Nate Diaz has hit out at Khabib Nurmagomedov in a heated rant, calling the undefeated former lightweight champion a "scared fighter".
The Russian was inducted into the UFC's Hall of Fame this month, but Diaz laughed off the suggestion that he was any sort of legend in the sport, mocking his level of competition. There were talks at one point of Diaz and Nurmagomedov fighting after an altercation backstage at an event, but it never came to pass before his retirement in 2020.
And Diaz believes that inducting Nurmagomedov into the Hall of Fame hurts the legitimacy of the honour, insisting that it is now a "joke". The American is currently at loggerheads with the UFC, and wants out of his exclusive contract with the promotion in an effort to explore other avenues.