Conor McGregor fires back at Nate Diaz for mocking him in Joe Rogan interview

Nate Diaz bowed out of the UFC the time being for with a dramatic win over Tony Ferguson on Saturday night.

The 37-year-old finally came to the end of his contract with the promotion at the T-Mobile Arena as he submitted Ferguson with a guillotine choke in the fourth round of their main event bout.

Diaz had originally been scheduled to fight Khamzat Chimaev, but their encounter had to be scrapped after the 28-year-old weighed in heavier than the welterweight limit and was duly deferred to a fight with Kevin Holland.

Nevertheless, the late switch didn’t stop Diaz from securing the farewell that he would have wanted, bagging his first win in the UFC since earning a unanimous decision over Anthony Pettis three years ago.

And with the conclusion of his win over Ferguson confirming him as a free agent in the world of mixed martial arts, it only made sense that Diaz was asked about his next steps in the fight game.

In his post-fight interview, the Stockton-born brawler explained: “I want to get out of the UFC for a minute and show all these fighters how to take over and own up another sport how you’re supposed to do it because Conor McGregor didn’t know how to do it.

“None of these other fighters know how to do it. So I’m going to go out there and I’m going take over another profession and become the best at that.

“Show everybody I’m the best at that and then I’m going to be right the f*** back here to get a motherf****** UFC title. The best title in the world.”

"It's been a love-hate relationship but at the end of the day I love the UFC." – Nate Diaz#UFC279 pic.twitter.com/HknKQfEJ4U

So not only might we see Diaz competing in the UFC again one day in the future, but his beef with the promotion’s most famous fighter is very