Nate Diaz Recalls 2015 Incident Where He Slapped Khabib Nurmagomedov

– Back in August 2015, Nate Diaz and Khabib Nurmagomedov crossed paths at a World Series of Fighting event. In the middle of their exchange, Diaz delivered a slap to Khabib, causing the two parties to be pulled apart before things escalated further.

Speaking ESPN’ Ariel Helwani (via MMAWeekly), Diaz recalled slapping the current UFC Lightweight Champion.

“[He was] spooked for his life. The reason he got slapped was because he was not humble and not this nice guy. He was sitting there with his friends, trying to get a fight with me. He could have fought me, but (now) he’s playing big dog.”

Diaz is scheduled to face Anthony Pettis on Aug. 17 at UFC 241

“He was spooked for his life.”@natediaz209 recounts his run-in with Khabib (via @arielhelwani) pic.twitter.com/cUxx1FOQpM

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