MMA gods are real - Fans react to Nate Diaz submitting Tony Ferguson exactly at 2 09 mark in the main event of UFC 279 × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout MMA UFC News MMA gods are real - Fans react to Nate Diaz submitting Tony Ferguson exactly at 2 09 mark in the main event of UFC 279 By Puneet Sharma Modified 02 Oct 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Nate Diaz defeated Tony Ferguson at UFC 279 [Image credits: @funkimunkiii on Twitter and @natediaz209 on Instagram] Nate Diaz emerged victorious in his main event fight against Tony Ferguson at UFC 279. The Stockton native submitted 'El Cucuy' via a D'Arce choke in the fourth round to secure the victory. Diaz received the Performance of the Night bonus for his efforts and took home an additional cheque of $50,000. One unique instance that occurred during the fight was when Diaz submitted Ferguson at the 2:09 mark in the fight. What makes this incident extremely interesting is the fact that both Nate and Nick Diaz hail from Stockton, California, and the area code for their residence is 209. So, over the years, '209' has come to be associated with the Diaz brothers and for Diaz to score a victory with the same digits on the clock was a huge coincidence. anthony@funkimunkiii@AlexBehunin 209 LEFT ON THE CLOCK WHEN IT WAS STOPPED919196@AlexBehunin 209 LEFT ON THE CLOCK WHEN IT WAS STOPPED https://t.co/wdVdnyOYhy The crazy occurrence sent MMA fans on Twitter into a frenzy as they shared their reactions to the coincidence. One person said that the instance made him believe in MMA gods. "MMA gods are real." anthony@funkimunkiii@iAdvancedU @AlexBehunin mma gods are real6@iAdvancedU @AlexBehunin mma gods are real Another user tweeted that the moment was scripted. Richard@201Jesuits@funkimunkiii @iAdvancedU @AlexBehunin Nope. Scripted bullshit.@funkimunkiii @iAdvancedU @AlexBehunin Nope. Scripted bullshit. A few more tweets regarding the coincidence can be seen below: Charlie Quinn@CharlieQuinnMMA@The_MMA_Media Okay this is crazy23@The_MMA_Media Okay this is crazy https://t.co/vRLreA6oaV Michael@facelessnew12beautiful. twitter.com/The_MMA_Media/…The MMA Media@The_MMA_MediaNate Diaz leaves the UFC by submitting Tony Ferguson with “2:09” on the clock.Poetic.#UFC279 #UFC #MMA1161Nate Diaz leaves the UFC by submitting Tony Ferguson with “2:09” on the clock.Poetic.#UFC279 #UFC #MMA https://t.co/L4AOyZyGT1beautiful. twitter.com/The_MMA_Media/… Benjamin Delgado@XxBenji_FlexXThis shit is unbelievable twitter.com/the_mma_media/…The MMA Media@The_MMA_MediaNate Diaz leaves the UFC by submitting Tony Ferguson with “2:09” on the clock.Poetic.#UFC279 #UFC #MMA1162Nate Diaz leaves the UFC by submitting Tony Ferguson with “2:09” on the clock.Poetic.#UFC279 #UFC #MMA https://t.co/L4AOyZyGT1This shit is unbelievable twitter.com/the_mma_media/… Zinfamous@ZinfamousHDThis sport works in crazy ways. #UFC279 twitter.com/The_MMA_Media/…The MMA Media@The_MMA_MediaNate Diaz leaves the UFC by submitting Tony Ferguson with “2:09” on the clock.Poetic.#UFC279 #UFC #MMA2162Nate Diaz leaves the UFC by submitting Tony Ferguson with “2:09” on the clock.Poetic.#UFC279 #UFC #MMA https://t.co/L4AOyZyGT1This sport works in crazy ways. #UFC279 twitter.com/The_MMA_Media/… Logan Offord@loganoffordUnf*ckinbelievable.#UFC279 twitter.com/the_mma_media/…The MMA Media@The_MMA_MediaNate Diaz leaves the UFC by submitting Tony Ferguson with “2:09” on the clock.Poetic.#UFC279 #UFC #MMA2162Nate Diaz leaves the UFC by submitting Tony Ferguson with “2:09” on the clock.Poetic.#UFC279 #UFC #MMA https://t.co/L4AOyZyGT1Unf*ckinbelievable.#UFC279 twitter.com/the_mma_media/… Slim@SlimSports_BROOOOO!!! You can’t make this up! ?? twitter.com/the_mma_media/…The MMA Media@The_MMA_MediaNate Diaz leaves the UFC by submitting Tony Ferguson with “2:09” on the clock.Poetic.#UFC279 #UFC #MMA1098162Nate Diaz leaves the UFC by submitting Tony Ferguson with “2:09” on the clock.Poetic.#UFC279 #UFC #MMA https://t.co/L4AOyZyGT1BROOOOO!!! You can’t make this up! ?? twitter.com/the_mma_media/… In the post-fight press conference, Diaz was asked for thoughts on his timely finish. The Stockton native replied by saying: "That is cool. I didn't know that happened until my boy Chris showed me the picture. It was dope." Watch Diaz's appearance at the post-fight presser: Jon Anik got a 209 tattoo after Nate Diaz s victory against Conor McGregor After Rafael dos Anjos stepped out due to injury, Nate Diaz was brought in as a short-notice replacement to fight Conor McGregor at UFC 196. Commenting on the matchup, Anik had said that he would get a '209' tattoo if Diaz managed to defeat the Irishman, who was unbeaten in the UFC at the time. Nate Diaz pulled a huge upset at UFC 196 and submitted Mcgregor in the second round of the fight. Anik lived up to his promise and got the tattoo. The UFC broadcaster shared a picture of the same on his Instagram account. View this post on Instagram Instagram Post Listen to Anik share the story of the tattoo below: Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by C. Naik × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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