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American mixed martial artist Nate Diaz competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship using the full name Nathan Donald Diaz (UFC). On September 11, 2022, he will compete in the UFC 279 Welterweight Main Event.

Diaz competed in Pancrase, Strikeforce, and World Extreme Cagefighting before joining the UFC. Since taking first place in The Ultimate Fighter 5 in 2011, he has competed in the UFC. With 15 total UFC bonuses, Diaz and Joe Lauzon rank third.

Before beginning his professional MMA career, the 17-year-old UFC athlete competed in a bare-knuckle MMA match against Robert Limon on July 20, 2002. Diaz was part of Jens Pulver’s team and competed in The Ultimate Fighter 5’s lightweight division.

The UFC athlete has a professional record of 33 games, of which 20 of those encounters have been wins and 13 losses. He wins about 60% of the time. Additionally, he has more than 2 million followers on social media site Twitter, where he is known as @NateDiaz209.

Fast Facts

Full name	Nathan Donald Diaz
Known as	Nate Diaz
Age	37
Date of birth	April 16, 1985
Place of birth	Stockton, California, United States
parents	Melissa Diaz (mother) & Robert Diaz (father)
siblings	Nick Diaz.
profession	Professional MMA fighter and UFC player
active years	2004-present
successes	The ultimate fighter 5 Battle of the Night (Eight Times) Knockout of the Night (one time) March 2016 fight of the month 2011 All Violence First Team Submission of the year 2016
Instagram	@natediaz209
Twitter	@NateDiaz209

Who are Nate Diaz’s parents?

The MMA athlete’s parents welcomed him into the world on April 16, 1985. Located in Stockton, California in the United States, he has a mother named Melissa Diaz and a father named Robert Diaz.

When he was eleven, he began training in martial arts with his older brother, Nick. He then attended Tokay High School. She always had his mother by her side. Her son’s football career was constantly encouraged by his mother. The athlete has two other siblings because his mother had a total of three children.

After only a short stint in 2007, Nate began fighting for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Like most MMA fighters, he got off to a successful start in the UFC by winning five fights in a row.

The UFC fighter lost to Clay Guida for the first time at UFC 94 on January 31, 2009. His pay-per-view debut took place then. The loss was therefore more devastating for him. Then he drops a lot of games.

After several years of training, Diaz finally received a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu belt later in 2012 from Cesar Gracie. A month after receiving his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu belt, he fought Jim Miller, another Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu belt.

Is Nate Diaz Mexican? UFC player’s family background

Nate, 37, is not only Mexican because his mother and father are of both Anglo and Mexican descent. He grew up in a family of five that included his mother, father, brother and sister.

Nick Diaz’s younger brother is Nate Diaz. Nick has held the Welterweight Championships for Strikeforce, the WEC and the IFC in the past. Nate was raised in a family that was very encouraging and supportive of them when he decided to pursue a career as an MMA fighter.

Nate’s brother, Nickolas Robert Diaz, who started his career in 2001 and has received a lot of attention, was his biggest source of inspiration for a professional career in UFC martial arts. Diaz began learning karate and aikido from a young age, in addition to wrestling matches when he was a teenager.

The Diaz brothers are advocates for legalizing marijuana, and California Finest is even licensed to manufacture a line of pre-rolls. In addition to running the Nick Diaz Academy, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu school in Stockton, California, they also founded the CBD company Game Up Nutrition.

Also, Nate has a sister named Nina Diaz, about whom not much information has been released to the public. Going by the name @natediaz290, Nate can be found on the social networking site Instagram, where he promotes his professional career rather than his personal life.

Is the UFC star married to girlfriend Misty Brown? Update on wife and children

No, Nate Diaz and his beautiful girlfriend Misty Brown weren’t married yet. A lovely daughter named Nikayla Diaz was born to the couple, who will be four years old in 2022.

Like Nate, the famous girlfriend was born on March 25, 1985 to Steven Brown and Karla Brown in Stockton, California. Nate and Brown both enjoy biking, hiking, and jogging in the great outdoors.

She is regularly seen in the front row when Nate fights, but is rarely seen on Nate’s social media. The pair have been stoic when it comes to talking about their union.

Nate, an MMA and UFC fighter, regularly updates his Instagram account for his 5.8 million followers on his officially verified account. He has published more than 1570 articles on his social media page, many of them about his profession.

But claims that they were children’s favorites have grown stronger because they are both from Stockton, California. However, the information has not been confirmed by Nate and Misty.

Nate Diaz Bio

Born	Nathan Donald Diaz April 16, 1985 (37 years) Stockton, California, United States
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12st 2lb)
division	Lightweight (2004–2010, 2011–2015) Welterweight (2010–2011, 2016–present)
Reach	76 inches (193 cm)
attitude	Southpaw
fight out	Stockton, California
team	Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
Trainer	Richard Perez (boxing) Cesar Gracie (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu)
rank	3 degrees black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Cesar Gracie
active years	2004 – present

background

He grew up in Stockton, California with his brother Nick and sister Nina. Robert Diaz and Melissa (née Womble) Diaz were his parents. He attended Tokay High School and began studying martial arts at the age of 11 with his brother Nick.

Mixed martial arts career

early career

At the age of 17, Diaz competed in a bare knuckle MMA match against Robert Limon on July 20, 2002 before beginning his professional MMA career. Footage of the battle has since surfaced and is believed to be his first encounter with a competition.

When Diaz made his official MMA debut, he primarily competed in World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC). He faced Hermes França, the current WEC Lightweight Champion, at WEC 24 in 2006, but was defeated by submission in the second round. This was the last competition the WEC held before it was bought out by Zuffa, LLC, the UFC’s parent company at the time.

Ultimate Battle Championship

The ultimate fighter 5

In The Ultimate Fighter 5, which consisted only of light fighters, Diaz competed for Jens Pulver’s team. Rob Emerson was defeated via submission in the first round, while Team Pulver partner Corey Hill was defeated via triangle choke submission in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, Diaz sent Gray Maynard of Squad Penn through to the finals where he faced Manvel Gamburyan of the same team. Gamburyan retired in the second round after accidentally dislocating his right shoulder attempting a takedown, giving Diaz the victory by submission. Diaz won The Ultimate Fighter 5 with the triumph.

2008

Diaz expected tougher opponents after beating Alvin Robinson and Junior Assunço. At UFC Fight Night 13, Kurt Pellegrino was tasked with confronting him. On lap two, Diaz submitted Pellegrino with a triangle choke. Diaz had time to bend down for the fans and raise two middle fingers before Pellegrino relented when the choke locked. Veteran Josh Neer was then defeated by Diaz via split decision in the main event of UFC Fight Night 15.

2018

On August 3, 2018, it was announced that Diaz would be making a comeback after a two-year hiatus on November 3 in a lightweight bout against Dustin Poirier. This match should be the collective event for UFC 230. On October 9, 2018, it was announced that Poirier had dropped out due to injury, causing the fight to be abandoned.

2019

Nate Diaz returned to action at UFC 241 on August 17. He faced Anthony Pettis in the welterweight co-main event. He outclassed his opponent and prevailed unanimously.

On November 2, 2019, Diaz and Jorge Masvidal faced off in the main event of UFC 244. In unusual circumstances, UFC President Dana White announced that the main event match was for a “Baddest Motherfucker” (or “BMF”) belt. A cut above Diaz’s right eye meant he was unable to continue, and after outplaying most of the fight, Diaz lost by TKO between rounds three and four.

2021

On May 15, 2021, Diaz was scheduled to face Leon Edwards at UFC 262. This was the first time a non-main event and non-title fight was scheduled for 5 rounds. However, the fight was rescheduled to UFC 263 due to a minor injury suffered by Diaz and ended up lasting five rounds. Edwards dominated the fight the overwhelming majority of the time, but late in the fifth round strikes seriously terrified him. Edwards prevailed by unanimous decision (49–46, 49–46, 49–46).

2022

Diaz will face Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 279 on September 10, 2022.

Personal life

Nick Diaz, a UFC professional MMA competitor, is Diaz’s brother. Both the Diaz brothers support the legalization of marijuana, and California Finest even makes a line of pre-rolls under license. They founded the CBD company Game Up Nutrition and now own Nick Diaz Academy, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu school in Stockton, California. He has been vegan since he was 18, but occasionally eats fish. It was revealed that Diaz’s girlfriend had given birth to their daughter on June 20, 2018.