Even though Nick Diaz has seemingly decided to retire from the “UFC game”, his younger brother Nate Diaz has made quite a name for himself. He has always been a phenomenal fighter, even with his very deceiving record. When his name appears on a card, rest assured, it will be an all out brawl that will live up to its hype. Nate Diaz is currently the number one contender for the lightweight division, but has decided to take a title fight against the winner of Henderson vs. Edgar this Saturday, instead of putting his contendership on the line.
This leads to Diaz signing a new deal with the UFC soon, as well as his manager pushing for a title fight as early as December of this year. Diaz only has one fight left on his current contract, so a new deal has to be agrees upon. The remaining factor to be decided is how many fights the new deal will consist of. Normally, Dana white makes deals consisting of four fights, but Diaz’s manager, Cesar Gracie, hopes to have more fights guaranteed in the deal for his fighter.
Nate Diaz has been helping his training partner, Jake Shields, prepare for his upcoming fight which will also occur this Saturday at UFC 150. Nate Diaz won’t just be in the audience on Saturday to dissect the main event determining his future opponent in his own title fight, but he will be cornering Shields as well.
Gracie also discussed the future of Nick Diaz with White. While the outcome of it hasn’t been discussed with the public, Gracie said in the future, both Diaz brothers will be fighting in the UFC in the future. The roadblock of Nick Diaz’s suspension for a failed drug test still remains. While Nick’s first appeal did nothing for the fighter, his lawyer is currently appealing to a higher court.
With a prospect for a title fight right around the corner for Nate Diaz, we can only hope that his brother will be back into the octagon soon to support his brother and continue his own reign in the welterweight division of the UFC. Saturday will tell a lot for Nate Diaz as he works towards the opportunity to become a world champion.
Written By: Emily Kapala