Postal Connections: Diaz vs. McGregor, Bellator Lawsuit & Cleveland’s Champ

It’s been another banner week for mixed martial arts news and we have the questions to prove it. Be it Nate Diaz doing his thing or Conor McGregor and the persistent Floyd Mayweather Jr. nonsense that keeps swirling around the MMA world, there is plenty to talk about in this week’s edition of Postal Connections. So, without further ado, away we go.Did you hear Nate Diaz on the MMA Hour yesterday? He sounds like he is part delusional and part Rain Man when it comes to how the promotional business is run. Me and my friends all love the Diaz brothers and I hope he gets paid but I don’t think he is going to get what he wants. What do you think? – Aaron Haha, nice description of Nate. Honestly, the Diaz boys have always had what is, sadly enough, a unique view of what they, as fighters, are worth and the comments Nate has made in the aftermath of his upset over McGregor and the purported rematch mirror those of Nick at various times in his career. They understand that they are the people the audience is showing up to see and that there is a number that makes the hardship that goes into training and competing for a fight all worthwhile. Say what you will about these brash and impetuous fighters but make sure you say they do “get it” when it comes to the fight game and what it means to be a prizefighter. This is not an easy business and they realize that they have a basement figure that has to be met for them to get out there and dance for the promotion that is making the lion’s share of the profits from their efforts. I don’t disagree with your assertion that Diaz probably wont get what he truly wants but I bet he gets more than what he has been offered to date. The rematch is such box office certainty that the promotion would be foolish not to pay the man some serious coin to get back in there with McGregor and either solidify himself as a legitimate star or go down swinging to the company’s top draw. It is a win-win for everyone involved provided Diaz gets something in the neighborhood of what he feels he is worth. I bet the fight gets made and I bet both fighters and the UFC make a huge chunk of change in the process.Thoughts on this Bellator lawsuit that just surfaced?? Seems like pretty serious allegations. – @a_dbears First off, I’ve only read the complaint and haven’t heard anything from the Bellator side. With that said, I understand after seeing a bunch of lawsuits like this that this is nothing more than an …

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