Overview

• Nate Diaz said on Jake Shields’ YouTube podcast that his 2016 win over Conor McGregor was huge for his career but not the single best fight of his timeline.
• Diaz highlighted Donald Cerrone as a key milestone and described Takanori Gomi as the “scariest” opponent of his life, reflecting how personal significance differs from public memory.
• He emphasized a timeline-based view of his career, noting that different bouts mattered in different ways rather than one definitive “biggest” fight.
• Diaz reiterated he will remain inactive until he gets an opponent he deems worth fighting, saying he is ready when the right opportunity appears.
• Since leaving the UFC in 2022, Diaz boxed twice, losing a unanimous decision to Jake Paul in 2023 and defeating Jorge Masvidal by majority decision in 2024.