Despite a lackluster record and an almost three-year absence from the UFC, Nate Diaz remains to be a hot topic in MMA circles. UFC welterweight Ben Askren, for one, recognizes the attention Diaz draws.
“For what it’s worth, he does a great job making people interested in him. It’s a funny thing because to me he comes off as fairly unintelligent and he says some crazy sh-t,” Askren told MMA Fighting. “Like where he said he’s the king of lightweights. It’s kind of funny. In a little demented way, he believes it even though there’s no way it’s close to actually being true.
“In the same way that a lot of people do, I find it entertaining and in another way it’s like holy sh-t this guy is out of his damn mind.
“He is not a threat in the…
Ben Askren: ‘I find it entertaining’ how ‘delusional’ Nate Diaz is