Nurmagomedov and Diaz turned their rivalry up a notch as they clashed cageside at UFC 239.
Both men were in attendance at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas for UFC's stacked card that featured Jon Jones vs Thiago Santos and Amanda Nunes vs Holly Holm.
The 34 year old nate diaz, had an exchange of words with Khabib before the 'Eagle' stood up ready for a scrap.
But security was quick to act and stopped both men from trading blows at the event.
UFC president Dana White, he said that both Khabib and nate Diaz were ready to fight, even if it was outside of the octagon.
Khabib and Nate Diaz got into an altercation and had to be separated at #UFC239
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