Nate Diaz Offers to Pay Back Fan Stuck Living in His Car After Losing Bet on BMF Fight
By Sean Facey | Nov 15 2019
A fair share of fight fans surely lost money betting on underdog Nate Diaz at UFC 244 when he fell short against Jorge Masvidal via doctor stoppage with the "BMF championship" on the line.
One such bettor (to hear him tell it) ended up having to sleep in his car because he placed his rent money on Diaz. And when this was brought to the fighter's attention on Instagram, he actually offered to pay the man's lost rent.
Nate Diaz is a man of the people ✊ pic.twitter.com/qfBe087A2a
— B/R Betting (@br_betting) November 15, 2019
Now that's what you like to see out of athletes. Even though it's a rough situation, there's nothing quite as cool as watching the guys fans look up to reach out to help when assistance is needed most.
If anything, it's also a sign of humility on Diaz's part. He's basically apologizing for losing the fight by for the fan that he failed to produce for.
I asked Nate Diaz this evening if he was actually retired given his social media post earlier this week.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) November 10, 2019
He replied, “Who said I was retired?”
I said, “I think people thought it meant you were done with MMA."
He replied, "I’ll fight tonight."
Who knows, maybe he'll pull some motivation from this situation? After all, he hasn't lost back-to-back fights in over a decade. He and this dedicated fan could end up benefiting from this in the long run, especially if the guy bets on him in his next fight.
Regardless of what the future holds for both of these men, this is truly a heartwarming act of kindness in a world sorely lacking for such things.