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Dana White Addresses If UFC Plans To Re-Book Nate Diaz vs. Dustin Poirier

UFC President Dana White has sounded off on if this fight will be attempted to be made again.

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Dana White addresses if the UFC plans to book Nate Diaz vs. Dustin Poirier once again after their first fight was nixed.

The Las Vegas-based promotion had this fight booked at UFC 230 pay-per-view event on Saturday, November 3, 2018 at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, New York City. This was supposed to serve as the co-headliner. However, that wasn’t meant to be as Poirier suffered an injury.

In his latest fight, Poirier was able to score a second round stoppage victory over former UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez in the main event of UFC on FOX 30 event (July 28, 2018). This marked his third straight win inside of the Octagon as he holds victories over Anthony Pettis and Justin Gaethje.

Diaz has not been seen in the Octagon since his rematch with Conor McGregor back at UFC 202 when he suffered a majority decision loss which came five months after Diaz submitted McGregor in their first bout at UFC 196.

Now, with the news that Poirier was receiving stem cell injections in his injured hip, ESPN’s Brett Okamoto reached out to the UFC President.

Dana White Addresses

The question was asked in hopes of getting a comment about potentially re-booking this lightweight showdown. However, White has made it known that he won’t book another fight involving Diaz until he’s ready to fight.

“I’m not interested in making a Diaz fight until Diaz is just absolutely dying to fight. When he’s ready to fight he’ll let us know.”

Well, there you have it. Poirier will look to get his next fight lined up once he’s 100% healthy. UFC 230 will proceed with the main event of Daniel Cormier defending the UFC heavyweight title against Derrick Lewis.

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Nate Diaz Pulled From UFC 230 Card, Says He’s Ready For Khabib

Nate Diaz has also been pulled from UFC 230 and he is already calling for his next fight.

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Nate Diaz pulled from the card of the UFC 230 pay-per-view event as well following the news that his opponent was also pulled.

Nate Diaz Pulled

On Tuesday night, it was revealed that Poirier has dropped out of his bout with the younger Diaz brother in a fight that the mass majority of fight fans was looking forward to seeing. The reason that Poirier dropped out was due to an undisclosed injury. It’s safe to say that this was one of the most anticipated bout of the card.

UFC President Dana White told Lance Pugmire that the promotion won’t be looking for a replacement and Diaz was also “definitely off UFC 230” card.

Next Fight?

This led to ESPN’s Ariel Helwani noting on his official Twitter account that Diaz has called for a showdown with UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov.

“Asked @NateDiaz209 what’s next now that Dustin Poirier is out of UFC 230. His response? “I’ll just fight Khabib when he’s ready.”

Diaz has not been seen in the Octagon since his rematch with Conor McGregor back at UFC 202 when he suffered a majority decision loss which came five months after Diaz submitted McGregor in their first bout at UFC 196.

The Card

The UFC 230 pay-per-view event is set to take place on Saturday, November 3, 2018 at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, New York City with the main card airing on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET while the preliminary card will air on FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET and the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass. Here is the updated card:

Daniel Cormier vs. Derrick Lewis
Chris Weidman vs. Luke Rockhold
Ronaldo Souza vs. David Branch
Derek Brunson vs. Israel Adesanya
Brian Kelleher vs. Domingo Pilarte
Jason Knight vs. Jordan Rinaldi
Jack Marshman vs. Karl Roberson
Matt Frevola vs. Lando Vannata
Julio Arce vs. Sheymon Moraes
Sultan Aliev vs. Lyman Good
Shane Burgos vs. Kurt Holobaugh

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Nate Diaz Addresses His Status For UFC 230 Fight

Diaz has sounded off on if he still plans to fight at this show.

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Nate Diaz addresses his status at the upcoming UFC 230 pay-per-view event where he’s slated to fight Dustin Poirier in a lightweight bout. It’s been well documented that there has been a lot of drama with making this fight happen.

Late last month, Diaz and Poirier claimed on social media that they will be fighting for a newly created 165-pound title at UFC 230. However, that’s not the case as Dana White has since come out by stating that’s not the case.

Theory

With all of this drama, there has been some doubt that Diaz will fight at the show. Fear not though fight fans, Diaz made his intentions known in a recent interview. The younger Diaz brother has publicly stated that he’s training for the fight and plans to be there.

“They don’t want Dustin Poirier to fight at (165 pounds). I’m like, ‘What the (expletive)?’” Diaz said (H/T to MMAJunkie). “… Whoever wants it, come get it. If you guys are out there, spit it the (expletive) out. Let’s get a fight.”

The UFC President has been telling fans for several weeks now that they are working on a main event for the show but has yet to announce it. Diaz believes that they have no one else to fill this role.

“They trying to have me headline for Madison Square Garden. They don’t got nobody else, but they don’t want Dustin to fight. So I’m down down for whatever they want. All comers, bring it the (expletive) on.”

Nate Diaz Addresses

Diaz claimed that he heard that the UFC was considering this new weight class. He also noted that he’s the one asking for it and not the UFC. Thus, he’s not excited for the fight but he’s stuck in it.

“The ball’s in their court,” Diaz said. “I’m training to fight, though. I’m not excited at all. I’m stuck in this (expletive). That’s what it is.”

The Date

The UFC 230 pay-per-view event is set to take place on Saturday, November 3, 2018 at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, New York City with the main card airing on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET while the preliminary card will air on FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET and the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass.

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Dana White Addresses Nate Diaz & Dustin Poirier’s Claims About 165-Pound Title Fight

White has cleared up speculation about this happening.

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Dana White addresses Nate Diaz and Dustin Poirier claiming on social media that they will be fighting for a newly created 165-pound title at the UFC 230 pay-per-view. This has been a hot topic since the top fights were announced for the show.

The UFC President has been telling fans for several weeks now that they are working on a main event for the show but has yet to announce it. Most of the UFC champions are locked up right now either due to injury or fight commitments.

Nate Diaz & Dustin Poirier’s Claims

One fight has been put into the spotlight as a logical fight that could serve as a headliner. It’s Diaz vs. Poirier, which makes sense considering that they are fan favorites and put on exciting fights. Whether this was due to what they were told by the promotion or trying to force the UFC to do it, Diaz and Poirier got people talking.

In case you missed it, on Tuesday, Diaz said he was “happy to be bringing a new weight ‘division’ to the UFC” with the 165-pound “superfighter division” at the show. This led to Poirier claiming he had finally made it to his coveted UFC title fight.

Dana White Addresses

Welp, no so fast. MMAjunkie’s John Morgan was told by a UFC official that this is absolutely false. Also, ESPN’s Brett Okamoto spoke to White, who shot down Poirier and Diaz’s tweets.

The UFC 230 pay-per-view event is set to take place on Saturday, November 3, 2018 at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, New York City with the main card airing on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET while the preliminary card will air on FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET and the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass. Here is how the card looks as of now:

Nate Diaz vs. Dustin Poirier
David Branch vs. Ronaldo Souza
Luke Rockhold vs. Chris Weidman
Israel Adesanya vs. Derek Brunson
Sultan Aliev vs. Lyman Good
Matt Frevola vs. Lando Vannata
Brian Kelleher vs. Domingo Pilarte
Karl Roberson vs. Jack Marshman
Shane Burgos vs. Kurt Holobaugh
Julio Arce vs. Sheymon Moraes
Jason Knight vs. Jordan Rinaldi

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Dustin Poirier vs. Nate Diaz Early Betting Odds Released

The opening odds are available.

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The opening odds for the big return fight for Nate Diaz have been released leading into a lightweight showdown against Dustin Poirier at the upcoming UFC 230 pay-per-view event.

Diaz has not been seen in the Octagon since his rematch with Conor McGregor back at UFC 202 when he suffered a majority decision loss which came five months after Diaz submitted McGregor in their first bout at UFC 196.

Since then, Diaz has been biding his time since a third bout has been off the table with McGregor, but now, he’s ready to fight once again, and it appears that Diaz’s stock clearly remains strong as he will be in a big fight in a return to the lightweight division, which is where he competed for the mass majority of his career where he has picked up wins over the likes of Michael Johnson, Gray Maynard and Donald Cerrone.

On the flip side, Poirier has picked up some big wins over top names in the past nine months including ex-champ Anthony Pettis, ex-WSOF champ Justin Gaethje, and most recently ex-UFC champ Eddie Alvarez in the main event of UFC on FOX 30 event (July 28, 2018) at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada that aired on big FOX.

Switching gears to the betting odds, the opening line features Poirier as a -175 favorite against the +150 Diaz, which in the event that you plan on betting on this fight then those lines mean that a $100 bet would result in a net profit of $57.14 while a $100 bet on Diaz would earn $150.

The UFC 230 pay-per-view event is set to take place on Saturday, November 3, 2018 at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, New York City with the main card airing on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET while the preliminary card will air on FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET and the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass. The promotion will be announcing more bouts in the coming weeks

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