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'''Nathan Donald''' "'''Nate'''" '''Diaz''' (born April 16, 1985) is an American [[mixed martial arts|mixed martial artist]] currently competing for the [[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]] in the [[Lightweight (MMA)|lightweight]] and [[Welterweight (MMA)|welterweight]] divisions. He is also the winner of ''[[The Ultimate Fighter 5]]''. He is the younger brother of former [[List of Strikeforce champions#Welterweight Championship|Strikeforce Welterweight Champion]] and [[World Extreme Cagefighting#Welterweight Championship|WEC Welterweight Champion]] [[Nick Diaz]]. In addition to the UFC, Diaz has competed in the [[World Extreme Cagefighting|WEC]], [[Strikeforce (mixed martial arts)|Strikeforce]], and [[Pancrase]] in Japan. As of 23 February 2016, Diaz is #5 in official UFC lightweight rankings. |
'''Nathan Donald''' "'''Nate'''" '''Diaz''' (born April 16, 1985) is an American [[mixed martial arts|mixed martial artist]] currently competing for the [[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]] in the [[Lightweight (MMA)|lightweight]] and [[Welterweight (MMA)|welterweight]] divisions. He is also the winner of ''[[The Ultimate Fighter 5]]''. He is the younger brother of former [[List of Strikeforce champions#Welterweight Championship|Strikeforce Welterweight Champion]] and [[World Extreme Cagefighting#Welterweight Championship|WEC Welterweight Champion]] [[Nick Diaz]]. In addition to the UFC, Diaz has competed in the [[World Extreme Cagefighting|WEC]], [[Strikeforce (mixed martial arts)|Strikeforce]], and [[Pancrase]] in Japan. As of 23 February 2016, Diaz is #5 in official UFC lightweight rankings. Nate Diaz defeated Conor McGregor on March 6, 2016.<ref>http://www.ufc.com/rankings</ref> |
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== Background == |
== Background == |
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Born | Nathan Donald Diaz April 16, 1985 Stockton, California, United States |
Other names | DUTERTE2016 |
Residence | Stockton, California, United States |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] |
Weight | 169 Ib (76.6 kg; 12 st) |
Division | Lightweight Welterweight |
Reach | 76.0 in (193 cm) |
Style | Boxing, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Stockton slap |
Fighting out of | Stockton, California, United States |
Team | Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu |
Trainer | Cesar Gracie (Brazilian jiu-jitsu), Richard Perez (Boxing) |
Rank | 1st degree Black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Cesar Gracie[2] |
Years active | 2004–present |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 29 |
Wins | 19 |
By knockout | 4 |
By submission | 12 |
By decision | 3 |
Losses | 10 |
By knockout | 1 |
By submission | 1 |
By decision | 8 |
Notable relatives | Nick Diaz, brother |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Nathan Donald "Nate" Diaz (born April 16, 1985) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing for the UFC in the lightweight and welterweight divisions. He is also the winner of The Ultimate Fighter 5. He is the younger brother of former Strikeforce Welterweight Champion and WEC Welterweight Champion Nick Diaz. In addition to the UFC, Diaz has competed in the WEC, Strikeforce, and Pancrase in Japan. As of 23 February 2016, Diaz is #5 in official UFC lightweight rankings. Nate Diaz defeated Conor McGregor on March 6, 2016.[3]
Background
Diaz was born and raised in Stockton, California. Like his brother Nick, he went to Tokay High School, and at the age of 14, they began training together. They run a Brazilian jiu-jitsu school in Lodi, California.[4]
Mixed martial arts career
The Ultimate Fighter 5
Diaz was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 5, which exclusively featured lightweights, fighting on Jens Pulver's team. In the preliminary round, Diaz defeated Rob Emerson by submission; in the quarterfinals he defeated fellow Team Pulver teammate Corey Hill via triangle choke submission in the first round. In the semifinals, Diaz defeated Team Penn member Gray Maynard by submission, advancing to the finals where he faced teammate Manvel Gamburyan. After losing the first round, Diaz won by submission after Gamburyan was forced to tap out in the second round due to the dislocation of his right shoulder as the result of attempting a takedown.[5] With the victory, Diaz became the winner of The Ultimate Fighter 5.[6]
Ultimate Fighting Championship
After defeating Alvin Robinson and Junior Assunção via submission he demanded tougher fighters. Diaz was given a match with Kurt Pellegrino at UFC Fight Night 13. Diaz defeated Pellegrino via triangle-choke submission in the second round, after losing the first. As he locked up the choke, Diaz had time to flex for the crowd and throw up double middle fingers before Pellegrino actually submitted by "tapping out". Diaz defeated veteran Josh Neer by split decision in the main event of UFC Fight Night 15.
Diaz then fought former Strikeforce Lightweight Champion Clay Guida at UFC 94: St. Pierre vs. Penn 2, losing via split decision. Guida used his wrestling to take Diaz down multiple times. Diaz attempted to reverse Guida several times using judo-esque switches when Guida had his back. These switches failed to improve position for Diaz. In the 2nd round, Diaz opened up with his boxing and managed to tag Guida several times. After three rounds, the judges awarded Guida the split decision victory, marking Diaz's first loss in the UFC in what was also his pay per view debut.
Diaz met fellow Ultimate Fighter winner and former King of the Cage Welterweight Champion Joe Stevenson at The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale. Diaz was largely controlled on the ground due to Stevenson's superior wrestling skills. Stevenson took Diaz down at will and held multiple advantageous position throughout the 3 rounds. Diaz was unable to work any significant submissions or stay on his feet long enough to outstrike Stevenson. Diaz thus lost by unanimous decision.
After two consecutive losses by decision, he was billed to headline UFC Fight Night 19 opposite Melvin Guillard. Diaz was knocked down by a right hook seconds into the fight but recovered quickly, scoring two trip takedowns after being flipped once by Guillard executing a judo throw (harai goshi). He displayed fortitude throughout the rest of the fight, maintaining composure when hit flush several times, becoming more accurate and effective with his boxing in the second stanza, and after backing up Guillard with a left and right jab combo, his opponent backed up until he bounced off the side of the cage, missed with a swing and looked to take Diaz down. At this moment Diaz locked in a modified guillotine choke, using his right leg to keep Guillard in position. He seemed to acknowledge the crowd in attendance before Guillard tapped and Diaz won at 2:30 of round 2.
Diaz faced Gray Maynard on 11 January 2010, in the main event at UFC Fight Night 20, a rematch from when the two met in the semi-finals of the TUF 5 lightweight tournament, where Diaz won. Diaz lost a controversial split decision to Maynard, as the former TUF winner was given the nod in the FightMetric reports, winning rounds two and three.[7][8]
After three losses in four fights, Nate considered making a permanent move up in weight to the 170 lb. weight class, stating "I don't make enough money to have to drop this much weight so I'd like to fight at 170 and only go to 155 every once in a while."[9]
Diaz made his Welterweight debut on March 27, 2010, at UFC 111 against Miletich Fighting Systems product and striking specialist Rory Markham.[10] At the weigh-ins, Markham weighed in at 177, whereas Diaz weighed in at the Welterweight limit of 171 and the fight was changed to a catchweight fight. Diaz went on to win the fight by TKO in the first round.
After the win over Markham, Diaz stated he would compete in both weight classes. His next fight was again at Welterweight against former professional boxer Marcus Davis on August 28, 2010 at UFC 118.[11] Diaz utilized his reach advantage to great effect, peppering Davis with punches that caused considerable damage over time. Diaz finished Davis after choking him unconscious with a guillotine choke submission in the final round; the bout earned Fight of the Night honors.
Diaz lost by unanimous decision to Korean Dong Hyun Kim, on January 1, 2011, at UFC 125.[12] Diaz was taken down and controlled by Kim for the first two rounds. While Nate won the final round by pushing the action against a fading Kim, it was too late. Diaz lost the fight 29–28 on all judges' score cards.
Diaz fought Rory MacDonald on April 30, 2011, at UFC 129.[13] Diaz was unable to mount much significant offense, being viciously slammed by MacDonald 3 times in the third round, and was controlled on the ground by MacDonald, losing via a lopsided unanimous decision. Following the loss, Diaz stated that he would be moving back down to the lightweight division.[14]
Diaz defeated former PRIDE Lightweight Champion Takanori Gomi on September 24, 2011, at UFC 135 via armbar submission in the first round. During the fight, Diaz showed improved boxing, rocking Gomi on several occasions and also showed good ground skills, transitioning perfectly from the triangle position to the armbar.[15] He earned Submission of the Night honors for his performance.[16]
Diaz defeated Donald Cerrone at UFC 141[17] via unanimous decision, in a performance that earned both participants Fight of the Night honors.[18] Despite being knocked off of his feet multiple times by sweeping leg kicks from Cerrone, Diaz had one of the best performances of his career. Diaz set a CompuStrike record, landing 82% of the strikes he threw en route to his victory over Cerrone.[19]
Diaz,after several years of training, finally received his Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt from Cesar Gracie.[20] He was awarded his black belt a month before his fight with fellow Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Jim Miller.
Diaz next faced Jim Miller on May 5, 2012, at UFC on Fox 3.[21] Diaz outboxed Miller for the majority of the first two rounds, even dropping Miller with a straight left at the end of the first round. Near the end of round two, Miller shot in for a takedown, to which Diaz stuffed and countered with a rolling guillotine choke, forcing the tap at 4:09 of the second round. The submission won Diaz his fifth Submission of the Night bonus award.[22] It was also the first time Miller had been stopped in his MMA career.[23]
Diaz faced Benson Henderson on December 8, 2012, at UFC on Fox 5 in the main event for the UFC Lightweight Championship.[24] Diaz lost the one-sided bout via unanimous decision.[25] Three weeks prior to the championship bout, Diaz signed an eight-fight contract with UFC.[26]
Diaz faced former Strikeforce Lightweight Champion Josh Thomson on April 20, 2013, at UFC on Fox 7. He lost the fight via TKO due to a head kick and punches, during which Nate's brother, Nick Diaz physically threw a towel into the octagon, in an attempt to signal the referee to end the bout.[27][28] On May 16, 2013, Diaz was suspended by the UFC for violating the UFC's code of conduct by using a homophobic slur on his Twitter page. The UFC expressed their disappointment and suspended him;[29] he was eventually suspended for 90 days and fined $20,000.[30]
A rubber match with Gray Maynard took place on November 30, 2013 in the main event at The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale.[31] Diaz won via TKO in the first round.[32] The stoppage earned him his first Knockout of the Night bonus.[33]
On May 5, 2014, both Nate Diaz and fellow UFC fighter TJ Grant were removed from the UFC’s lightweight rankings after being deemed inactive by the UFC.[34]
After over a year away from the sport, Diaz returned from his self-imposed hiatus and faced Rafael Dos Anjos on December 13, 2014 at UFC on Fox 13.[35] Diaz missed weight, coming in at 160.6 pounds. He was given additional time to make the lightweight limit, but didn't attempt to cut further. Instead, he was fined 20 percent of his purse, which went to Rafael dos Anjos. Diaz lost the one-sided fight via unanimous decision (26–30, 26–30, and 27–30).[36]
Diaz was briefly linked to a welterweight bout with Matt Brown on July 11, 2015 at UFC 189.[37] However, in mid-April, Brown announced that the pairing had been scrapped.[38]
After sitting out again for over a year, Diaz returned to face Michael Johnson on December 19, 2015 at UFC on Fox 17.[39] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[40] Both participants were awarded Fight of the Night honors.[41]
Diaz defeated Conor McGregor in a welterweight main event on March 5, 2016 at UFC 196.[42]
Film and television
Diaz stars in the 2013 award-winning mixed martial arts documentary Fight Life.[43]
Championships and accomplishments
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- The Ultimate Fighter 5 lightweight tournament winner
- Fight of the Night (six times) vs. Josh Neer, Clay Guida, Joe Stevenson, Marcus Davis, Donald Cerrone, Michael Johnson[44][45][46][47][48][49]
- Submission of the Night (five times) vs. Alvin Robinson, Kurt Pellegrino, Melvin Guillard, Takanori Gomi, Jim Miller[50][51][52][53][54]
- Knockout of the Night (one time) vs. Gray Maynard[55]
- Second-most postfight bonus awards (12)
- Tied with Frank Mir and Kenny Florian for second-most UFC submission wins (8)
Mixed martial arts record
29 matches | 19 wins | 10 losses |
By knockout | 4 | 1 |
By submission | 12 | 1 |
By decision | 3 | 8 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Win | 19–10 | Conor McGregor | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 196 | March 5, 2016 | 2 | 4:12 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Welterweight bout. |
Win | 18–10 | Michael Johnson | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cerrone 2 | December 19, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Orlando, Florida, United States | Fight of the Night. |
Loss | 17–10 | Rafael dos Anjos | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fox: dos Santos vs. Miocic | December 13, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | Catchweight (160.6 lbs) bout; Diaz missed weight. |
Win | 17–9 | Gray Maynard | TKO (punches) | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Finale | November 30, 2013 | 1 | 2:38 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Knockout of the Night. |
Loss | 16–9 | Josh Thomson | TKO (head kick and punches) | UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Melendez | April 20, 2013 | 2 | 3:44 | San Jose, California, United States | |
Loss | 16–8 | Benson Henderson | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Diaz | December 8, 2012 | 5 | 5:00 | Seattle, Washington, United States | For the UFC Lightweight Championship. |
Win | 16–7 | Jim Miller | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC on Fox: Diaz vs. Miller | May 5, 2012 | 2 | 4:09 | East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States | Submission of the Night. |
Win | 15–7 | Donald Cerrone | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 141 | December 30, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Fight of the Night. |
Win | 14–7 | Takanori Gomi | Submission (armbar) | UFC 135 | September 24, 2011 | 1 | 4:27 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Return to Lightweight. Submission of the Night. |
Loss | 13–7 | Rory MacDonald | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 129 | April 30, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
Loss | 13–6 | Dong Hyun Kim | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 125 | January 1, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 13–5 | Marcus Davis | Technical Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC 118 | August 28, 2010 | 3 | 4:02 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Fight of the Night. |
Win | 12–5 | Rory Markham | TKO (punches) | UFC 111 | March 27, 2010 | 1 | 2:47 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | Welterweight debut; Markham missed weight (177 lbs). |
Loss | 11–5 | Gray Maynard | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs. Diaz | January 11, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Fairfax, Virginia, United States | |
Win | 11–4 | Melvin Guillard | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Guillard | September 16, 2009 | 2 | 2:13 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States | Submission of the Night. |
Loss | 10–4 | Joe Stevenson | Decision (unanimous) | The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale | June 20, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Fight of the Night. |
Loss | 10–3 | Clay Guida | Decision (split) | UFC 94 | January 31, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Fight of the Night. |
Win | 10–2 | Josh Neer | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs Neer | September 17, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | Fight of the Night. |
Win | 9–2 | Kurt Pellegrino | Submission (triangle choke) | UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon | April 2, 2008 | 2 | 3:06 | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | Submission of the Night. |
Win | 8–2 | Alvin Robinson | Submission (triangle choke) | UFC Fight Night: Swick vs Burkman | January 23, 2008 | 1 | 3:39 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Submission of the Night. |
Win | 7–2 | Junior Assunção | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs Florian | September 19, 2007 | 1 | 4:10 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 6–2 | Manvel Gamburyan | Submission (shoulder injury) | The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale | June 23, 2007 | 2 | 0:20 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Won The Ultimate Fighter 5 Tournament. |
Loss | 5–2 | Hermes França | Submission (armbar) | WEC 24 | October 12, 2006 | 2 | 2:46 | Lemoore, California, United States | For the WEC Lightweight Championship. |
Win | 5–1 | Dennis Davis | Submission (americana) | Warrior Cup | August 12, 2006 | 1 | 2:00 | Stockton, California, United States | |
Win | 4–1 | Joe Hurley | Submission (triangle choke) | WEC 21 | June 15, 2006 | 2 | 2:03 | Highland, California, United States | |
Win | 3–1 | Gil Rael | TKO (punches) | WEC 20 | May 5, 2006 | 1 | 3:35 | Lemoore, California, United States | |
Win | 2–1 | Tony Juares | TKO (punches) | Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie | March 10, 2006 | 1 | 3:23 | San Jose, California, United States | |
Loss | 1–1 | Koji Oishi | Decision (unanimous) | Pancrase: 2005 Neo-Blood Tournament Finals | August 27, 2005 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
Win | 1–0 | Alejandro Garcia | Submission (triangle choke) | WEC 12 | October 21, 2004 | 3 | 2:17 | Lemoore, California, United States |
See also
References
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- ^ Thomas Myers (April 5, 2012). "Nate Diaz finally awarded Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt". mmamania.com.
- ^ http://www.ufc.com/rankings
- ^ Fowlkes, Ben (4 May 2012). "A Tale of Two Diaz Brothers". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ^ Stupp, Dann (June 24, 2007). "Manny Gamburyan Confirms Shoulder Dislocation". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved February 11, 2009.
- ^ Gerbasi, Thomas (September 16, 2008). "Nate Diaz – The Throwback". Ufc.com. Retrieved February 11, 2009.
- ^ Fagan, Mike (January 12, 2010). "FightMetric Report for Gray Maynard vs. Nate Diaz at UFC Fight Night 20". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
- ^ Elroy, Jordy (4 December 2012). "Diaz Brothers: Top 5 Most Outrageous Moments". Bleacher Report.
- ^ Rossen, Jake (January 12, 2010). "Diaz Looking at 170 lbs". Sherdog. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011.
- ^ Marrocco, Steven (January 18, 2010). "Nate Diaz headed to welterweight, could meet Rory Markham at UFC 111". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
- ^ "Marcus Davis vs Nate Diaz official for UFC 118 in August". MMAjunkie.com. June 23, 2010.
- ^ Karkoski, Kris (October 6, 2010). "Nate Diaz vs. Dong Hyun Kim Added to UFC 125 on Jan. 1". mmafrenzy.com.
- ^ "Nate Diaz meets Rory MacDonald at UFC 129". MMAjunkie.com. January 14, 2011.
- ^ "Nate Diaz will be moving back to the lightweight division". mmabay.co.uk. 2011-05-02.
- ^ Mrosko, Geno (June 21, 2011). "Takanori Gomi vs Nate Diaz fight set for Sept. 24 in Denver". mmamania.com. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
- ^ "UFC 135 bonuses: Koscheck, Diaz, Jones and Jackson earn $75K fighter awards". mmajunkie.com. 2011-09-25.
- ^ Marrocco, Steven (October 30, 2011). "Donald Cerrone vs. Nate Diaz targeted for UFC 141 in Las Vegas". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved October 30, 2011.
- ^ "UFC 141 bonuses: Hendricks, Diaz and Cerrone get $75,000 awards". mmajunkie.com. 2011-12-31.
- ^ Howie, Chris (January 1, 2012). "Nate Diaz Sets CompuStrike Record At UFC 141". Retrieved September 22, 2012.
- ^ Myers, Thomas (April 5, 2012). "Nate Diaz finally awarded Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt". mmamania.com. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
- ^ "Nate Diaz vs. Jim Miller booked for UFC on FOX 3 in New Jersey". MMAjunkie.com. January 24, 2012. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
- ^ "UFC on FOX 3 bonuses: Johnson, Diaz, Gaudinot and Lineker earn $65K awards". MMAjunkie.com. May 5, 2012.
- ^ "UFC on FOX 3 results: Nate Diaz wins again, becomes first to stop Jim Miller". mmajunkie.com. 2012-05-06.
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- ^ Gene Mrosko (December 8, 2012). "UFC on FOX 5 results: Ben Henderson destroys Nate Diaz to retain lightweight title". mmamania.com.
- ^ Helwani, Ariel (April 8, 2014). "Nate Diaz breaks silence about issues with UFC; Dana White responds". MMAfighting.com.
- ^ "Nate Diaz vs. Josh Thomson added to April's UFC on FOX 7 event". MMAjunkie.com. January 29, 2013.
- ^ Chiappetta, Mike (April 20, 2013). "UFC on FOX 7 results: Josh Thomson becomes first to knock out Nate Diaz". Retrieved April 21, 2013.
- ^ "Nate Diaz banned indefinitely". ESPN. May 16, 2013.
- ^ "UFC SUSPENDS NATE DIAZ 90 DAYS, FINES LIGHTWEIGHT $20,000 FOR VIOLATING CODE OF CONDUCT". Sherdog. May 17, 2013.
- ^ Dana Becker (September 8, 2013). "Gray Maynard-Nate Diaz III Set For Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale". fightline.com. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
- ^ Brett Okamoto (2013-11-30). "Nate Diaz stops Gray Maynard". espn.go.com.
- ^ "TUF 18 Finale bonuses: Nate Diaz moves into third place all time with 11th bonus". mmafighting.com. 2013-12-01.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (6 May 2014). "Nate Diaz And TJ Grant Removed From UFC's Lightweight Rankings". Fight of the Night. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
- ^ Dave Doyle (2014-09-23). "Nate Diaz ends holdout, meets Rafael dos Anjos at UFC on Fox 13". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
- ^ Dave Doyle (2014-12-13). "UFC on FOX 13 results: Rafael dos Anjos clobbers Nate Diaz". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
- ^ Staff (2015-04-08). "Nate Diaz returns to welterweight, meets Matt Brown on stacked UFC 189 in Las Vegas". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
- ^ Staff (2015-04-15). "Matt Brown says he's no longer fighting Nate Diaz at UFC 189". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
- ^ Damon Martin (2015-08-24). "Michael Johnson meets Nate Diaz at FOX UFC Fight Night in Orlando". foxsports.com. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
- ^ John Morgan (2015-12-19). "UFC on FOX 17 results: Nate Diaz outstrikes Michael Johnson en route to impressive win". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-12-19.
- ^ Staff (2015-12-19). "UFC on FOX 17 bonuses: Nate Diaz, Michael Johnson cash in for entertaining scrap". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-12-19.
- ^ Damon Martin (2016-02-23). "Nate Diaz gets the call, faces Conor McGregor in new UFC 196 main event". foxsports.com. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
- ^ Fight Life: MMA Documentary
- ^ http://www.ufc.com/event/UFC-Fight-Night-Diaz-vs-Neer
- ^ "Howard, Wilson, Guida, Diaz and Machida get $65K UFC 94 bonuses". mmajunkie.com. 2009-02-01.
- ^ "TUF 9 Finale bonuses and awards". mmamania.com. 2009-06-21.
- ^ "UFC 118 bonuses: Lauzon, Diaz, Davis pocket $60K". sherdog.com. 2010-08-28.
- ^ "UFC 141 bonuses: Diaz, Cerrone, Hendricks nab $75K apiece". sherdog.com. 2011-12-30.
- ^ "UFC on Fox 17 bonuses: Dos Anjos, Diaz, Johnson, Luque earn $50K checks". sherdog.com. 2015-12-19.
- ^ http://www.ufc.com/fighter/Nate-Diaz
- ^ http://www.ufc.com/fighter/Nate-Diaz
- ^ "Diaz banks $78K at UFC Fight Night 19". sherdog.com. 2009-09-21.
- ^ "UFC 135 bonuses: Jones, Jackson, Koscheck, Diaz bank $75K each". sherdog.com. 2011-09-24.
- ^ "UFC on Fox 3 bonuses: Diaz, Johnson, Gaudinot and Lineker nab $65,000 awards". sherdog.com. 2012-05-05.
- ^ "'TUF 18' Finale bonuses: Benoit earns $100,000 in defeat; Diaz, Holdsworth take $50K". sherdog.com. 2013-11-30.
- ^ http://m.sherdog.com/news/articles/2/Sherdogcoms-2011-AllViolence-Team-38799
External links
- Official site of Nathan Diaz
- Nate Diaz at IMDb
- Professional MMA record for Nathan Diaz from Sherdog
- Official UFC Profile
- 1985 births
- Living people
- American mixed martial artists
- Mixed martial artists from California
- American mixed martial artists of Mexican descent
- Lightweight mixed martial artists
- Welterweight mixed martial artists
- The Ultimate Fighter winners
- American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu
- Sportspeople from Stockton, California
- People from Lodi, California
- People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu
- American cannabis activists
- Hispanic and Latino American sportspeople