Ranking the top 10 most iconic Nate Diaz performances

7: UFC 244 vs  Jorge Masvidal – Who’s the real BMF?

Surely this is an odd one, right? It’s not a Diaz win and it’s arguably the most anticlimactic fight of his career. Well in many ways it also encapsulates that never-quit mentality of Diaz as well as the sore loser aspect (let’s be honest he doesn’t take losses that well).

After a huge win over a resurging Anthony Pettis, Diaz shot his shot and called out Jorge Masvidal – the hottest fighter on the roster at the time. Not only that, they managed to throw together one of the most unique UFC events ever. A one-time title for the Baddest Mother Fucker in the promotion would headline UFC 244.

While Masvidal undoubtedly was ahead in the fight, piecing up Diaz on the feet, the pace began to get grueling. Unfortunately a pedantic doctor would stop the fight between the third and fourth round because who knows how well Masvidals cardio would have held up in the last two rounds.

This gave Diaz a built in excuse for the end of the fight but that’s not the most iconic thing about it. Diaz manifested not only the fight, but the BMF title and almost the pay-per-view entire event on the strength of his star value.

That’s gangster.