Middle fingers are part of [autotag]Nate Diaz[/autotag]’s repertoire, as was evidenced by the two he showed to [autotag]Donald Cerrone[/autotag] in between rounds during their clash at UFC 141.
The bout was the co-main event to Alistair Overeem’s TKO of Brock Lesnar, as part of a card that took place Dec. 30, 2011 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
The bad blood was evident from the moment the pre-fight promotion began. At a pre-fight ceremonial faceoff, Diaz infamously smacked Cerrone’s cowboy hat off and shoved him.
When it came time to fight, the respect level continued its flatline. In between Round 2 and Round 3, Diaz flipped the double bird at Cerrone, who just received a massive pump-up speech from coach Greg Jackson. The double bird was a one-upped version of the single middle finger Cerrone had given him earlier in the fight.
As a whole, the fight was largely one-sided in Diaz’s favor. He cruised to an impressive 30-27, 30-27, 29-28 unanimous decision win over “Cowboy.”
Five years later, in 2015, Cerrone revealed he initiated a beef-squashing with the Diaz Brothers.
“I went up and talked to Nate and Nick, both of them,” Cerrone told MMA Junkie. “I said, ‘Hey, man, this sh*t has got to stop. We either have to figure it out, or figure it out.’ You know what I mean? They were like, ‘Cool, man.’”
Check out the full fight from UFC 141 above and check out the double middle finger flip below.
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