{"id":3768,"date":"2024-07-10T00:12:07","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T23:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/?p=3768"},"modified":"2024-07-10T12:18:13","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T11:18:13","slug":"kamaru-usman-nate-diaz-is-not-a-world-class-fighter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/kamaru-usman-nate-diaz-is-not-a-world-class-fighter\/","title":{"rendered":"Kamaru Usman: Nate Diaz is Not a World-Class Fighter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">American-Nigerian fighter Kamaru Usman has expressed his surprise at Henry Cejudo&#8217;s campaign for Nate Diaz to receive a UFC title shot.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nate Diaz had called out welterweight champion Leon Edwards among others after winning a majority decision in a boxing match against Jorge Masvidal on Saturday at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Diaz had fought Edwards in a non-title bout at UFC 263.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At that time, Edwards was dominating Diaz until the final minute of the fight, but he survived and won by unanimous decision.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_84663\"  width=\"696\" height=\"391\"  data-origwidth=\"696\" data-origheight=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/64jbb43V7lc?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cejudo argued that Diaz&#8217;s name is lucrative enough to warrant a rematch with Edwards, but Kamaru Usman disagreed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Usman said on his podcast &#8220;Pound 4 Pound&#8221; with Henry Cejudo: &#8220;Nate Diaz is at the end of his career.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He added: &#8220;Yes, of course, he has made a great name for himself.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Usman continued: &#8220;Big props to him for still having that bad reputation and being able to go out there and get those paydays.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Usman further stated: &#8220;Because he goes out there and has these great fights.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He emphasized: &#8220;But this is not Nate Diaz who is going to come in and fight world-class mixed martial artists in the UFC now. That\u2019s ridiculous.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kamaru Usman Mocks Cejudo: Are You Crazy? Diaz is no longer with the UFC, but Dana White has said that the octagon will always be his home.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cejudo asked: &#8220;So, are you saying that Nate Diaz is not a world-class fighter?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Usman replied: &#8220;He can still fight, but he is not a world-class fighter.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He continued: &#8220;Are you crazy? Put Nate Diaz in there with Shavkat Rakhmonov, put Nate Diaz in there with me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Usman added: &#8220;Put Nate Diaz in there with JDM (Jack Della Maddalena), put Nate Diaz in there with Justin Gaethje. Come on!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Diaz has also expressed interest in fighting Jake Paul, a bout Kamaru Usman believes Diaz should take.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Usman said: &#8220;Nate Diaz, the Professional Fighters League and Jake Paul are offering you $15 million to fight him in MMA.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He concluded: &#8220;I actually think he wins that fight. Big props to Nate Diaz, I think he actually wins a fight like that.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American-Nigerian fighter Kamaru Usman has expressed his surprise at Henry Cejudo&#8217;s campaign for Nate Diaz to receive a UFC title shot. Nate Diaz had called out welterweight champion Leon Edwards among others after winning a majority decision in a boxing match against Jorge Masvidal on Saturday at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. 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