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A former UFC fighter has expressed his wish to return to the promotion evoking reactions from fans.
Nate Diaz secured a submission victory over Tony Ferguson in his last UFC fight in September 2022. Notably, the Stockton native requested Dana White to not renew his contract ahead of his fight against Ferguson.
Home of Fight posted a video clip of Diaz on X where he is seen expressing his desire to return to the UFC. In an interaction with Full Violence, the 39-year-old said:
"I wanna go back and get the UFC title."
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As soon as the video was posted online, MMA fans assembled in the comments section and reacted to Diaz's plans. One fan turned a matchmaker and wrote:
"Nate Diaz v Poirier would be fight well overdue."
Another fan predicted a win for Diaz over Belal Muhammad:
"Nate beats Belal which is the funniest part"
A fan recalled Diaz's last title fight in the UFC and wrote:
"If he's not motivated to fight a current champion, I am not sure he will ever be motivated enough to make it to another UFC title shot. His last title attempt was 13 years ago when he was 26."
Check out some more fan reactions to Nate Diaz's video clip below:
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Nate Diaz weighs in on lack of superstars in the UFC
UFC has witnessed many fighters who became massive stars in combat sports. Fighters like Conor McGregor, Brock Lesnar, and Jon Jones are mentioned for their stardom, and Nate Diaz is also a part of that conversation.
Diaz made his UFC debut in 2007 and became one of the most polarizing stars of the promotion. In the aforementioned interview with Full Violence, he shared his thoughts on the current lack of superstars in the UFC.
"It's about buzz and who's doing something and right now there is nobody doing s*it in the UFC. There's f*cking, what's his name... 'Poatan...' Alex Pereira because he's got six names, there's him, where's [Israel] Adesanya too, I mean he's still there but he's not doing much right now."
Check out Nate Diaz's comments below (10:03):
