{"id":74231,"date":"2013-11-12T12:38:55","date_gmt":"2013-11-12T20:38:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=74231"},"modified":"2022-02-06T12:29:47","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T20:29:47","slug":"nate-diaz-snubs-tuf-finale-main-event-promotion-says-hes-still-busy-that-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/nate-diaz-snubs-tuf-finale-main-event-promotion-says-hes-still-busy-that-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Nate Diaz Snubs TUF Finale Main Event Promotion, Says He&#8217;s &#8216;Still Busy That Day&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Nate-DiazPNG.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-74232\" title=\"Nate DiazPNG\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Nate-DiazPNG.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Nate-DiazPNG.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Nate-DiazPNG-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Nate-DiazPNG-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nNate Diaz first mentioned <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/quick-twitt-nate-diaz-turns-down-bout-with-maynard-for-appearance-at-his-high-school-reunion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his inability to make the TUF finale 18 event in September when he revealed that his High School reunion was going down on the same evening.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>His talks were <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/dana-white-not-concerned-about-nate-diaz-reunion-tweet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dismissed by the UFC boss<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/manager-reveals-true-intentions-behind-nate-diaz-reunion-tweet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his manager<\/a> and everyone let the topic go.<\/p>\n<p>Now, on the heels of being <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/diaz-vs-maynard-iii-tabbed-as-new-tuf-18-finale-main-event\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">promoted to the night&#8217;s main event opposite Gray Maynard<\/a>, in what will serve as the two-fighters third contest against each other, Nate is back to twitter saying he&#8217;s still busy on the night.<\/p>\n<p>Check it:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">And I thought Main events were 5 rounds wtf ? Still busy that day but ill think about it<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nathan Diaz (@NateDiaz209) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NateDiaz209\/status\/400008712297152513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 11, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nate Diaz first mentioned his inability to make the TUF finale 18 event in September when he revealed that his High School reunion was going down on the same evening. His talks were dismissed by the UFC boss and his manager and everyone let the topic go. 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