{"id":360780,"date":"2020-09-08T10:51:11","date_gmt":"2020-09-08T17:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=360780"},"modified":"2020-09-08T10:51:11","modified_gmt":"2020-09-08T17:51:11","slug":"leon-edwards-issues-searing-response-to-nate-diaz-diss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/leon-edwards-issues-searing-response-to-nate-diaz-diss\/","title":{"rendered":"Leon Edwards issues searing response to Nate Diaz diss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC welterweight contender Leon Edwards has issued a searing response to a recent dig from fellow welterweight star Nate Diaz.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, Birmingham&#8217;s Edwards took a shot at fellow welterweight contender Jorge Masvidal, who he was involved in a backstage brawl with in 2019, but has yet to meet in the Octagon\u2014<a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/leon-edwards-says-he-would-smoke-jorge-masvidal-in-potential-grudge-match\/\">despite his best efforts.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This callout from Edwards generated a response from Diaz, who claimed the Brit was &#8220;punked&#8221; in his backstage run-in with Masvidal.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">You got fucked up in the back for acting like you were tight.<br \/>\nThis fight shit is the same everywere, in or out of the cage&#8230; don\u2019t get punked ever.<br \/>\nThat goes for kabob also,<br \/>\nyou guys are in last place now lol <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DNuNLBNsj3\">pic.twitter.com\/DNuNLBNsj3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nathan Diaz (@NateDiaz209) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NateDiaz209\/status\/1303133610447310849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 8, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;You got fucked up in the back for acting like you were tight,&#8221; Diaz wrote. &#8220;This fight shit is the same everywhere, in or out of the cage&#8230; don\u2019t get punked ever. That goes for kabob also, you guys are in last place now lol.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It didn&#8217;t take long for Edwards to respond to this jab. In his rebuttal, Edwards claimed the younger Diaz brother has been getting &#8220;punked in the cage since 2009,&#8221; and criticized his rival&#8217;s 20-12 record.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Dont get punked? You been getting punked in the cage since 2009 bro you got almost as many losses as wins. You dont belong in big boy talk sit down <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Cd2W3ci12j\">https:\/\/t.co\/Cd2W3ci12j<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Leon &#8216;Rocky&#8217; Edwards (@Leon_edwardsmma) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Leon_edwardsmma\/status\/1303378092451344384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 8, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Dont get punked? You been getting punked in the cage since 2009 bro,&#8221; Edwards wrote. &#8220;You got almost as many losses as wins. You don&#8217;t belong in big boy talk sit down.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Edwards, the No. 3-ranked welterweight contender, is currently without a fight, but has been <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/leon-edwards-explains-why-nick-diaz-matchup-makes-sense\/\">angling for a showdown with Nate&#8217;s older brother<\/a> Nick Diaz.<\/p>\n<p>Nate Diaz, on the other hand, is expected to rematch Masvidal for the BMF title in the new year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC welterweight contender Leon Edwards has issued a searing response to a recent dig from fellow welterweight star Nate Diaz. 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