Nate Diaz mötte förra helgen den forne lättviktsmästaren Anthony Pettis under UFC 241 i Kalifornien och segrade via ett enhälligt domslut, vilket blev hans första match på 3 år sedan returmötet med Conor McGregor.
Efter mötet utmanade Diaz welterviktaren Jorge Masvidal, något som förvånade en del. En utav dem var ingen mindre än Chael Sonnen.
Sonnen berättar här varför denna utmaningen kom som en överraskning för honom, samt vad Diaz hade att säga till honom efter matchen.
Via ’Ariel & The Bad Guy’:
This was surprising because bad guys just don’t call out bad guys. pic.twitter.com/MSPLZsDU5E
— Chael Sonnen (@ChaelSonnen) August 21, 2019
Here’s why I love the Masvidal fight, it makes sense. It’s a fight that he can get, it’s obtainable. Masvidal would do it. One of the other reasons it was surprising to me, usually the bad guys stick together. Bad guys just don’t call out bad guys. Heel vs. heel doesn’t happen very often, but when it does it’s something very special. I think it was a callout that he can get. I think it’s a callout he will get.
We did ask Nate Diaz on the set of ESPN afterwards,’ why did you call out Masvidal?’ I loved his reasoning. This doesn’t come from heat, it’s just the opposite. He said, ‘listen Chael, I feel I’ve been disrespected in the sport based on how long I have been here. Based on my longevity on how long I’ve done it.
I feel my brother Nick is also underappreciated for how long he has been here and the opportunities that he’s been given. You got a champion that’s been here for two years?’ He goes, ‘I went and looked at Masvidal’s record, Masvidal’s been doing this longer than I have. He deserves something good to happen to him. I have the golden ticket right now and I want to hand it to a guy who’s deserving, which is Masvidal.’ Those were his words.
Vad tyckte ni om Diaz utmaning till Masvidal, vill ni ett möte mellan de två?
