Comparing Diaz & Ngannou’s contract situations | Ep. 01

EPISODE 01 1. What is Diaz’s current status and what happens next? (define “exclusive matching period”) 2. Promotions are claiming to be speaking to Nate Diaz, specifically Scott Coker, about possibly signing him. Ariel Helwani says that is patently untrue because of the matching period. Explain why that is (or isn’t) true. 3. Why did it take so long for Diaz to become a free agent? Wasn’t he supposed to have a sunset clause? 4. Talk about the 3 fights a year guarantee from the UFC 5. *Side convo about antitrust suit 6. What’s different about Ngannou’s contract vs Diaz’s? 7. How effective are Ngannou’s and Diaz’s management? 8. Which fighter has the better options or higher earning potential? 9. How likely is the UFC to make offers these guys can’t refuse? 10. Is there anything that would improve Ngannou’s, Diaz’s or other fighters’ leverage with the UFC? 11. What high profile fighter should we be keeping an eye on to follow those two?The Hey Not the Face! Podcast is an independent publication. Please subscribe to keep up with our best work and learn how you can support us. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit heynottheface.substack.com/subscribe