Gilbert Burns took a shot at Nate Diaz
UFC welterweight fighters Nate Diaz and Gilbert Burns have reignited their long-standing feud, this time with a back and forth banter on Twitter
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 stirred the pot again, this time by poking digs at Nicholas Maximov, Nate Diaz’s teammate who will be fighting this weekend. Gilbert aimed at the young fighter from the Nick Diaz Academy by using the famous TMZ interview, where it appeared like Maximov was caught like a deer in the headlights when Nate suggested his name to fight Khamzat Chimaev. He wrote,‘ This guy was shitting his pants at this moment now he is trying to be a gangster 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️ 🤣🤣🤣’
Diaz replied by reminding Burns of his knockout loss to Dan Hooker, and said that his last fight was whack. ‘
‘Shut up bit.h go to sleep 💤
And your last fight sucked
2 pumped up amatures’
Gilbert replied nudged Diaz’s memory to his brutal losses to his teammates, and said that they can beat him anywhere. He said,‘ My Team @MmaSanford beat the shi. out of your team any day of the week! Mma, Bjj, kickboxing, boxing! You name it @NateDiaz209’
Nate Diaz 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. However, the younger Diaz brother has been adamant about the idea of a move away from the UFC.
The Stockton slugger has his sights set on a move away from the sport, with a feasible jump to boxing. The younger Diaz brother was among the first wave of fighters that set motion the fighter pay dispute. He has been vocal about his contract with the UFC, and along with his brother Nick, became the first of a very elite group of fighters to negotiate PPV points into their contract without a belt.
It’s being rumored that the UFC is stalling Diaz’s move by offering him difficult fights, while he has been throwing names at the UFC top brass for his last fight.
UFC president Dana White sent in some fresh gear to the Stockton fighter, and Diaz expressed that he was not a fan of it. He said,’ And here’s for bitcha.s venum ufc gear 2′
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