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Nate Diaz: Rift with UFC 'exaggerated,' but push of Conor McGregor is 'artificial'

According to TMZ, last Friday's lunch meeting held by UFC head honchos Lorenzo Fertitta and Dana White with Nate Diaz ended on horrible terms, with White storming out on a pub in Diaz's hometown of Stockton, Calif.

But Diaz disputes this version of events. On Wednesday's special edition of The MMA Hour, Diaz admitted it wasn't the most productive meeting, but also said that the reports on the way it finished were blown way out of proportion.

"That was exaggerated," Diaz said of the TMZ report. "We finished talking and then we walked out.