Daniel Cormier wasn't surprised Nate Diaz got into Russia reality show brawl
No one was surprised when the news broke that Nate Diaz was involved in a brawl during the filming of the Russian version of The Ultimate Fighter, "ALF Reality."
Diaz was in Thailand filming an episode of the reality series alongside UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones when he got into a physical altercation with a contestant on the show. Video of the incident went viral.
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Former UFC two-division champion and Jon Jones rival Daniel Cormier was offered a coaching position but turned I down. Instead, Diaz was slated to coach opposite Jones.
"So I guess, Russian TUF, I was supposed to do this show, and the more and more that I hear about it, I'm kind of sad that I didn't go and do Russian TUF," Cormier said on his YouTube channel.
"One of the things I was told was, 'Hey, we'll get you a massive villa. You're going to get paid big money.' It was big money. You get a big villa, a house, spend a month in Thailand and you coach these dudes."
When Diaz was chosen to appear on the show, it was obvious to Cormier that the likelihood of something like what occurred happening was high.
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"Of course at Russian TUF, when you put Nate Diaz, who the Russians don't like, on Russian TUF, there's going to be an issue. I don't know - It's actually laughable because I don't know how you couldn't see this coming," Cormier said.
"Nate Diaz and Khabib [Nurmagomedov] famously can't stand each other. Khabib can't understand why people like Nate Diaz when he's lost as many times as he's lost. Nate Diaz doesn't think Khabib is a fighter, which is unbelievable. These guys have been going back and forth for years.
"They've gotten into fights. They can't be in the same area. I'm pretty sure someone over there on Russian TUF has some sort of ties to Khabib," continued Cormier. "But you stick Nate Diaz on there and what happens? He gets into a fight very, very early into the filming of the show."
"You can't make this up, guys. You can't write this," he added. "Of course Nate Diaz fought one of the competitions. That's what would happen in that situation. I would just like to know what truly made it pop off."
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