It seems that the crazy argument led to that Nate Diaz who has withdrawn from the Russian view of the ultimate hunter did not postpone possible coaching alternatives.
At the beginning of May, Diaz vs. Jones announced for Alf Global. Just like the TUF of the UFC, the Russian reality show has a format in which two prominent coaches train teams from combating prospects.
Bantamweight Rivals Petr Yan and Aljamain Sterling coached in the show, and they came much further in the procedure than the latest combination.
Diaz vs. Jones was eliminated after a fight broke out on the set. The apparent history of the Stockton star with the Russian Khabib Nurmagomedov and the Islam Makhachev would have served as the catalyst for a hunter who focuses on him.
And after Jake Shields, a member of the Diaz team, claimed to have been attacked by a crew member when he entered, the group left and he does not return to film the series.
It is still to be seen what happens to the show and whether Jones still gets the chance to coach on it. But the producers seem to have at least one willing replacement for Diaz.
Daniel Cormier 'more interested' in coaching the Russian reality show after Jon Jones notes
In a video that was uploaded to his YouTube channel, former dichotomy UFC champion Daniel Cormier responded to the on-set fight.
'DC' revealed that he was originally offered the coaching performance, but it rejected it. However, after he has heard what Jones – Cormier's old bitter rival – said about the experience, he has second thoughts.
“I had to do this show. The more and more I hear about it, I am a bit sad that I was not going to do and Russian tuff,” said Cormier. “I was told:” Hey, we give you a huge villa, you get a big money paid … spend a month in Thailand and you coach these guys. “
“I want to do this show more today than I wanted to do the show then because of something that Jones said with regard to the show … … after what Jones said, man, sign up for the Russian Tuf.”
Jones was open about the crazy environment in which Alf Global is filmed, and despite the fact that ultimately led to a fight, “Cormier still” in “.
“Jones says:” I've been to the Bushido spirit for a long time; Martial Arts Spirit, where everyone has a certain degree of rules that they don't cross … I don't think there is a lot of here. Some guys are Warriors and some boys are really only street hunters. There are insults, there are weapons; I mean, there is nothing. “
“How on the hell if you are a coach or a personality, how can you not want to be involved with something like that Jon Jones tells you, without saying the words:” This sort of scared. “
The former hunter and the current color commentator that Diaz replaces would probably break out the chance of another scrap, given his history with the current UFC Heavyweight Champion.
Cormier and Jones bullied themselves more than ten years ago, while their UFC rivement became increasingly uglier.
Daniel Cormier recently coached the original TUF for UFC
One thing that Cormier would have in his favor at the Russian reality show is a coaching history.
In addition to only conventional coaching in Wrestelen and MMA, 'DC' also has recent experience as a trainer in reality television.
The ex-light heavyweight and heavyweight UFC champion coached the 2025 edition of the ultimate hunter opposite the co-host of his podcast, colleague MMA veteran Chael Sonnen.
This marks Cormier's second time coaching on TUF, after he had fought against Stipe Miocic earlier in 2018 in season 27.
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