Nate Diaz eyeing UFC return after Mike Perry, lays out plans for a Conor McGregor trilogy fight
Nate Diaz is officially back in MMA as he prepares to battle Mike Perry on Netflix for Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions this Saturday, May 16 . Despite his absence from the sport, the fan-favorite always left the door open for his eventual MMA return. Speaking on Tuesday’s edition of “The Ariel Helwani Show,” Diaz revealed that he strongly considered signing with his longtime MMA home, the UFC, before the MVP deal appeared.
Diaz spent 15 years with the UFC before he parted ways with the promotion to professionally box in 2023. Had Diaz returned to the Octagon, he expected a trilogy bout with his old rival, Conor McGregor. But simply put, he didn’t like the timing.
"I was pretty close because they’ve always been great. Since I left, too,” Diaz told Uncrowned. “They talked and met up with me.
It was good to see them and be back. Wheels were spinning just for an MMA fight return, and getting back to what I do. "I know that they wanted the Conor fight right now.
That's not what I — they were insinuating, they didn't offer it, but I think that's what they wanted. I'm not trying to be comeback story for Conor. I want Conor back, then I want him to be f***ing showing people he's whipping ass, and then that's the guy I want.
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