10 most disrespectful moments in UFC history

#5 Nate Diaz...in general

When you’re talking about disrespect in the UFC, some fighters have been guilty of worse individual moments, but perhaps no fighter has been as consistently disrespectful to his opponents as Nate Diaz. The younger Diaz brother has basically done it all inside the cage, from taunting his opponents with verbal jabs to flipping them off before, during and after the fight, all while becoming one of the UFC’s most popular stars.

We could discuss Diaz’s myriad moments of disrespect all day long, but the best one would probably have to be his actions during his April 2008 fight with Kurt Pellegrino. A tremendous wrestler/grappler, Pellegrino took Diaz to the ground only to find that he’d bitten off more than he could chew, and Diaz quickly threw his legs up and caught him in a triangle choke.

With the knowledge that the choke was sunk in, Diaz decided to completely disrespect Pellegrino – firstly by flipping him off with a double bird while he was stuck in the hold, before doing a double-biceps flex taunt as his opponent tapped out. It was classic Diaz – unbelievable talent mixed with the ultimate disregard for his opponent’s skills.