Gilbert Burns took a shot at Nate Diaz
UFC welterweight contender Gilbert Burns has stepped forward, after Nate Diaz blasted the UFC for slowing down the last fight of his contract
Nate Diaz has made it clear that the only fight he wants at this stage in his career is a fight against Dustin Poirier. The Louisiana based former lightweight contender, Poirier has been vocal about the charm in the idea of this fight for quite some time now.
The younger Diaz brother has emerged to be one of the biggest superstars in the game right now. Even though he has lost two of his previous fights, his stocks remain high to this day, and the UFC is cognizant of that. The UFC has recently offered lucrative contracts to Israel Adesanya and Jorge Masvidal, and are possibly working on something similar for Diaz.
But the Stockton slugger has his sights set on a move away from the sport, with a feasible jump to boxing. MMA pundits have suggested that the UFC is other tiring out Diaz, or waiting for Conor McGregor’s comeback to set up the blockbuster trilogy fight. Diaz has claimed on several occasions that the trilogy fight does not interest him, since Conor injured himself terribly at UFC 264.
He posted a tweet saying,
I been trying to fight everybody and no go what’s the hold up ufc ?
I’m not fighting Conor he sucks.
I’ll fight some one quit slow rolling me please
Thanks’
UFC 273 featured a ‘Fight of the year’ worthy contest between Gilbert Burns and Khamzat Chimaev. Although Burns lost the fight, his stocks have soared, and this has put him in a comfortable position for calling some shots.
Nate Diaz and Burns have gone back and forth on Twitter several times in the past, and it was inevitable that Burns would throw his name in the hat to fight a superstar like Diaz. He reacted to Diaz’s post on Twitter by saying-
Trying to fight everybody 🤣🤣
I know a guy 🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️ @NateDiaz209
Gilbert also took the opportunity to poke fun at Nate’s claim that he’s willing to fight anyone, since he was the first fighter that was offered the Chimaev fight.
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