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Nate Diaz had a playful street spar with a fan asking him to sign some UFC gloves. It was definitely a better experience than some Nick Diaz fans got recently.

The Diaz brothers are an interesting pair, and while the two certainly have their similarities, they’re definitely their own men when it comes to how they handle fan interactions.

The elder legend Nick Diaz has never gotten comfortable in the public eye and has had title shots canceled after no-showing press conferences and media obligations. To this day Nick has a well-earned reputation for being extremely unreliable when it comes to appearances, be it a sponsored meet and greet or jiu jitsu seminar. Even when it comes to his fights these days, there’s serious questions surrounding whether he’ll show up.

So it should be no surprise that the reluctant star’s $ 209 Cameos aren’t the best. But Nick is now being accused of straight up scamming his fans, recording multiple Cameos that were just several seconds of a black screen so he could collect payment.

Compare that to Nick’s younger brother Nate Diaz, who recently gave the full interactive experience to a fan looking to get some UFC gloves signed.

“This dude pulled up on me to sign these gloves so I made him fight me,” Nate wrote on his Instagram stories.

While there’s plenty of sports memorabilia opportunists going around looking to get stuff signed just so they can sell it, this fan knows his stuff: he throws Shara Magomedov’s double bullet at Diaz before eating a playful jab to the face from Nate.

“He lost tho,” Nate added in a second Story showing him taking down the fan, who was clearly having a great time. “Shoutout to the homie, he was down to fight.”

As far as value goes, we’d say Nate clearly beats out Nick for a positive fan interaction, at least these days. It’s really all about catching them at the right moment, though. We’ve heard lovely things about Nick from people who meet him outside the context of celebrity meetups. And Nate is definitely willing to punk you or pop you if the vibes are off.

So just be chill if you’re gonna interact with the Diaz brothers. Unless you pay one of them $ 209 for a blank Cameo. Then you have a right to be less chill.

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Usman Nurmagomedov is already Bellator’s best, and if his coach is to be believed, his ceiling is much, much higher.

Recently, Nurmagomedov said he’s targeting a move to the UFC in the future, to follow in the footsteps of cousin Khabib Nurmagomedov and current UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev, two of his training partners. In an interview with Red Corner MMA, Usman’s coach Javier Mendez was asked if he sees the fighter surpassing Khabib and Makhachev’s accomplishments and he answered with glowing praise for the Bellator lightweight titleholder.

“As far as passing the torch, I see Usman as being pound-for-pound the greatest fighter, myself,” Mendez said. “He’s got all the attributes. He’s the most talented I’ve ever trained. In regards whether he ever goes to UFC or not, I don’t know if it’s going to matter as long as he keeps showing people how great he is. So, to me, if at one point he never goes, great. He’s still going to be regarded as one of the great ones. He will, you watch.

“He will be regarded as one of the great ones because what he does in that cage is like nobody, I’ve never seen anybody do the transitions, the movement that he does.”

Nurmagomedov is yet to be defeated in 18 pro bouts and has rarely been threatened in the cage, with his most recent win being a methodical unanimous decision nod over Alexander Shabliy this past September. He has successfully defended his Bellator championship twice (this does not include title fight win over Brent Primus that was overturned to a no-contest when Nurmagomedov later tested positive for a banned substance, which was attributed to a prescription drug).

In Mendez’s eyes, Nurmagomedov is nowhere near his prime and no matter where he ends up fighting for the rest of his career, he believes Dagestan native has the potential to be a legend.

“He’s unbelievable, and he’s only 26, he’s only getting better,” Mendez said. “Let’s see what happens, but you never know. He may be a PFL fighter, a Bellator fighter the rest of his career and, for me, I’m happy about that because he’ll be a successful one. So wherever he goes it’s going to be a success.”

TOP STORIES

Deal With It. Stipe Miocic couldn’t care less about any criticism of his fight with Jon Jones at UFC 309.

Mailbag. Did Brandon Moreno deserve a bonus at UFC Edmonton? Did Rose Namajunas make a tactical error? What’s the ceiling for Erin Blanchfield? Jed Meshew has got you covered.

Trilogy. Dustin Poirier and Max Holloway have both talked about it, is it time for one last dance?

Healing. Khalil Rountree Jr. is looking much better a month after his brutal loss to Alex Pereira.

WTF. Referee completely off the ball as fighter is rendered unconscious by a Von Flue choke.

VIDEO STEW

Angela Hill and Jessica Penne react to UFC Edmonton.

Good Guy/Bad Guy.

Epilogue.

Celebrate UFC Vegas 100 as the MMA Gods intended.

I guess you could get hyped for UFC 309, too, by watching Jon Jones bulldoze a dude. Whatever.

FLAVOR IN YOUR EAR

Severe MMA. Looking ahead to Irish star Ian Machado Garry’s pivotal matchup with Joaquin Buckley at UFC Tampa.

SOCIAL MEDIA BOUILLABAISSE

Poatan.

Getting feisty.

Menacing.

Now’s the time on Sprockets when we dance.

Calling his shot.

Yup, this is still happening.

Not to victim blame here, but you order something from a Diaz brother…

FIGHT ANNOUNCEMENTS

Nate Landwehr (18-5) vs. Doo Ho Choi (15-4-1); UFC 310, Dec. 7

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An arrest warrant has been issued in Washington State for former UFC fighter Bryan Caraway for several felony charges. Caraway was scheduled to attend a pre-trial hearing on October 3 but did now attend court.

He is being accused of insurance fraud after he reported the theft of an all-terrain vehicle from his home back in December of 2018. The WICO (Washington State Commissioner’s Office) report that after he bought the insurance policy on the vehicle, he filed a claim that it was stolen just six days later.

“He told GEICO that he bought the vehicle and contents, including helmets, a battery charger and spare tire, for $ 18,500 and provided a title showing his ex-girlfriend gifted it to him in January 2018,” says the WICO. 

“The investigation showed evidence that Caraway forged the title, and that the vehicle was not in fact stolen but was owned by and in possession of his ex-girlfriend. Caraway withdrew the claim, and GEICO referred the case to Kreidler’s CIU as required by state law.”

Caraway was previously in a relationship with former UFC bantamweight champion Miesha Tate which was ongoing when many fight fans were first introduced to him during his time on the 14th season of The Ultimate Fighter. It’s worth stating that in 2021, there was a legal battle between Caraway and Tate over the possessions that they had accumulated together during their 10-year relationship.

In particular, one of these assets was a Polaris RZR ATV all-terrain vehicle. It was claimed that Caraway allegedly stole the vehicle back from an ex-girlfriend that had taken it from his house, meaning that this appears to still be an on-going issue.

The 40-year old fought ten times in the UFC, leaving the promotion after consecutive losses to Cody Stamann and Pedro Munhoz before having one fight outside the UFC in China before seemingly retiring.

Continue Reading Arrest Warrant Issued For Ex-UFC Fighter Accused Of Insurance Fraud at MMA News.

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Think you can figure out which UFC fighter we’re talking about? You’ll get five clues to figure him out.

We’re back for another day of the SB Nation UFC in-5 daily trivia game, and we’re switching to a system of a new article each day for the game.

We tried using a single article for the game, updated with the latest game each day, but it was creating a bit of an unwieldy experience in the comments. So, we’ll have the current day’s game plus the previous three days in each new article. That way, you can catch up if you miss a day.

Game instructions are at the bottom if you’re new to the game!

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The goal of the game is to guess the correct random UFC fighter player with the help of up to five clues. We’ll mix in BOTH ACTIVE AND RETIRED FIGHTERS. It won’t be easy to figure it out in one or two guesses, but some of you might be able to nail it. It will be a mix of well-known players and some “that guys” that we haven’t thought of in some time. The game will appear in slot #3 of the MMA Fighting layout each morning, with occasional movement later in the day.

After you correctly guess the player, you can click “Share Results” to share how you did down in the comments and on social media.

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