Nate Diaz admitted he lost count of how much money the UFC paid him to take a short-notice fight with Tony Ferguson.
Diaz was supposed to compete against Khamzat Chimaev in his final fight for the promotion at UFC 279, but the Chechen missed weight by 7.5lb and Diaz refused to accept a catchweight bout with him. Diaz was instead booked to fight fellow UFC veteran Ferguson in the main event, whilst Kevin Holland was pulled from his fight against Daniel Rodriguez on the card to face Chimaev.
Seeing off his 15-year stint on a high, Diaz submitted Ferguson in his UFC swansong and is now free to leave the promotion. Three matchups on the UFC 279 card were changed less than 24 hours before the event and Diaz said he demanded more money than any current champion in the organisation because of the last minute opponent switch.
