UFC superstar Nate Diaz continues to take a dig at the UFC 274 main event fighters, Charles Oliveira and Justin Gaethje
UFC 274 features a lightweight main event between defending champion Charles Oliveira and former interim champion Justin Gaethje. This will be the Brazilian’s second title defense fight, and if experts are to be believed, Gaethje’s style is the champion’s kryptonite.
The lightweight champion has seen his fair share of both victories and losses inside the octagon but has never been on a dominant run, with a career salient through his inconsistency. The UFC fighter with the most finishes inside the octagon, has himself been finished quite a few times.
Nate Diaz is one of those fighters that even when he loses, his stock values soar high, thanks to his ‘kill or be killed’ attitude towards the fight game. Diaz has been severely critical of fighters who get finished inside the octagon, especially black belts in jiu-jitsu who lose their fights via submission. A multi-time world champion. Charles was famously submitted by Anthony Pettis via guillotine choke, and Diaz used that moment in history to poke fun at the lightweight king.
‘You got choked from the mount’ – Nate Diaz reacts to Justin Gaethje previewing his fight against Charles Oliviera
Justin Gaethje sat down with ESPN correspondent Megan Olivi to preview his upcoming fight, and talk about his preparations, and his journey inside the octagon. Speaking about his upcoming fight with Charles, Gaethje said, “I’m gonna be perfect and I’ll be perfect for 25 minutes. If he can beat me, then kudos to him. But he’s gonna have to walk through hell like Khabib [Nurmagomedov] did. He’s not as powerful, he doesn’t have the structure, he doesn’t have the frame, and he doesn’t have explosive takedowns.”
Justin Gaethje fought for the title first at UFC 254, but lost to Khabib, who put on one of the most dominant championship display ever. UFC superstar and third-degree black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Nate Diaz has been critical about Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje tapping out to opponents, and lacking basic jiu-jitsu skills.
Reacting to Gaethje’s claim, Diaz posted an Instagram story stating, “Bruh got triangle choked from mount. What he talkin bout.”
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