When former UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen noticed the video of Nate Diaz getting right into a bodily altercation with a contestant on Russian’s model of The Final Fighter, „ALF Actuality,“ it angered the trade insider.
„I simply noticed a video in Thailand the place some guys cornered Nate Diaz, and I’ve obtained loads of issues with this video,“ Sonnen stated on his YouTube channel.
Diaz was in Thailand filming an episode of the truth collection the place he was forged as a coach reverse UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones. Jones famous that the scenario ‚turned severe immediately‘ when discussing the incident.
„My blood was boiling,“ Sonnen stated. „First off, to my understanding, Nate is on the market working. He’s a visitor. To my understanding, Nate and Jon Jones are doing a model of The Final Fighter. It is not The Final Fighter. That is a particular product owned by the Final Combating Championship, however it’s like that.
„All the things is cool within the gang and a few man is available in, from what I can see within the video, and he is on the lookout for consideration,“ Sonnen continued. „He is additionally just a little little bit of a handful. This is not some comedian. This man appears like a unfastened wire.
„It was premeditated. He had folks, and Nate was cornered to a level. I am simply letting you understand, if that occurs once more – you possibly can take this nonetheless you need to take this – If that occurs once more there’s going to be a difficulty.“
Diaz left the present following the incident however Sonnen was ready to journey to Thailand to defend the UFC veteran.
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„I’ve already spoke to Gilbert Melendez (longtime teammate of Diaz). I’ll guarantee you we will probably be going on the market. Interpret that nonetheless you need. And I guarantee you, as we’re going there, we’re going to be gathering folks. And we all know a number of folks,“ Sonnen stated.
„[Alex] Pereira goes to Thailand and trains. Dricus [du Plessis] goes to Thailand and trains. [Israel] Adesanya goes to Thailand and trains. I am simply sharing with you. Our Rolodex is kind of huge,“ continued Sonnen.
„It appeared like a nut. It appeared like some jerk that was on the lookout for consideration however he was additionally making a little bit of a harmful setting,“ Sonnen added. „If that occurs once more, Gilbert and I will probably be headed to Thailand to seek out out what that was.“
Earlier than anybody dismisses Sonnen’s feedback as hyperbole, he did combat the legendary Wanderlei Silva on the set of The Final Fighter: Brazil 3 and squared off with former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou in a Las Vegas parking storage.
