UNIONDALE, N.Y. – Chris Wade has just settled one outside-the-cage beef, but he’s already looking to move on the next one.

After beating Frankie Perez (10-4 MMA, 1-3 UFC) at a Ring of Combat event in 2014, Wade (12-3 MMA, 5-2 UFC) went 2-0 over the same foe with another decision at their UFC on FOX 25 rematch on Saturday. The win not only snapped a two-fight skid for Wade but paved the way for an unexpected callout of Nik Lentz (27-8-2 MMA, 11-5-1 UFC).

The motivation? Well, it seems Wade didn’t take too kindly to being dissed during this March’s UFC Athlete Retreat 2017.

“He and I fought Islam (Makhachev, who beat both Wade and Lentz), who’s as tough as it gets in this division, in my opinion,” Wade said. “So I tried to have a conversation with him about us both having fought Islam. And he couldn’t have been ruder to me. I don’t know if he remembers it, but I remember it.

“He just wouldn’t even acknowledge me. He looked at me like I was almost part of the wall. He made this grunting noise and turned his back on me. And I was like, ‘Really?’ And I kind of asked him, and he just kept going. That’s the weirdest guy I’ve ever come across in my life in this sport. So if he wants to get beat up, I’m cool with it.”

Lentz has since been made aware of the callout, and promptly took to Twitter to respond. First, he said he didn’t even know who Wade was and had a “real fight” coming up at UFC 216 (though no matchups involving Lentz have been announced for that date yet).

Never heard of him. I have a real fight on Oct 7 #UFC216.. but after that, I'm always up for an easy pay day. 👍🏼 #UFC #MMA https://t.co/9kcma1gGXH — Nik Lentz (@NikLentz) July 22, 2017

But when Lentz accused Wade of making the situation up, Wade offered a full account of the incident and left his own little jab.

Drink less and you'll remember more. — Chris Wade (@CWadeMMA) July 22, 2017

If the matchup does end up happening, the hostile build-up might end up coming in handy for Wade. At least if Saturday’s lightweight scrap – which streamed on UFC Fight Pass from NYCB LIVE at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y. – is any indication.

Wade says he was friendly with Perez and his family after their first encounter, only to find out recently that the respect wasn’t mutual. The slap in the face, he says, ended up being the push that he needed.

“I think it gave me a little bit of an extra incentive,” Wade said. “I think he made a mistake doing that. When you fight someone and there’s almost too much respect, sometimes you go in there a little bit soft.

“This isn’t the sport where you can go in there soft. Sometimes you need a chip on your shoulder.”

To hear more from Wade, check out the video above.

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