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Hopefully everyone is done fanning themselves off from the action-packed UFC 224, because the train ain’t stopping! This weekend, the UFC makes its way to Chile for the first time with UFC Fight Night 129…
Hopefully everyone is done fanning themselves off from the action-packed UFC 224, because the train ain’t stopping! This weekend, the UFC makes its way to Chile for the first time with UFC Fight Night 129…
The wait for Kamaru Usman is finally over. He is not only getting a ranked opponent, but he is getting former title challenger and #5 ranked welterweight in the world, Demian Maia. This is not to say the wait has been easy for Kamaru Usman (12-1). The …
The wait for Kamaru Usman is finally over. He is not only getting a ranked opponent, but he is getting former title challenger and #5 ranked welterweight in the world, Demian Maia. This is not to say the wait has been easy for Kamaru Usman (12-1). The Nigerian Nightmare has been very vocal about the […]
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A close friend of Nate Diaz just claimed the Stockton star wasn’t only looking for a Conor McGregor trilogy in his return bout, and that scenario is reportedly developing rapidly. A report surfaced from ESPN.com’s Brett Okamoto that Diaz and the UFC are in talks for a high-profile return for Diaz at August 4’s UFC 227 […]
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A close friend of Nate Diaz just claimed the Stockton star wasn’t only looking for a Conor McGregor trilogy in his return bout, and that scenario is reportedly developing rapidly.
A report surfaced from ESPN.com’s Brett Okamoto that Diaz and the UFC are in talks for a high-profile return for Diaz at August 4’s UFC 227 event from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Diaz supposedly wants to return at the event in his home state and is also interested in one of the names the UFC has given him after turning down many top opponents in recent months.
According to MMA Fighting, however, neither of those names is Conor McGregor or Khabib Nurmagomedov, so Diaz would likely be matched with a top 155-pound contender like Eddie Alvarez, Dustin Poirier, or Kevin Lee.
There’s also the possibility, of course, that Diaz stays at welterweight, where he fought McGregor twice at in 2016, and meets welterweight champ Tyron Woodley in “The Chosen One’s” return from shoulder surgery last year. The fight has been discussed over the past year or so, and Woodley has repeatedly made it overtly apparent he wants a lucrative fight with a Diaz brother – be it Nick or Nate.
Out of action since his thin majority decision loss to McGregor at August 2016’s UFC 202, Diaz hinted at a comeback in “May-June” earlier this year. He’s reportedly turned down several fights with the top-ranked lightweights during his latest sit on the side, so the UFC must have come with a suitable amount of cash to bring the popular, polarizing Stockton slugger out of his self-imposed hiatus.
There’s been nothing official from the UFC on the awaited return as of yet.
If Diaz does decide to come back at the Calif.-based card, he would add another huge name to an event that already has an anticipated, bad blood-fueled rematch between bantamweight champ TJ Dillashaw and former champion Cody Garbrandt.
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It’s been almost two years since fans have seen Nate Diaz compete in the octagon when he lost a razor-thin majority decision to archrival Conor McGregor at August 2016’s UFC 202. The younger Diaz brother has stayed on the sidelines since, holding out for the monstrous trilogy fight with McGregor that has been looked at as […]
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It’s been almost two years since fans have seen Nate Diaz compete in the octagon when he lost a razor-thin majority decision to archrival Conor McGregor at August 2016’s UFC 202.
The younger Diaz brother has stayed on the sidelines since, holding out for the monstrous trilogy fight with McGregor that has been looked at as a foregone conclusion ever since ‘The Notorious’ tied the score at one apiece following Diaz’ shocking submission victory in their short-notice first match-up at UFC 196.
He’s remained active on social media in the time since as well, calling out many of the top lightweights on social media to elicit criticism from said fighters that he’s been turning down high-profile bouts at an incredible clip. He’s reportedly been offered opponents like Eddie Alvarez, Tony Ferguson, and even welterweight champion Tyron Woodley, only to turn them down and stay on the bench.
So even though Diaz claims he wants to be active, it seems he’ll only consider a return fight against McGregor, and for a longtime veteran clearly only motivated by the biggest and best payday right now, you can hardly blame him based on that point of view.
However, that’s not succinctly the case according to Diaz’ longtime friend and teammate Jake Shields, who revealed during this week’s edition of The MMA Hour (via MMA Mania) that Diaz is not only looking for McGregor but simply the biggest and most lucrative fight possible:
“He’s not just looking for Conor. He’s looking for a fight that makes sense and that’s going to give him a big payday and a lot of hype.”
There’s little evidence to doubt that any fight involving Diaz’ return would be big business no matter whom he fought, yet the obvious blockbuster is the third fight with McGregor that seemed like it was a stark eventuality but now may be in doubt considering the Irish former champion is awaiting court and perceived to be facing current 155-pound champion Khabib Nurmagomedov if and when he does return.
That would leave precious few opponents who truly move the needle for Diaz, and that count could be even fewer when names he would actually fight are taken into account.
It’s laughable to consider him a welterweight title contender, especially with Rafael dos Anjos facing Colby Covington for the interim welterweight title at UFC 225 and Woodley expected to return from surgery to fight the winner. That makes Woodley vs. Diaz unlikely, although there may not be another bout Diaz is willing to return for.
Shields may claim Diaz isn’t just looking for his last McGregor payday, but who else may he be looking for?
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The UFC has officially announced the new main event for the upcoming UFC Chile event. It was well established last week that Santiago Ponzinibbio had been forced to withdraw from his headlining bout against Kamaru Usman due to a hand injury. Ponzinibbio is 8-2 inside the Octagon and has picked up six straight wins coming […]
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The UFC has officially announced the new main event for the upcoming UFC Chile event.
It was well established last week that Santiago Ponzinibbio had been forced to withdraw from his headlining bout against Kamaru Usman due to a hand injury.
Ponzinibbio is 8-2 inside the Octagon and has picked up six straight wins coming into this bout. Now, he’s slated to undergo surgery.
The UFC announced on late Thursday night that former title contender Demian Maia would step in on short notice to accept the fight against Usman.
Maia has lost his last two fights to break a seven-fight winning streak. First, he lost to UFC welterweight champion at UFC 214 last July for the title by decision then suffered a unanimous-decision loss to Colby Covington three months later.
On the flip side, Usman is riding seven consecutive wins and has won all seven of his bouts in the UFC.
UFC Chile is set to take place on Saturday, May 19, 2018, at Movistar Arena in Santiago, Chile.
The main card will air on FOX Sports 1 at while the preliminary card will be split broadcasted on FOX Sports 1 at and the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass. Here is how the current card looks:
Demian Maia vs. Kamaru Usman
Andrea Lee vs. Veronica Macedo
Chad Laprise vs. Vicente Luque
Alexa Grasso vs. Tatiana Suarez
Guido Cannetti vs. Diego Rivas
Poliana Botelho vs. Syuri Kondo
Humberto Bandenay vs. Gabriel Benitez
Zak Cummings vs. Michel Prazeres
Henry Briones vs. Frankie Saenz
Jared Cannonier vs. Dominick Reyes
Claudio Puelles vs. Felipe Silva
Ray Borg vs. Brandon Moreno
Enrique Barzola vs. Brandon Davis
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Kamaru Usman may finally get his wish of fighting Demian Maia. Usman was originally scheduled to take on Santiago Ponzinibbio in the main event of UFC Chile. Ponzinibbio was forced to pull out of the event with an injury. Many have wondered who will st…
Kamaru Usman may finally get his wish of fighting Demian Maia. Usman was originally scheduled to take on Santiago Ponzinibbio in the main event of UFC Chile. Ponzinibbio was forced to pull out of the event with an injury. Many have wondered who will step up to face Usman and we may have the answer. […]
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