Months After Dwayne Johnson’s Public Mockery by Nate Diaz, Dana White Divulges Real Reason Behind Humiliation of Project Rock Shoes by Ex-UFC Star

UFC president Dana White is one of the most famous non-fighting figures in the world of combat sports. In a recent appearance on the famous sneaker show, ‘Complex’, he revealed the backstory behind former UFC star Nate Diaz and his beef with WWE superstar-turned-Hollywood star Dwayne Johnson.

Dana White represents the UFC in the public eye. Due to this, the UFC president has had to make tough decisions over the course of his career. As Dana White demonstrated his sneaker collection, he revealed Nate Diaz once was furious with ‘The Rock’.

Dana White sheds light on Nate Diaz’s unhappiness with Dwayne Johnson

Before Nate Diaz’s fight at UFC 279, he slammed the promotion’s shoe deal with Dwayne Johnson’s company. Every fighter had to wear the shoes. However, Nate Diaz refused to do so and preferred wearing the Jordan Brand x Travis Scott sneakers. When the ‘Complex’ host asked Dana White regarding the reason behind it, the 53-year-old promoter claimed that Diaz’s anger stemmed from the fact that ‘The Rock’ supported Jorge Masvidal in their BMF title bout.

White said, “He [Nate Diaz] was pissed off at the Rock. That’s why he said that.” He added, “He was mad the Rock was rooting for, I think, Masvidal. So that’s what that was about.”

Dana White also mentioned that the UFC shoe deal is related to the fighters, not him. Moreover, it is mandatory for them to wear those shoes because of the deal they have with Johnson’s company. “Right now, the fighter shoe, it’s the fighters, not me. I don’t have a shoe deal. The fighters have a deal with The Rock,” stated the 53-year-old promoter. He added, “They gotta come into The Rock. They have full outfitting kit.” Apart from blasting ‘The Rock’s shoes, Nate Diaz even challenged the Hollywood A-lister to a fight.

Nate Diaz wanted to beat up ‘The Rock’

During the post-fight press conference at UFC 244, Nate Diaz revealed that he would not mind getting into a fight with Dwayne Johnson. It was because the ‘Shazam’ actor supported Jorge Masvidal, who hails from the same city that the Hollywood star is from, which is Miami.

Nate Diaz said, “The Rock’s cool. I like ballers. But he picked the wrong side.” He added, “He picked another side. So, he can get it, too. He can get an a** whooping, too.”

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The beef between Nate Diaz and Dwayne Johnson did not escalate into a real fight as both men have since been busy with their own plans. Diaz is currently scheduled to fight Jake Paul on August 5th as ‘The Rock’ continues dominating Hollywood.

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