Blood Diamond promises to show he's better than first two octagon losses | UFC 293

SYDNEY – Just given his name, extra attention has to be expected for Blood Diamond.

And that likely has a lot to do with why he’s out to prove he’s got more to offer than he’s shown in his first two UFC fights. The New Zealand-based Diamond (3-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC) came to the UFC in 2022, but lost fights to Jeremiah Wells and Orion Cosce. Saturday, he’ll go after his long-awaited first UFC win in a bantamweight bout against Charlie Radtke (7-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC). The name of the game will be proving himself.

Diamond talked about that and more at Wednesday’s UFC 293 media day in Sydney.

Check out the full interview in the video above. UFC 293 takes place Saturday at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews and ESPN+.

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