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Nate Diaz explains how and why he had to sneak into UFC 205

Published May. 3, 2017 6:32 p.m. ET

Jonathan Bradley

While the UFC was hosting one of the biggest events in the sport’s history, one of the promotion’s biggest stars was just trying to find a way inside the building.

The UFC invaded New York City last November at UFC 205 for its first card in the state in over two decades and you would think Nate Diaz, one of the UFC’s more recognizable stars, would get a front row seat for the star-studded card. Especially considering it was headlined by his rival Conor McGregor.

But that wasn’t the case according to Diaz. Not even close, actually.

“They didn’t give us tickets,” Diaz told Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour. “I snuck in that [expletive]. Some dude that works security that saw us trying to get in -- we were just trying to buy tickets … I text [expletive] Dana like, ‘What’s up?’ and he was like, ‘Man, we’re sold out.’ And I’m like, ‘I don’t give a [expletive], I don’t want a ticket. Grab me at the front door and walk my ass in.’ [Expletive] you talking about, ‘I don’t have tickets, I’m sorry.’ … That’s crazy!”

“I went to the top and there was some, like, booth up there,” Diaz said. “It was just me and my brother. We got in kind of crazy -- one guy snuck me in one way and another guy snuck my brother in another way. That’s crazy. I just wanted to go to the event. I was like, I swear I won’t make a ruckus.”

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