Nate Diaz had just had his hand raised after ending a three-year absence from the Octagon with a rugged victory over Anthony Pettis in summer 2019. It was a crowd-pleasing performance, as Diaz's fights typically are, and when he stepped to the microphone for an interview inside the cage, he had a message for someone in that crowd.
"Jorge Masvidal had a good last fight," Diaz said, much to the delight of "Gamebred," who was sitting cageside in Anaheim, California. "All respect to the man. There ain't no gangsters in this game anymore.