“Bring Yourself Back” Nate Diaz is unwilling to resuscitate Conor McGregor’s career with a trilogy fight before UFC departure
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Diaz refuses to fight McGregor on his way out of the UFC
Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor have the unique distinction of both their fights being one of the biggest draws in sports history. Hence it’s no surprise the UFC wants to rebook a fight between the two 7 years after their last fight. However, with Nate on his last legs and last fight on his contract, it seems very unlikely.
Nate Diaz took out the time today to grace the world with his presence on the MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani. In the 80 minutes long interview, Diaz talked about everything ranging from his teammate’s schedules to his own aspirations once he leaves the company. Throughout the whole interview, one thing was made certain, Diaz wants to be out of the UFC.
Diaz hasn’t been in the cage since his last fight against Leon Edwards back in June of 2021. He’s asked to be released or be offered a final fight multiple times across multiple platforms only for them to be denied. There are big fights to be made and the UFC certainly doesn’t wish to part ways with that potential income.
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Nate Diaz thinks Conor McGregor has to earn a trilogy fight
Diaz talked about his possible rematch with Conor with not as much interest as a fan would have hoped. For him it seemed the ship had sailed and though they could fight sometime down the line, Diaz believed McGregor has work to do.
When asked by Helwani about why the 6-year gap to complete the trilogy between him and Conor, Nate said, “They don’t wanna let me go, they don’t want me to be out of this contract because they want me to fight Conor.” With full belief in his gut feeling, Diaz continued, “They don’t want me out, before I finish that (trilogy), I’m not fighting Conor McGregor.” Diaz believed their timelines conflicted each other’s moreover he felt that Conor had work to do himself, he said, “You didn’t fight me when you were supposed to fight me, I’m not fighting you right now. Am I supposed to being you back to life before I go? “
Suggesting that Conor work on bringing himself back to life, Diaz hinted that he might be back after that. “What are you gonna do? Fight a guy who just got knocked out, “ said Diaz as he went on a rant about how other fighters who have been knocked out in their careers are simply trying to catch up to him.
Diaz has called out Tony Ferguson, Michael Chandler and more frequently Dustin Poirier to fight him in the past year. Dana White revealed that Nate had also accepted a fight against Khamzat Chimaev for a short while before that fell through. On the contrary, Diaz himself has shown more interest in pursuing individual sports like Boxing and Jiu-jitsu, feeling he was trapped in the cage against his options.
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