UFC star Nate Diaz blasted rivals Jorge Masvidal and Conor McGregor for the way they've been behaving
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- Jorge Masvidal and Conor McGregor were arrested in separate incidents this week.
- Their behaviour has been slammed by UFC rival Nate Diaz.
- "You're acting like animals," Diaz said.
UFC stars Jorge Masvidal and Conor McGregor were arrested for separate incidents in their respective countries this week, and their MMA rival Nate Diaz is not amused.
Floridian fighter Masvidal, who lost a five-round decision to Colby Covington earlier this month, was arrested Wednesday after presenting himself to Miami Beach Police.
He was charged with "aggravated battery" and "felony criminal mischief" for a wild street fight Monday that apparently left Covington with bruising, and a fractured tooth.
McGregor, meanwhile, was arrested on a charge of dangerous driving Tuesday and had his luxury $185,000 Bentley Continental GT temporarily seized by police in Dublin, Ireland.
Seemingly responding to these incidents, Diaz said: "All you UFC fighters need to stop getting arrested for stupid shit. You're acting like animals irresponsible lil kids get ur shit together."
He added: "Drive safe please and act right."
—Nathan Diaz (@NateDiaz209) March 24, 2022
Diaz has a checkered history with both Masvidal and McGregor.
The Californian striker, who is an expert in Brazilian jiu jitsu, has a 1-1 fight rivalry with McGregor having beaten the Irishman with a second-round rear-naked choke at UFC 196 in March 2016, before coming unstuck by decision five months later in the rematch. A trilogy bout has long been a rumored possibility.
Three years later in 2019, Diaz lost a third-round doctor's stoppage to Masvidal in a bout that had the symbolic "Bad Mother Fucker" championship on the line.