Brandon Royval Says Nate Diaz Didn’t Begin Altercation With Group Makhachev
Primary-ranked UFC flyweight Brandon Royval occurred to be within the space the place the incident between Nate Diaz and Islam Makhachev’s staff occurred. Throughout an interview with MMAFighting, Royval alleged that it was Makhachev’s aspect that began the altercation.
“A water bottle nearly hit me once I was with [Nate] Diaz, and I’m like, ‘Alright, who the f*ck am I f*cking up?’” UFC flyweight Brandon Royval advised MMA Combating. “I don’t care who it’s. Diaz is strolling in entrance of me. The water bottle f*cking zooms by my head. That’s one other factor folks didn’t see. Diaz didn’t throw that first water bottle.
“The primary water bottle was thrown at him. He was strolling, that water bottle zoomed previous, nearly f*cking took me out. I lookup and I’m like, ‘Who the f*ck was that?’ after which Diaz circled and I’m like, ‘Oh, they’re going after him.’ However initially I believed these motherf*ckers had been throwing water bottles at me. I used to be like what the f*ck?”
Diaz has by no means shied away from confrontation, particularly if he’s provoked.
The favored MMA icon has insisted that he plans on returning to the UFC. Who he would struggle upon his promotional return stays to be seen.