Nate Diaz isn’t a fan of Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s shoe sponsorship deal with the UFC.
Last week, The Rock announced that his “Project Rock” shoes would be the official shoe of the UFC and will be worn by every UFC fighter during UFC events.
Our OFFICIAL (and bad ass) @ProjectRock ✖️ @UFC training shoes are available NOW! 🔥👟
Innovation created for UFC athletes around the world.#ProjectRock – the official footwear partner of #UFC 💪🏾
SHOP: https://t.co/DBFdUTU98u#ForThoseWhoWalkTheWalk#HardestWorkersInTheRoom pic.twitter.com/aIxc2Kjj28
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) September 1, 2022
At the UFC 279 weigh-ins Diaz was forced to wear The Rock’s shoes and he wasn’t happy about it.
Diaz trashed the shoes during an interview with Megan Olivi “these shoes f’ing* suck” he blurted out while showing the shoes to the audience.
What they didn’t show in the interview pic.twitter.com/QdpwmMkizn
— Mokoflama (@mokoflama) September 10, 2022
This will likely be Diaz’s last fight on his contract so he probably won’t have to wear the Project Rock shoes ever again after Saturday night.