Nate Diaz may have lost to Mike Perry in his return to MMA, but that doesn\u2019t mean he\u2019s done fighting.<\/p>\n
In what was arguably the most anticipated fight on the MVP MMA: Rousey vs. Carano card Saturday, Diaz struggled to get out of the gate with Perry inflicting a lot of damage and opening several nasty gashes during the fight that ultimately only lasted two rounds. Diaz\u2019s coaches stopped the fight due to cuts that had blood pouring down into his face, which affected his vision and ability to block Perry\u2019s offensive onslaught moving forward.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was mad but I understand,\u201d Diaz said about the stoppage at the post-fight press conference. \u201cMy eye was leaking out blood and I knew I wasn\u2019t going to be able to get that done out there. I don\u2019t think he would have done much more either. But I was f*cking blinded by blood on the right side.\u201d<\/p>\n
The fight served as Diaz\u2019s return to MMA following a five-year hiatus from the sport while he pursued outside endeavors, which included boxing matches against Jorge Masvidal and Jake Paul.<\/p>\n
Afterwards, Diaz admitted he didn\u2019t feel his best on Saturday and that was likely due to getting back into MMA-focused training for the first time in almost five years.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t actually feel good at all. I felt like shit,\u201d Diaz said. \u201cI\u2019m honest. I just got back to MMA and I never was gone but as I got I got closer I realized MMA is hard work. It\u2019s a lot of work. I feel like I just started to callous everything up, my body started to get hard, my legs started to get harder, everything started to move right together and it started to fall into rhythm and then it was time to fight. The way it goes with this shit and now I\u2019m ready to fight. Let\u2019s line up another one and get it going.<\/p>\n
\u201cI wish I wouldn\u2019t have gotten banged up and took a f*cking loss for the night. I\u2019m ready to get into action now. The show goes on.\u201d<\/p>\n
As much as the result stings, Diaz is already motivated to get back in the gym so he can start working towards a rematch against Perry, which is what he wants more than anything now.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s also why Diaz flat-out scoffed at suggestions that his performance Saturday showed he can\u2019t hang with the top fighters anymore and perhaps he should consider calling it a career.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s what I\u2019m saying, the show goes on,\u201d Diaz said. \u201cI feel the same way as when I lost when I was younger. Same as last time. I don\u2019t have a checkout time. This shit is forever.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I do check out, I don\u2019t need to be f*cking crying about it. Oh, put my gloves down in the ring. You\u2019re f*cking gone. You\u2019ve got to explain yourself why you\u2019re not fighting anymore? Do whatever the f*ck you want. As of now, I feel like I got a long road ahead of me and a lot of shit to do.\u201d<\/p>\n