'Embarrassing': Fighters react to Nate Diaz's bloody loss to Mike Perry

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Mike Perry got his first MMA victory since June 2020, and it came at the expense of Nate Diaz on Saturday at Rousey vs. Carano.

Perry (15-8) has produced some big moments since his UFC exit years ago, but none bigger than his second-round corner stoppage TKO over an MMA icon in Diaz (21-14) in the welterweight bout at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif.

Check below to see how the MMA community reacted to Perry beating Diaz.

HERE COMES MIKE PERRY #RouseyCaranopic.twitter.com/5NsQjr3eQE

— Netflix (@netflix) May 17, 2026

Nate Diaz has arrived!

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NETFLIX#RouseyCarano#DiazPerry#NgannouLinspic.twitter.com/upIWYN9xgz

— MVP - Most Valuable Promotions (@MostVpromotions) May 17, 2026

Here. We. Go.#RouseyCaranopic.twitter.com/TWZ3rhwZoW

— Jed I. Goodman © (@jedigoodman) May 17, 2026

Wow beautiful throw from Nate

— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) May 17, 2026

Mike Perry is kind of beating the hell out of Nate Diaz #RouseyCarano

— José Youngs (@JoseYoungs) May 17, 2026

PERRY CHALLENGES DIAZ TO GET BACK UP!

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NETFLIX#RouseyCarano#DiazPerry#NgannouLinspic.twitter.com/lGdjTLsrSi

— MVP - Most Valuable Promotions (@MostVpromotions) May 17, 2026

Why the hell is Perry-Diaz a five round bout, Nate is tired after two minutes

— Fight Ghost (@Fight_Ghost) May 17, 2026

If Nate can survive the power, Perry won't survive the pace.

— Seán Sheehan (@SeanSheehanBA) May 17, 2026

10-9 Mike Perry

We have ourselves a dog fight right here

— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) May 17, 2026

R2 - Nate putting in work with the jab, Perry still looking for power shots to the body. #RouseyCarano#DiazPerry

— Cageside Press (@Cagesidepress) May 17, 2026

Diaz already sporting the crimson mask halfway into his fight with Perry #MVPMMA#RouseyCarano

— Brian Martin (@TheBMartin) May 17, 2026

This looks like an OG fight
The fighters
The shorts
The chaos

#DiazPerry

— Diana Belbiță (@DianaBelbita) May 17, 2026

Mike Perry has gotten so good at boxing at close range. BKFC really improved that part of his MMA game. #RouseyCarano

— Danny Segura (@dannyseguratv) May 17, 2026

Good god the amount of blood coming from Nate Diaz is insane

— Funky (@Benaskren) May 17, 2026

Mike Perry is doing bad things to Nate Diaz through two rounds. Going to take something massive to turn the tide. #RouseyCaranopic.twitter.com/lxkjvdE40X

— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohn) May 17, 2026

Beltran gonna let nate die in there

— Jared Gordon (@JFlashGordonMMA) May 17, 2026

Guess you should’ve actually worked out and not just smoked weed at the open workout

— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) May 17, 2026

Nate Diaz's corner stops the fight with Mike Perry after Round 2 at #RouseyCarano. Perry is your winner! pic.twitter.com/78gYTud3MW

— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) May 17, 2026

I just don't understand Nate Diaz. Can push himself through unreal levels of pain in fights, but can't push himself to actually train for them.

I really don't want to see him fight again...#natediaz#mvpmma1#netflixmma

— Ant Evans (@AntEvansMMA) May 17, 2026

Nate Diaz literally looks like a drunk uncle fighting at a barbecue. WTF is this? Absolutely embarrassing. Now he’s gonna use the “never got finished” line because it ended by a cut.

— Dillon Danis (@dillondanis) May 17, 2026

I don’t know who made the call, but @StitchDuran verbally told the officials that Diaz wasn’t going out for the next round and he deserves massive credit for making that call

— “Filthy” Tom Lawlor (@FilthyTomLawlor) May 17, 2026

MIKE PERRY DEFEATS NATE DIAZ VIA DOCTOR'S STOPPAGE IN THE 2ND ROUND.#RouseyCarano is LIVE now only on Netflix! pic.twitter.com/npUioXwwBT

— Netflix Sports (@netflixsports) May 17, 2026

#RouseyCarano results: Mike Perry def. Nate Diaz via TKO (corner stoppage) – Round 2, 5:00

Full coverage https://t.co/4UdbHl8Fmkpic.twitter.com/UKe8rK9GRf

— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) May 17, 2026

Mike Perry wins the Welterweight Bout by TKO in Round 2!

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NETFLIX#RouseyCarano#DiazPerry#NgannouLinspic.twitter.com/NFwESIPaRa

— MVP - Most Valuable Promotions (@MostVpromotions) May 17, 2026

This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: 'Embarrassing': Fighters react to Nate Diaz's bloody loss to Mike Perry

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