Nate Diaz (right) moves in for the kill as Manny Gamburyan (left) suffers a dislocated shoulder during their fight at "The Ultimate Fighter 5" finale in June 2007. Diaz was crowned the Ultimate Fighter and awarded a six-figure contract with the UFC.Nate Diaz has posted three consecutive submission victories since being crowned the winner of the fifth edition of the UFC's reality show, "The Ultimate Fighter."
Despite having the opportunity to fight many of the lightweight division's top competitors, Diaz has shown interest in settling an old score: that with "The Ultimate Fighter 5" runner-up, Manny Gamburyan.
Before meeting in June 2007 at the finale of "The Ultimate Fighter 5," there was notable animosity between Diaz and Gamburyan, as well as Gamburyan's cousin, welterweight contender Karo Parisyan.
"I don't like them," Diaz said bluntly. "I don't mean nothing bad to anyone else in the sport. Everybody's just trying to make their money and fight their fights and do their thing, just like I am. But those guys? F*** them."
The unfinished business stems from the outcome of their fight in June, where after winning the first round, Gamburyan dislocated his shoulder just 20 seconds into the second round, opening the door for Diaz to gain the victory.
The UFC has not said whether a rematch between the two is in the works.
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