{"id":477870,"date":"2026-02-13T18:30:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T18:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/477870\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T18:30:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T18:30:07","slug":"nate-diaz-clarifies-who-he-wanted-to-slap-the-shit-out-of-in-ufc-326-main-event-apologizes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/477870\/","title":{"rendered":"Nate Diaz clarifies who he wanted to \u2018slap the shit\u2019 out of in UFC 326 main event, apologizes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Nate Diaz still has plenty of \u201cBMF\u201d energy in him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The veteran lightweight, who just recently teased <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/ufc\/471513\/nate-diaz-teases-his-return-to-go-after-the-bmf-title-i-got-unfinished-business-ill-see-you-soon\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">his potential return to the UFC<\/a> to chase that elusive \u201cbaddest motherf*cker\u201d title, addressed the upcoming fight for that belt between Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira. The fight serves as the UFC 326 main event with Holloway putting the \u201cBMF\u201d title up for grabs against Oliveira.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">A longtime admirer of Holloway and his work, Diaz is clearly riding with the Hawaiian heading into the March fight but Oliveira also caught a stray when he was asked about the fight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cI like Max,\u201d Diaz told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oGCwbd4GCnA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Clocked N Loaded<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019ll slap the shit out of [Charles Oliveira]. That was rude what I said but I\u2019ll f*ck him up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">It\u2019s possible Diaz is angling to face the winner given his recent declaration that he not only created the \u201cBMF\u201d division but he has unfinished business there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Diaz left the UFC in free agency following a win over Tony Ferguson in 2022 and since then he\u2019s only competed in boxing on two different occasions with a victory against longtime rival Jorge Masvdal and a loss to Jake Pual.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Given his recent post hinting at a UFC reunion to possibly chase that \u201cBMF\u201d title, Diaz obviously has a vested interest in the outcome of Holloway vs. Oliveira.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">He also has an interest in timing a potential return to the UFC with the promotion currently in the matchmaking phase for the historic card scheduled at the White House on June 14.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">No fights have been announced for that card but Diaz hinting at possibly returning to the UFC immediately led to speculation that perhaps he was going to end up competing at that event, which would certainly add some extra star power to the card.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">For his part, Diaz definitely sounds interested.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cThe White House would be perfect,\u201d Diaz said about a date for his UFC return.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">It remains to be seen if Diaz takes a spot on the coveted White House card but there would be plenty of options available to him if that happens.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Diaz later apologized for his podcast comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nate Diaz still has plenty of \u201cBMF\u201d energy in him. 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