Angry! Nate Diaz lashes out and promises to slap the 'arrogant' Ilia Topuria: 'He's trash'

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Nate diaz He has once again become popular in combat sports and, as could not be otherwise, justified his bad boy reputation. This Saturday (16), in California (USA), the veteran faces the also controversial Mike Perry In Netflix's first MMA event, however, the focus of his 'trash talk' wasn't the same; instead, it was a UFC star, his former team. The American didn't hold back. Ilia Topuria and openly displayed his dislike.

It all started when the UFC lightweight champion (up to 70,3 kg) disqualified the bad boy as a fighter, calling him terrible and a punching bag. Now, in an interview on 'The Ariel Helwani Show', Diaz retaliated and slammed Topuria, mocking his height and promising to attack him. According to the American, the new generation of fighters is disrespectful, wanting to show off at all costs, and needs to be properly 'educated'.

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"He's a b**** too. I'm years ahead of them, I have better fights and they act like, 'He's a piece of shit.' He said I'm a piece of shit or something, but you're the one who's trash! He was saying some stupid crap about how he would beat me up." Jake Paul "In the boxing match, he was all calm, talking like he was some kind of jerk, and I got offended. I'm going to beat him up!", said the MMA star.

“I said, ‘You’re not going to do anything.’ I’m going to finish him off! That idiot is a moron, just because of the arrogant way he was talking. What are you talking about? You’re six feet tall. Then he posted something about me again. Man, I’m going to slap you in the face. What the f*** are you talking about? It’s a new era where a lot of f***ers walk around and need a slap in the face. I don’t like him,” he concluded.

Diaz's fighters in MMA

Nate diaz, 41 years old, is one of the most popular fighters in MMA. The American began his career in the sport in 2004 and debuted in the UFC in 2007. With the company, the bad boy was the winner of the 5th edition of the program 'The Ultimate Fighter' and competed for the lightweight (70 kg) belt.

In this modality, the veteran built a record of 21 wins and 13 losses. His main triumphs were against Anthony Pettis, Conor McGregor, Donald Cerrone, Gray Maynard, Jim Miller, Melvin Guillard, Michael Johnson, Takanori Gomi and Tony Ferguson.