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Irish Daily Mirror
4 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Conor McGregor namedropped by former foe as he eyes comeback
Conor McGregor's former rival Nate Diaz has named him in his three-man shortlist for who he wants to fight ahead of a potential return to the UFC. The pair fought in two previous bouts in 2016, with each fighter winning one of them. Now, it appears that Diaz wants the trilogy bout. On the HJR Podcast, Diaz revealed: 'I plan on going back to the UFC. 'If they have me, I would like to go back and f****** whoop someone's ass there. 'I'm not fighting in there because there's nobody to fight really. It's kinda slow rolling." The fighter then issued an ultimatum to the UFC to make the fight on McGregor's return. He said: 'Whenever he's back... me and him for sure got unfinished business. Got to happen.' McGregor's last foray into the UFC came in a loss to Dustin Poirier in 2021. In the clash, he suffered a broken leg before the ringside doctors stopped the fight. He was slated to fight Michael Chandler last summer however pulled out of the fight due to a broken toe he sustained in the buildup. It has also been a while since Diaz last fought, winning against Tony Ferguson in 2022. Let's hope that both fighters can return to the ring and make the trilogy fight happen to settle the grudge once and for all.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Nate Diaz Shares Hitlist For UFC Return
Nate Diaz is still interested in fighting for the UFC again, but they're gonna have to generate some interesting options for him if they want him to sign on the dotted line. Diaz fought out his contract back in 2022, ending a 15 year relationship with the promotion. He then went on to lose to Jake Paul and beat Jorge Masvidal in boxing bouts ... the latter of which he didn't get paid for. Advertisement When you sell out an arena and still get screwed over, it probably makes you miss the more reliable ways the UFC operates. So we're not surprised that Nate is still interested in fighting for them again (despite repeated attempts to bury him). In a recent interview with the The HJR Podcast (recorded before UFC 315 and the Thailand brawl incident), the Stockton fighter discussed his thoughts on returning to UFC and what's stopping him at the moment. 'I plan on going back to UFC,' Diaz said. 'If they'll have me, I would like to go back and whoop someone's ass there. I'm not fighting at 155, though. Right now I'm not fighting in there because there's nobody to fight, really. It's kind of slow rolling. I don't really have a name in mind right now in UFC, that's why I'm not there right now.' Advertisement 'Everybody's rushing. I would be there if there was somebody that I wanted to go fight.' The obvious opponent is Conor McGregor, but Nate noted he's not active at the moment. 'With time, for sure, whenever he's back, I'm sure we're going to fight,' he said. 'Me and him for sure have unfinished business. Got to happen.' Discussion turned to the BMF belt, which Nate took credit for and called the most entertaining thing happening in the UFC. He also expressed interest in fighting some of the BMF belt holders, be they legit or through lineal conquest. 'Those are the guys right there that I would want to fight,' Diaz said. 'Like Max Holloway. I'd like to fight that other guy [Topuria]. He's really good but he's smaller than me. I'm done with 155, I'm cool off that. It always was [a hard weight cut], since I was 18, it was hard. I'm staying at 170. I'll fight 185 too.' Advertisement We're sure Max Holloway would love to skip a weight cut and fight Nate Diaz after he fights Dustin Poirier at UFC 318 on July 18th. Could it happen? If they could pull together a McGregor or Holloway fight (or uno mas with Poirier), it would be a nice addition to a year sorely lacking in fan service fights. More from
