Jake Shields:’The UFC Just Don’t Want To Let Nate Diaz Out Of His Contract’

Former UFC fighter Jake Shields says that the UFC is holding his longtime teammate and received’t let him battle out his UFC contract.

The Diaz scenario has been a bizarre one to say the least. Each week he’s calling for a somebody within the prime 10 to battle hm. He religiously calls out the UFC and Dana White, and even went so far as urinating on the UFC efficiency institute, in an try to make the group mad.

It’s nearly been a 12 months since Diaz has step foot contained in the octagon. His final battle was towards Leon Edwards in a reasonably one sided bout, till the final minute of the ultimate spherical. He has not had a battle since, regardless of by no means being injured within the time since. He has repeatedly mentioned that he’s in search of a battle, so he can end his present contract with the UFC.

Shields has mentioned that the scenario is only a bizarre one, as Diaz is prepared for a battle and desires to remain lively, however the UFC won’t give him something substantial.

“The entire scenario is simply getting bizarre and irritating,” Shields mentioned of Diaz’s standing. “I don’t assume something’s actually modified. It simply appears to be the identical sample of Nate eager to battle. [But the UFC] They’re not providing something.” Shields mentioned in an interview with Helen Yee (Transcribed by MiddleEasy)

Jake Shields says that Nate Diaz was able to battle Khamzat Chimaev after he beat a prime 10 fighter

‘He at all times mentioned he needs to battle prime 10 as a result of they supplied him Khamzat,” he defined. “He wasn’t certain however then he mentioned he’d battle him after the Burns battle, as soon as, you realize, he lastly beat a ranked opponent after which they went off from the battle after he requested for it. So, looks as if it’s been type of bizarre, I feel. It’s the final battle of his contract, the UFC simply don’t need to let him out of his contract.”

The UFC was rumored to have supplied a battle with Chimaev to Diaz earlier than the Gilbert Burns battle, however he declined on account of Chimaev not being within the prime 10.

Do you assume Nate Diaz will get a battle quickly? Who would you wish to see him battle?