Nate Diaz doesn’t harbor dreams of UFC gold.
For the Stockton, Calif., native, career accomplishments are best measured by the zeroes in the bank account, not the hardware in the trophy case. That’s why, if the rematch with Conor McGregor takes place at UFC 200 as rumored, Diaz won’t care that a championship is not at stake.
“I think that title thing is a fairy tale,” Diaz said Wednesday on UFC Tonight. “The best fighters in the world are getting paid the best money. The belt is a fairy tale, as far as I’m concerned.