{"id":315715,"date":"2019-06-05T06:24:22","date_gmt":"2019-06-05T13:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=315715"},"modified":"2019-06-05T06:24:22","modified_gmt":"2019-06-05T13:24:22","slug":"nate-diaz-explains-why-he-accepted-anthony-pettis-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/nate-diaz-explains-why-he-accepted-anthony-pettis-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Nate Diaz explains why he accepted Anthony Pettis fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nate Diaz has not fought since August of 2016. In the time since then, he&#8217;s only been scheduled for two fights: one, a lightweight fight against Dustin Poirier, which fell through, and the other, a welterweight fight with Anthony Pettis, which is scheduled for UFC 241 in August.<\/p>\n<p>While these are the only fights Diaz has accepted in that time, UFC President Dana White has previously claimed that he&#8217;s offered the younger Diaz brother plenty of other matchups in that stretch. If that&#8217;s accurate, we can safely say that Diaz has a very high standard for the fights he accepts.<\/p>\n<p>So what was it about this Antony Pettis matchup that worked for Nate Diaz? He explained why he accepted the matchup on Ariel Helwani&#8217;s MMA Show on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Apparently, it&#8217;s a combination of Pettis&#8217; standing in the division, and his status as one of the most exciting fighters in the game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it is the best fight,\u201d Diaz said (transcript via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmanews.com\/nate-diaz-explains-decision-to-fight-anthony-pettis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MMA News<\/a>). \u201cHe is coming off of a good win and he\u2019s one of the top guys, one of the better guys in the division. Most entertaining fighter in the UFC, I like that.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-content_inline td-rec-hide-on-tl td-rec-hide-on-tp td-rec-hide-on-p td_uid_4_5cf7ba74a61cd_rand td_block_template_1\">\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a guy I actually enjoy watching over the rest of these fighters,\u201d Diaz added. \u201cEveryone is getting boring, the fight game. If I\u2019m going to take part in any fights, I want a fight that is interesting to not only me but to the fight fan. If I\u2019m a fight fan I want to see an interesting fight, not a boring fight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite these rather complimentary comments from Nate Diaz, he and Pettis are not particularly big fans of each other on a personal level. The pair share a heated rivalry and seem <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/anthony-pettis-on-nate-diaz-fight-its-personal\/?fbclid=IwAR1nHbEePRpWAPq8hQndTg_yTsfj-GSngOod8DK8vdFdJDSulMSd4fKTRUU\">excited for the chance to get their hands on each other.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s personal,\u201d Pettis said on a recent episode of Helwani&#8217;s show. \u201cI can\u2019t wait to put my hands on him. I can\u2019t wait to hurt this guy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Who do you think will come out on top when Nate Diaz and Anthony Pettis fight at UFC 241?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 6\/4\/2019. <\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nate Diaz has not fought since August of 2016. In the time since then, he&#8217;s only been scheduled for two fights: one, a lightweight fight against Dustin Poirier, which fell through, and the other, a welterweight fight with Anthony Pettis, which is scheduled for UFC 241 in August. 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