Tsarukyan Says Diaz Was Never Championship-Caliber

Alexandr Ormanji April 10, 2026, 5:49 a.m.

Arman Tsarukyan, a former UFC lightweight title challenger, shared his opinion on Nate Diaz.

“Nate Diaz — he was a good fighter, but not good enough to be a champion. Yes, he beat Conor McGregor, but Conor was... he was doing some crazy s*** back then,” Tsarukyan said during Ryan Garcia’s livestream on KICK.

Earlier, Charles Oliveira said he would be willing to fight Diaz for the BMF belt.

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