Sign up for ESPN+ right here, and you can then stream the UFC live on
your smart TV, computer, phone, tablet or streaming device via the
ESPN app.
The rumblings regarding a Nick Diaz
comeback don’t mean a whole lot to UFC president Dana White, who’s
had a consistent stream of on-and-off discussions with the former
welterweight title challenger.
“There’s been talking, but there’s been talking for years,” White
said following the Contender Series on Tuesday.
Earlier this week, Diaz’s manager, Kevin Mubenga, informed ESPN
that the fighter recently completed a 14-week training regimen and
weight cut in preparation for a 2021 return to the Octagon.
This is Nick Diaz earlier today. He weighs
in the 175-165 pound range, per his manager Kevin Mubenga.
He just completed a 14-week diet and training regimen. This is the
first time he cuts weight in approximately four years, Mubenga
said. Diaz wanted to do a test cut because … pic.twitter.com/5A8EvyLeUn— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani)
September 7, 2020
The 37-year-old Stockton, California, native hasn’t fought since a
loss to Anderson
Silva at UFC 183 on Jan. 31, 2015. That defeat was later
overturned to a no contest after Silva failed a drug test. That
bout was preceded by a nearly two-year absence following a decision
defeat to Georges St.
Pierre in a welterweight title bout at UFC 158.
Diaz hasn’t won a mixed martial arts bout since he outpointed
B.J. Penn
at UFC 137 in November 2011. On Tuesday, White said the promotion
is taking a wait-and-see approach regarding Diaz.
“Listen, the Nick Diaz thing,” White said. “First of all, we would
never have released that or done that. We’ll see how this thing
plays out. I don’t have any expectations whatsoever. We’ll see what
happens.”
