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Nate Diaz appeared to signal he was walking away from the UFC days after losing to Jorge Masvidal in a fight for the “Baddest Motherf---er” title.
The two fighters competed at UFC 244 only to have the bout cut short when Masvidal opened serious cuts over Diaz's right eye.
A ringside doctor then determined that it was too dangerous for Diaz to continue to fight and the match was stopped just before the start of the fourth round.
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Diaz, though initially wanting a rematch, wrote in an Instagram post on Wednesday he was done.
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“F—k a rematch. This s—t was over before it started. Goin on out on tour. Peace out fight game.”
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It wasn’t clear whether this was an official retirement announcement or whether he was going on hiatus after losing to Masvidal.
At the UFC 244 post-fight press conference, Diaz said he would step away if politics got in the way of him and Masvidal having a rematch, according to MMA Fighting. Masvidal said he was willing to have a rematch, but UFC boss Dana White expressed no interest, talking up bigger fights in 2020 for Masvidal.
Diaz hadn't had a fight since 2016 before he returned to the octagon in August to fight Anthony Pettis at UFC 241.
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He won the fight and called out Masvidal for a fight for the so-called BMF belt.
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