UFC star Nate Diaz was caught on TV cameras appearing to light a JOINT while ringside at an event that was being broadcast live.
The Californian MMA fighter was enjoying all the action at UFC Austin when the camera panned to him.
Seizing his chance to be noticed, Diaz grabbed what appears to be a marijuana roll-up out of his pocket, put it into his mouth and raised lighter into the air.
The camera then quickly panned away from the 32-year-old, so it is not known whether he actually started smoking it.
Diaz’s career is at somewhat of a crossroads, with him seemingly rejecting title fights offered to him by UFC supremo Dana White.
And it has increased speculation that he is looking for a career outside the octagon.
Posting before Christmas on Twitter Diaz wrote: “UFC offered me title fight in any weight class I’m kool though I’ll givem a shot when they do something good. On to the next sport for now (Boxing glove emoji).”
The promotion offered him a title shot in the weight class of his choosing – an opportunity that other fights would have jumped at the chance to claim UFC gold.
The 32-year-old from California has no competed in MMA since August 2016 when he lost to Conor McGregor in their highly anticipated rematch in Las Vegas.
Could McGregor be his inspiration to try something new?
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Diaz has spent the last year on the sidelines watching McGregor claim the UFC’s lightweight title before crossing over into the world of boxing to take on Floyd Mayweather.
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