Fight fans poured into the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas on Sunday night, Feb. 18. People flocked to the arena to see the latest highly anticipated fight card from the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). With that in mind, fight fans are still talking about something that happened from outside of the octagon at the recent event.
UFC Fight Night 126 took place on Sunday night, offering fight fans a night full of stunning stoppages and brutal match ups. Still, it was UFC superstar Nate Diaz that momentarily stole the show.
Nate Diaz did not compete inside the octagon for the event, but rather enjoyed the fights from the seats with his fans. When the camera panned to Diaz for the live FOX broadcast of the event, Diaz pulled out what appeared to be a joint.
The fighter placed it in his mouth and began lighting it as the camera panned away. Now UFC fighters are coming forward with their thoughts on the unexpected moment.
Check out what many fighters had to say in the social media posts below:
Nate Diaz keeping it ? per usual
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) February 19, 2018
And he fucking delivered with that interview. “Im going deep”. Followed by This pic of Nate. Damage control at Fox Sports. #UFCAustin pic.twitter.com/cClGEEZJ86
— Ian McCall (@Unclecreepymma) February 19, 2018
I’m not sure what was better between Nate Diaz wit a joint in his mouth or the Black Beast telling his ol’ lady that tn he’s “going deep!”#UFCAustin
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) February 19, 2018
Omg Diaz hahahah ?
— Jessica Eye (@jessicaevileye) February 19, 2018
And Nate is a beauty. ?#ufcaustin
— Scott Holtzman (@HotSauceHoltzy) February 19, 2018
Derrick Lewis saying he was going to go deep inside his wife and then the hard cam showing Nate Diaz before quickly cutting as he was going to light a blunt is one of the best one-two punches I've ever seen on a UFC broadcast. #UFCAustin
— Justin Golightly (@SecretMovesMMA) February 19, 2018
Nate Diaz Doesn’t Give a FUCK pic.twitter.com/xrhSJBxVmF
— Chase Sherman (@ChaseShermanUFC) February 19, 2018
Tonight had it all. New stars being born, Drag out war, comeback victories, @Cowboycerrone tied records, @ymedeiros kissed cowboys grandma l, “I’m Going Deep” and @NateDiaz209….. well being Nate on @FS1 #ufcaustin #ufc pic.twitter.com/zS522bWihu
— Zak Cummings (@ZakCummings) February 19, 2018
??????? https://t.co/z9JIVsgFwB
— mark richard hunt (@markhunt1974) February 19, 2018
Nate Diaz Sparks Up A Joint On FOX, From The UFC Stands In Texas https://t.co/hxZ0zCBfhr
— Jake Shields (@jakeshieldsajj) February 19, 2018
As a Bonus, here’s some key media member reactions:
And then they cut to Nate Diaz with one of those e-cigs (I think) in his mouth. This card is the best.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) February 19, 2018
Find you someone who looks at you the way this kid looks at Nate Diaz doing drugs in public. pic.twitter.com/3n3R3bDaI4
— Luke Thomas (@lthomasnews) February 19, 2018
Lol, Lewis tells Jimmy Smith, "I know you're new, coming over from Bellator, but that's how I fight." This is immediately followed by a Nate Diaz showing, holding a blunt in his mouth and a lighter in his hand.
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) February 19, 2018
