Nate Diaz recently unleashed a profanity-laced tirade against Dustin Poirier and Daniel Cormier during an appearance on the This Past Weekend podcast. The former UFC lightweight contender held nothing back in his criticism of both fighters.
Diaz directed his initial ire toward Poirier, who was scheduled to fight him at UFC 230 in November 2018 before withdrawing due to injury. The Stockton native mocked Poirier's explanation for missing their bout.
He had p*ssy surgery when we were supposed to fight," Diaz said. "There's a video of it… Penis being removed. He had penis-removal surgery, so we didn't get to fight. Let's make fun of him a little bit. Louisiana-ass, p*ssy boy. He quit his job and then was like, 'I want to box Nate in a thing.' I'm like, 'Why'd you quit too early, stupid?' He's emotional.
When podcast host Theo Von attempted to defend 'The Diamond', Diaz partially walked back his comments.
I'm kidding," Diaz said. "He's done good. He can't fight. I'm kidding, I'm just giving you shit.
Nate Diaz Goes Off On Daniel Cormier Over Analyst Role
The Stockton native then shifted his focus to Cormier, expressing frustration with fighters who transition into analyst roles and criticize active competitors. The former two-division UFC champion became a primary target.
Then what they do is they go out and give criticism to a fighter like an analyst, I'm like, you were never even a fighter, if that's what you do," Diaz said. "You're a b*tch. And you're going to f*cking analyze and talk about how fighters are and what they should do? And you know it all? You know it all? Well, what the f*ck happened in your career then? Why are you an analyst now, Mr. Know-It-All?
Diaz continued his rant as he questioned why Cormier would criticize other fighters given his own career trajectory.
Why are you Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson and the best of the best? Talking negative about what I should do when I made more money than you ever made in your whole career at any fight, Mr. Champion," he said.
The criticism appears misguided, considering Cormier won UFC titles at heavyweight and light heavyweight and was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame's Modern Wing in 2022. Cormier lost only to Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic during his career.
Financial Success Over Championship Status
Diaz claimed he witnessed only one Cormier fight in person, referencing what appears to be the first Miocic bout at UFC 241.
I've never seen a single DC fight in my career except for when I was on the same card as him one time and he was picking up the dude and walking around like he was just owned him like he was hella tight, like damn he's schooling that dude," Diaz said. "Then I looked back at the screen and he was knocked out on his ass.
He then questioned whether Cormier's criticism stems from financial jealousy.
Are you mad because you were the champion and like when I was nowhere near champion I got paid way more money than you? That's a f*cking bitter little b*tch who's analyzing fights," Diaz said.
Diaz also referenced Cormier's emotional response following his knockout loss to Jones at UFC 214, a result later overturned to a no-contest after Jones tested positive for banned substances.
You're a great wrestler, DC, but you can't fight for shit," Diaz said. "You win fights, but you're a f*cking big old p*ssy. Remember he cried? He got knocked out by Jon and he cried.
Despite the harsh words, Diaz's comments appeared at least partially tongue-in-cheek. He acknowledged that his targets benefit from the attention.
I'm just saying they're putting themselves in a position to be roasted," Diaz said. "The bad part about it is they get the favor of me talking and roasting on them and that's what they wanted me to do. So I take it back, DC, you're cool. You're the man.
Diaz is set to face former UFC fighter Mike Perry on May 16th on a Most Valuable Promotions card.
