Nate Diaz

Diaz entered the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night with one fight left on his UFC contract. The MMA folk hero made his intentions known that he ...

"Nate Diaz is going into the sport of boxing," Paul said in a video posted to social media. "He's so durable and so tough," White said of the Ferguson fight. Diaz entered the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night with one fight left on his UFC contract. None of these other fighters know how to do it. "But I love UFC. Diaz announced his departure from the mixed martial arts organization after

UFC president Dana White said that with such a wide weight discrepancy, the Nevada Athletic Commission likely wouldn't have let Diaz fight Chimaev. Diaz hit the ...

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Diaz vs. Paul appears to be on the horizon as the dust settles on UFC 279.

Diaz fits the bill of the Paul boxing venture to a tee: huge name, smaller frame and no professional boxing experience. Diaz has now completed the terms of his UFC deal and the door is wide open for a massive payday. He is also in need of a big fight to establish himself as a top contender. [Three fights were rearranged](https://www.cbssports.com/mma/news/ufc-279-fight-card-nate-diaz-vs-tony-ferguson-slated-as-new-main-event-amid-massive-reshuffle/) to salvage the pay-per-view after it was clear that Diaz would not fight an opponent who missed weight by 7.5 pounds. Whittaker is one of the sport's most beloved good guys and Chimaev established himself as a main event villain, flipping off fans after putting the entire UFC 279 card in jeopardy. Whittaker is arguably the most well-rounded fighter in the sport and has turned back every middleweight not named Israel Adesanya. Should Chimaev move up, a fight with Whittaker would be phenomenal. [appear to be on the same page about hosting a rematch in London](https://www.cbssports.com/mma/news/ufc-news-rumors-leon-edwards-says-body-shut-down-at-ufc-278-kamaru-usman-pushes-for-trilogy-in-england/) between the two top welterweights after the events of UFC 278. The Stockton native did not say the word "boxing" but hinted enough that he will step foot into a boxing ring in the future. UFC 279 may have just opened the door for Nate Diaz vs. The lead-up to Saturday's card was chaos, but the aftermath provided us clarity. Can't get enough boxing and MMA?

Nate Diaz hit Tony Ferguson with a guillotine choke to win their UFC 279 card after Khamzat Chimaev badly missed weight on Friday.

Diaz and Ferguson were paired in a fight long coveted by MMA fans but initially rejected by Diaz, while Chimaev was matched at a catchweight against Holland. After a frantic exchange in the opening seconds, Chimaev made quick work of Holland. The pay-per-view went off with several significant changes made just one day earlier because Chimaev didn't come close to his contracted weight — and then shrugged and smiled about it on the scale. Diaz's desire to fight the vaunted Chimaev seemed foolhardy in a distinctly Diaz way, but the late matchup with Ferguson was much more competitive than the original booking likely would have been. But Diaz might not be completely done with the UFC, since he got a tweet earlier Saturday from Conor McGregor, who promised to complete their trilogy. Chimaev stopped Kevin Holland with a D'Arce choke 2:13 into the first round of their grudge match, which was also created after Chimaev (12-0) missed weight by 7 1/2 pounds on Friday morning.

The veteran fighter won the Performance of the Night bonus for his fourth-round submission of Tony Ferguson in the main event of Saturday night's UFC 279, per ...

As for UFC fighters who took their talents elsewhere, McGregor flirted with boxing, losing to Floyd Mayweather, while Brock Lesnar had his on-again, off-again relationship with the WWE. "Because Conor McGregor didn't know how to do it, and none of these other fighters know how to do it. He also went into the Octagon against big names like Jorge Masvidal and Leon Edwards, though he lost those matchups.

Diaz and Ferguson are game opponents and legends in UFC and MMA in general for their no-fear attitude and entertaining fighting style. “Just respect,” Diaz said ...

“That would not be a trilogy in boxing, that would be a number one,” Diaz said when asked if he would complete the trilogy with McGregor in the boxing ring. “I was like you got to pay me if you want to switch people on me in one f*****g day,” he said. One MMA fighter who has shown success in the sport of boxing has been Anderson Silva. Diaz spoke to the media following the win in what might be the final UFC interview of his career. “Yeah, I’m glad I got the job done. “He’s been around a long time fighting a lot of people, putting a lot of good performances, putting a lot of crazy fights, and took a lot of damage.

Despite Nate Diaz declaring plans to leave the UFC after his win over Tony Ferguson, Dana White had nothing but praise for a fighter who has spent the last ...

[They] said, ‘Take him down.’ He was chopping that leg, kicking that front leg, obviously doing damage and his corner told him to take him down. He’s starting his own organization or getting into promoting or doing something else, I wish him nothing but the best of luck. Literally, I don’t know if you guys have monitors or you can hear what’s going on, but we went into Tony’s corner that round and his corner for some reason told him to take [Diaz] down. Whatever he moves on to do, I wish him nothing but the best. “It’s been a blast having him here. I wish him well.

Conor McGregor took to Twitter to laud rival Nate Diaz for fulfilling his UFC contract and promised the two will some day fight for a third time.

McGregor immediately vowed to avenge the loss, and defeated Diaz by majority decision in a five-round battle five months later. He was initially scheduled to face rising Chechen-Swedish contender [Khamzat Chimaev](https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/4684751/khamzat-chimaev) at UFC 279 in Las Vegas, but Chimaev missed weight on Friday. Diaz accepted a short-notice fight against McGregor in March 2016, and upset the Irish star by second-round submission. Diaz, 37, has fought exclusively in the UFC since 2007. Earlier this week, Diaz also expressed confidence a third fight would eventually happen between the two. The two fought twice in 2016, splitting the rivalry at 1-1.

Nate Diaz has options for his future after a fairytale final fight to his UFC contract at UFC 279. But what's his best move?

[clear about his intentions](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2022/09/ufc-279-nate-diaz-reaction-final-fight-contract-tony-ferguson-return) in the aftermath of the event. Watch the video above for thoughts and analysis after UFC 279. It wasn’t against Khamzat Chimaev as originally scheduled, but Tony Ferguson (25-8 MMA, 15-6 UFC) instead, who Diaz managed to

Nate Diaz has options for his future after a fairytale final fight to his UFC contract at UFC 279. But what's his best move?

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