Nate Diaz couldn’t care less about what Conor McGregor is up to.
The UFC legends shared an epic two-fight rivalry in 2016 but haven’t fought since despite constant talk about an eagerly anticipated trilogy bout.
Diaz and McGregor have an underlying respect, but their rivalry rumbles onCredit: Getty – Contributor
Diaz recently left MMA’s premier promotion to pursue a boxing career, and on Saturday night he got his first win in the squared circle by outpointing Jorge Masvidal.
In doing so, the 39-year-old helped add to McGregor’s £200million fortune by winning him a massive bet worth over £1.2million.
Just hours before Diaz vs Masvidal got underway, the Irishman took to X – formerly known as Twitter – to reveal he had backed his old rival to emerge victorious.
“I’ve decided to put $500,000 [£389K] on Diaz to win tonight’s boxing match,” McGregor tweeted.
“Range, form, experience, solely hands being used, I can’t see Masvidal causing any problems to Nate in a boxing ring whatsoever.
“They are both little play around dips***s in a fight, play around bollox, but I feel Nate does him in EASY here for real.
“$500k gets me back $1,625,000 [£1.27M] all in.”
Diaz was made aware of McGregor’s win during a post-fight press conference and gave a blasé two-word response that had everyone in stitches.
Diaz impressed the judges with his relentless output
He had virtually no reaction to making McGregor £1.2MCredit: Getty Images – Getty
“That’s cool,” he said to earn a chorus of laughs from the media.
He added with a cheeky grin: “Good job for us.”
A tiebreaker bout with McGregor seems inevitable, but for now, Diaz is focused on avenging his most recent defeats in boxing and MMA, which came against Jake Paul and Leon Edwards.
“I’m gonna beat Jake Paul’s f***ing ass,” he said in the ring immediately after his first boxing win.
“And I’m down to fight the highest-ranked boxer I can find.
“Get someone on a high level so people know who the f*** he is.
“My main objective has always been to be the best fighter in the world, so I wanna go back and get the UFC title.
“Leon Edwards, Jake Paul, and anybody the f*** else, you’re dead.”