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Nate Diaz and Mike Perry are both headed back to MMA. Most Valuable Promotions announced that the two will meet […]
Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports Nate Diaz and Mike Perry are both headed back to MMA. Most Valuable Promotions announced that the two will meet in a five-round welterweight contest on May 16 at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles.
The bout will stream on Netflix and serves as one-third of a triple-headliner alongside Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano and Francis Ngannou vs. Felipe Lins.
Diaz has not competed in MMA since submitting Tony Ferguson in the main event of UFC 279 in September 2022, the final fight under his UFC contract. Since leaving the promotion, he competed in boxing, picking up a decision win over Jorge Masvidal before dropping a decision to Jake Paul. Perry’s absence from MMA stretches back even further.
His last octagon appearance came in April 2021, when he suffered a decision loss to Daniel Rodriguez. Since then, Perry has become the face of the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, going 6-0 for the company and holding the King of Violence championship. The May 16 bout will represent his first MMA contest in four years.