Somewhere in Nate Diaz’s genetic code hides the lust for hand-to-hand combat.
Following in the footsteps of his older brother, he made his professional MMA debut under the World Extreme Cagefighting banner in 2004, when, at the age of 19, he submitted Alejandro Garcia with a triangle choke. Less than three years later, Diaz kicked in the door to the Ultimate Fighting Championship by winning Season 5 of “The Ultimate Fighter” reality series. He has since compiled a 15-10 record inside the Octagon, emerging as one of the promotion’s primary needle movers.