In the first episode of ‘Embedded’ for UFC 241, Anthony Pettis was heard saying how the fight between him and Nate Diaz this weekend is “personal.” He even vowed to “kill this motherf—r” at the end of the clip.
These statements apparently hold more meaning than just being hype words. According to coach Duke Roufus, there had been previous encounters between Pettis and both the Diaz brothers.
“For years Nate has just attacked him,” Roufus said Monday on the Ariel Helwani MMA Show (transcript by Low Kick MMA). “Not only verbally, but even in a nightclub, they tried to jump him, him and Nick.