Nate Diaz is back in the Octagon years after the two most lucrative fights of his career, and Anthony Pettis’ jiu-jitsu coach Daniel Wanderley believes that the nature of his animosity towards “Showtime” is jealousy.
Diaz started aiming for a fight with Pettis after he watched “Showtime” successfully defend his UFC lightweight title with a guillotine choke over his teammate Gilbert Melendez in 2014. From that point on, Wanderley says, Diaz took issue with Pettis’ success as a UFC star.
“He’s a bit jealous. I think that’s it,” Wanderley told MMA Fighting ahead of Saturday night’s UFC 241 in Anaheim.