Nate Diaz and Khabib Nurmagomedov were both cageside for UFC 239, and predictably, the pair got in a bit of a scuffle. Many in attendance in the arena have taken to social media about it, saying that Diaz got into it with both the lightweight champ and his manager Ali Abdelaziz before they got separated by security.
Diaz and Khabib has had multiple brawls in the past, making it weird that the UFC apparently put them in the same area tonight.
Check below for tweets from people in attendance. The clips on the altercation aren’t exactly on the best quality though.
Khabib and Nate Diaz got into an altercation and had to be separated at #UFC239
(via mattwreford95/IG) pic.twitter.com/ir4nfoqa7q
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) July 7, 2019
It’s not much..but security already got in the middle between Khabib and his friends (left side) and Nate Diaz (right side). #UFC239 pic.twitter.com/BjxrrXtkbT
— Farzin Vousoughian (@Farzin21) July 7, 2019
Apparently, there was some kind of commotion involving Nate Diaz in the crowd at #UFC239. Cops and security jumped over the barricade to stop a brawl
— José Youngs (@JoseYoungs) July 7, 2019
Nate Diaz almost got into a fight with Khabib and Ali Abdelaziz #UFC239 pic.twitter.com/uVi1qUVv4h
— Marcus Williams (@nubianbookstore) July 7, 2019
@fightoracle nate diaz was seated in the main fighting section for the fighters maybe 10 minutes before ali abdelaziz and khabib came to sit in the same section. Crazy to think the ufc did not see potential brawl happening is puzzling.
— Marcus Williams (@nubianbookstore) July 7, 2019
Diaz recently stated that he’s “done” with 155 because he’s already slapped Khabib Nurmagomedov.
“I’m just done with the 155 thing. That’s in the past now,” Diaz said. “I think it’s time to start fighting at a more comfortable weight class. There’s nothing for me there, I already did everything, beat everybody.
“Khabib, I already slapped him in his face, I already told you guys that.”
I wonder if that was the case here again.
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