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What is Nate Diaz's net worth? Leon Edwards defeats 'legend' at UFC 263

'Wins and losses don't matter for Nate Diaz,' one fan said after he was defeated at UFC 263 by Leon Edwards

After the UFC 263 match that happened on Saturday, June 12, Nate Diaz’s face and body were covered with his own blood. Even though Diaz lost the match to Leon Edwards, he won many hearts with his splendid performance. Now his fans want to know what is his net worth.

Diaz slapped Edwards with a right and then came behind it with a straight left hand. It severely hurt Edwards, who stumbled back to the cage as the sellout crowd at Gila River Arena roared its approval and urged Diaz on. By the end of the match, Diaz could barely walk because his leg took a pounding from Edwards’ kicks. Edwards managed to hang on until the finish and pulled out a 49-46 decision on all three cards, remaining unbeaten in his last 10 fights. He’s 9-0 with a no-contest during that streak. But it seemed for everything he did, Diaz came out the winner even though he actually lost the fight.

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Born on April 16, 1985, Nathan Donald “Nate” Diaz is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Diaz is the younger brother of former Strikeforce Welterweight Champion, WEC Welterweight Champion and IFC Welterweight Champion, Nick Diaz. Before signing with the UFC, Diaz fought in World Extreme Cagefighting, Strikeforce and Pancrase. He has been in the UFC since winning The Ultimate Fighter 5. He is tied with Joe Lauzon for the second most UFC bonus awards, with 15 in total. Diaz, along with Conor McGregor, held the record for the highest UFC pay-per-view buy rate for their contest at UFC 202, until it was broken by UFC 229's buy rate.

What is Nate Diaz's net worth?

It has been reported that Diaz's price for showing up to the Conor fight was $2M. He made $250,000 from a Reebok sponsorship and $50,000 for the fight of the night bonus and $150,000 to show up to an after-party. Most importantly, he earned a cut of the pay-per-view revenue. His share of the PPV ended up at $10.5M. Total it all up and Nate earned $13M from the night. Conor earned $15M when it's all added up. According to Celebrity Net Worth, his net total net worth stands at $8 Million.

As soon as Diaz's Saturday match with Edward came to an end, people started praising him on the internet. One person said, "Wins and losses don't matter for Nate Diaz. He's the people's fighter. He's a draw. He's a star." Yahoo columnist Dan Wetzel said, "Nate Diaz: Smokes weed at preflight presser. Gets beaten up for 24 minutes. Bleeds a lot. Nearly wins. Invites everyone to his house for a party. #legend."

NFL Player Will Compton said, "Nate Diaz is built like a first generation flip phone You can toss it in a blender and it still comes out making calls." Rober Griffin lll said, "Nate Diaz will always be a fan favorite. Impossible to hate that guy."