DC Responded to Nate Diaz and He Did Not Hold Back. "You're Average. You've Always Been."

Remember yesterday when I said the Nate Diaz Theo Von podcast was going to generate chaos for weeks? I didn't think it would take 24 hours lol. Daniel Cormier just went on his YouTube channel and absolutely unloaded on Nate Diaz and dude, some of these lines are going to leave a mark.

DC held up two fingers and said that's how many people have ever beaten him. Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic. Then he started listing Nate's losses. All thirteen of them, by name. Koji Oishi, Hermes Franca, Clay Guida, Joe Stevenson, Gray Maynard, Rory MacDonald, Benson Henderson, Josh Thomson, Rafael dos Anjos, Conor McGregor, Jorge Masvidal, Leon Edwards. Thirteen different people. And then he looked at the camera and said the hardest line ever:

"The reality is you're average. You've always been. But you made a lot of money. That's good! But you're average."

Bro that is COLD. And the best part? DC said he'd tell Nate the same thing to his face.

What Started This

Quick recap if you missed it. Nate went on Theo Von's podcast and came for everybody, but he saved some of his best material for DC. He called Cormier a "fking bitter little bch that's analyzing fights." He said he'd never watched a single DC fight except for one time they were on the same card when DC "got knocked out on his ass." He asked DC if he was mad that Nate made more money as a non champion than DC ever made as a double champion.

And then the crying thing. Nate brought up DC crying after the Jon Jones loss at UFC 214 and used it to clown him. That one clearly hit a nerve because DC addressed it directly in his response and he turned it into one of the hardest things anyone has said in this beef.

"I Cried Because Losing Was Like Death"

This is the part that stopped me scrolling. DC didn't try to pretend the crying didn't happen. He didn't laugh it off. He owned it and then flipped it on Nate.

"I cried because losing to me was like death. That's why I cried. You don't cry. You go to the after party. On Monday, you're talking again like you're the man."

Then he added: "Maybe if you cried, you wouldn't be so okay with losing."

So DC is basically saying the difference between them isn't talent or money. It's that Cormier cared about winning so much that losing broke him emotionally, and Nate has always been so comfortable with losing that he never let it bother him enough to change. Whether you agree with that framing or not, it's a brutal psychological counter. Nate tried to use the crying as a weakness and DC turned it into evidence that he wanted it more.

The Record Comparison Was Savage

The moment DC started listing names was when this went from a normal beef to something genuinely uncomfortable. He wasn't doing it to be funny. He was doing it to make a mathematical argument that Nate Diaz was never elite.

"You lost to 13 people. You were in your absolute athletic prime in the sport that you chose, and you got beat multiple times by all these people. This is who I lost to: two. Two people. For me, it's hard for me to fathom losing to 13 people in the sport that you chose."

He also pointed out that his two losses came in his mid to late thirties. Nate's losses happened throughout his career, including during his twenties when he should have been at his physical peak. DC's argument is simple: Elite fighters don't lose 13 times. Topuria doesn't. Makhachev doesn't. Chimaev doesn't. And Cormier didn't. Nate did. And no amount of money changes that.

Then DC went further: "You punch at Khabib. Not the same. Khabib should have never paid attention to you. You were never going to get there. You punch at Justin Gaethje. You punch at my man Dustin Poirier. You're punching above your head. All these dudes had titles."

Basically DC is saying Nate has spent his entire career calling out guys who were levels above him and the record proves it.

The Money Response Was Smart

One of the things I respected about DC's response is how he handled the money angle. Nate's whole argument was "I made more money than you as a non champion." A lot of people would've gotten emotional about that. DC didn't.

"The lowest form of insult is when you have one guy that is doing really well insult the other guy that's doing really well by saying 'I've made more money than you.'"

He acknowledged that Nate made his biggest money fighting Conor McGregor, just like DC made his biggest money fighting Jon Jones. Both of them got rich off their biggest rivalries. That's how the sport works. But DC pointed out that before the McGregor fights, Nate wasn't making that kind of money either. Conor elevated Nate's earning power the same way Jones elevated DC's. The difference, according to Cormier, is that DC was a champion before, during, and after those paydays. Nate was a fan favorite who got a massive opportunity and cashed in.

"I know what I made, and I'm completely happy with what I made."

That's a confident line. He's not trying to match Nate dollar for dollar. He's saying money isn't the measure he uses for his career. Championships are. And on that metric, it's not close.

"He Might Need a Handler"

DC also threw in a warning about Nate's upcoming fight. He referenced watching Josh Thomson stop Nate by TKO back in 2013 and said "there's a chance he goes and gets beat by Mike Perry." Then he dropped this:

"Somebody got to check him. At this point, he might need a handler."

That's DC saying Nate is out here talking reckless ahead of a fight he might actually lose. Mike Perry is violent, durable, and has nothing to lose. If Nate shows up to the Netflix card on May 16 and gets finished by Perry after spending the last month calling every elite fighter in MMA average, that's going to be a pretty rough look.

Who Won This Round?

I've been sitting here going back and forth on this and honestly, I think DC won the exchange. Not because Nate didn't have some good lines. The money argument stings. The crying thing was funny. The "boring" comment about DC's fighting style, I mean, we've all thought it during some of those heavyweight wrestling matches.

But DC came with receipts. The 13 losses listed by name. The crying reframe. The acknowledgment that they're both rich so the money argument is pointless. And the "you're average" line delivered with the conviction of a man who genuinely believes it and doesn't feel bad about saying it.

Nate fights with emotion and vibes. DC fights with data and logic. And in a war of words where both sides are firing heavy shots, the data lands cleaner.

That said, this beef is far from over. Nate Diaz does not let things go. He's going to respond eventually, probably on Instagram or maybe on another podcast, and it's going to be pure unfiltered Stockton chaos.

Thanks for riding with CageLore. Stay locked in!

Frequently Asked Questions About the Cormier vs Diaz Feud

What did Daniel Cormier say about Nate Diaz?

Cormier called Diaz "average" on his YouTube channel, listed all 13 of Diaz's career losses by name, compared it to his own two defeats (Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic), and said Diaz "might need a handler" ahead of his fight with Mike Perry.

Why did Cormier respond?

Diaz went on Theo Von's This Past Weekend podcast and called Cormier a "bitter little b**ch," mocked him for crying after the Jones loss at UFC 214, and claimed he made more money as a non-champion than Cormier made as a double champion.

What did DC say about the crying?

Cormier owned it: "I cried because losing to me was like death. You don't cry. You go to the after party." He then added: "Maybe if you cried, you wouldn't be so okay with losing."

What are their career records?

Cormier retired 22-3-0 (1 NC) and was a two-division UFC champion at light heavyweight and heavyweight. Diaz is 21-13 and never won a UFC title, though he fought for the lightweight championship once and created the BMF division.

What did DC say about the money argument?

Cormier called it "the lowest form of insult" and pointed out that both fighters made their biggest money from their biggest rivalries. He said he's happy with his earnings and doesn't measure his career by money.

Is there more beef coming?

Almost certainly. DC said he'd repeat "you're average" to Diaz's face if given the chance. With the Netflix card six weeks away, this feud has plenty of time to escalate.