The “BMF” title was born out of an attitude or a vibe, if you will, not merit, thanks to Nate Diaz. It was after the Stockton, Calif., bad boy’s UFC 241 win over Anthony Pettis, on Aug. 17, 2019, that the seeds were planted for a championship belt to be made.
“With this belt, I want to defend it against – Jorge Masvidal had a good last fight. Good last fight,” Diaz told the Southern California crowd that night during his post-fight interview with Joe Rogan, referring to Masvidal’s five-second knockout of Ben Askren. “All respect to the man, but there ain’t no gangsters in this game anymore. There ain’t nobody who does it right but me and him. So I know my man’s a gangster, but he ain’t no West Coast gangster.”
Then backstage during the UFC 241 post-event news conference, Diaz took it a step further.
