Daniel Cormier’s Retirement Not Imminent Leading up to UFC 241, Cormier was hinting at making it his last fight. However, as a life-long competitor going out on a loss is probably not how Cormier wants to end his career. Their first fight, Cormier made…
Daniel Cormier’s Retirement Not Imminent Leading up to UFC 241, Cormier was hinting at making it his last fight. However, as a life-long competitor going out on a loss is probably not how Cormier wants to end his career. Their first fight, Cormier made short work of Miocic and while this one made it seem […]
Nate Diaz picked up a massive win last night (Sat. August 17, 2019) in the UFC 241 pay-per-view (PPV) co-main event. Diaz outclassed Anthony “Showtime” Pettis, a former lightweight champion, in their welterweight meeting. After the fight, Diaz shook things up by calling out fellow fan-favorite Jorge Masvidal. Speaking on the ESPN+ post-fight show, Diaz […]
During their conversation, Diaz got to watch the highlights from his decision win over Pettis. His reaction was absolutely priceless. Check it out below.
Diaz ended a three-year layoff with his return against Pettis. Despite a slow start, he was able to get into the swing of things in the second half of the first round, getting the fight to the ground and showing off his seasoned grappling skills. Throughout the fight, Diaz’s volume and jiu-jitsu proved to present Pettis with several issues.
When it was all said and done, Diaz took home the unanimous decision win on the judges’ scorecards. Now the stage is set for a showdown with “Gamebred.” It will be interesting to see if that bout, which is undoubtedly a fight fans are clamoring to see, comes to fruition.
What do you think about Diaz’s reaction to the highlights of his win over Pettis?
Nate Diaz is back in the driver’s seat following his massive UFC 241 return. The ultra-popular fan favorite came back from three years out of action to outlast Anthony Pettis (watch highlights here) in the co-main event of last night’s (Sat…
Nate Diaz is back in the driver’s seat following his massive UFC 241 return. The ultra-popular fan favorite came back from three years out of action to outlast Anthony Pettis (watch highlights here) in the co-main event of last night’s (Sat., August 17, 2019) hyped pay-per-view event from Anaheim, California. After the win, the Stockton, […]
Things didn’t go according to plan for Anthony Pettis at UFC 241 last night (Sat. August 17, 2019). “Showtime” co-main evented a great night of fights from the Honda Center in Anaheim, California against Nate Diaz. Despite a promising start, Diaz began to outclass Pettis towards the second half of the first round and throughout. […]
“Showtime” co-main evented a great night of fights from the Honda Center in Anaheim, California against Nate Diaz. Despite a promising start, Diaz began to outclass Pettis towards the second half of the first round and throughout. The Stockton slugger nearly finished the fight at one point, landing some nice ground-and-pound, and coming close to locking in a few submissions.
However, Pettis was able to survive to the scorecards, where he lost via unanimous decision. Pettis was transported to the hospital after the event. He took to Instagram and shared a photo of his foot, which looked to be in bad shape. He captioned it with, “@natediaz209 you have a hard ass head homie lol.”
Pettis also kept it classy, congratulating Diaz on his victory in another post.