president Dana White said he never heard about Nate Diaz’s latest infamous tweet.
In a widely circulated late-February tweet, Diaz wrote, “I would like to request to be released from the @ufc. It’s time for me to be on my way .. ?” Once apprised of the situation during the UFC Fight Night 37 pre-fight scrum, White quickly shot down the request.
“Really? He hasn’t called me. That’s how you do these things, you tweet? … The answer would be no.” White said of releasing Diaz. “He just signed a new contract that he was happy with a month ago.”
White also didn’t believe the Twitter request was controversial.
“That is definitely not controversial for the Diaz brothers – that’s called normal,” White said. “I have 500 guys under contract and there’s always something. Everyday when I wake up there’s something.”