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Despite making a statement that seemed to be to the contrary on social media last week, it appears that Nate Diaz isn’t officially announcing his retirement.
A few days after his ”Peace out fight game” post , the Stockton, Calif., native disputed the notion that he was walking away from the sport.
“Who said I was retired?” Diaz told ESPN. “I’ll fight tonight.”
Diaz then took some time to re-examine his loss to Jorge Masvidal at UFC 244, where the bout was halted after three rounds due to a cut above Diaz’s eye. Diaz posted a photo of himself landing a punch on Masvidal and questioned whether “Gamebred” would have wanted to continue had the contest entered the championship frames.
“This is the time where him and I realized he didn’t want to be in this fight anymore,” Diaz wrote.
This is the time in the fight
where him and I realized he didn’t wanna be in this fight anymore. pic.twitter.com/Ehiw5ryObG— Nathan Diaz (@NateDiaz209) November 10, 2019
While Diaz might not be officially retired, a lengthy hiatus would be nothing new for the popular fighter, as he sat out more than three years following his majority decision loss to Conor McGregor at UFC 202.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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