MOSCOW, Sep 11 American welterweight MMA fighter Nate Diaz after victory over compatriot Tony Ferguson in the main event of the 279th numbered tournament of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), announced his retirement from the promotion. The fight took place in Las Vegas (USA) and ended with Diaz's victory by choke in the fourth round. The fight with Ferguson was the last for the 37-year-old Diaz under the contract with the UFC. «Everyone knows that there was a love and hate relationship between me and the UFC. In the end, I love the UFC, thanks to Dana White and all the management. Thanks to them for the opportunity «and the platform. I have surpassed everyone in salary, I have surpassed everyone in survival. I want to leave the UFC for a while and show all the fighters how to master another sport,» Daily Star quotes Diaz. «Because Conor McGregor did not know how it's done, and none of the other fighters know either. So I'm going to take another profession and become the best at it. I'll show everyone, then I'll come back here to get the UFC championship belt, «added the fighter.
