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Nate Diaz<\/a> is one of the brightest stars in the UFC, especially after his pair of fights against current UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The product of Stockton, California along with older brother Nick are known for their attitudes of keeping things real<\/a>, paired with their elite fighting abilities. However, even with their loyal fan bases, Nate says that his stock could be much higher if the UFC jumped on board and pushed he and his brother like they have done with other fighters.<\/p>\n

\"UFC<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cWhy aren\u2019t we on blast everywhere? Can I be marketed? Why am I not on the f\u2014king Wheaties box? Look at the Wheaties box right there \u2014 more people know me than him,\u201d Diaz said in his special edition of The MMA Hour<\/a> pointing out Anthony Pettis’ Wheaties cereal box (transcribed by Bloody Elbow<\/a>). \u201cHow come when I go to UFC on FOX, all these dorks are on the wall? Can I get a picture on the wall? Can I get promoted and marketed in a positive way?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLike I said, I race, I\u2019m a vegan, I do triathlons<\/a>, I f\u2014king teach kids<\/a>. But all they want to do is (promote) middle fingers and hide me out in the dark corners still.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThey try their best to not talk about us. It\u2019s like, as soon as somebody says \u2018who\u2019s the stars?\u2019 they\u2019ll purposely not say me and Nick,\u201d Diaz added. \u201cBut we\u2019re still getting invited to huge parties. They\u2019re still calling. The only ones who ain\u2019t calling are you. We\u2019re not going away.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Nate<\/a><\/p>\n

Nate also brought up that the UFC didn’t even attempt to try to arrange anything for UFC 209, which is the area code that the Diaz brothers are from and always proudly represent. Nate believes that it may have been an “ego thing the UFC was playing” with not seeking them for the UFC 209 card as fans were all calling for it on social media.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it would\u2019ve made sense,\u201d Diaz said. \u201cLike I said, I don\u2019t want to fight nowhere, but it\u2019s what should\u2019ve happened. Right? Isn\u2019t it what should\u2019ve happened? Shouldn\u2019t they have done that? Everybody was expecting it already, why wouldn\u2019t they have not tried to make that happen? They didn\u2019t even attempt it. They just want this to die out. They want me to die out and go away.\u201d<\/p>\n

Do you agree with what Nate Diaz has to say on the subject? Let’s hear it in the comment section!<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on BJPenn.com<\/a> on 5\/8\/2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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