Nate Diaz will return to the octagon this Saturday night when he squares off with Rafael dos Anjos in a key lightweight bout at UFC on FOX 13.
Nate knows that a victory over “RDA” would boost him back in to title contention and get him one step closer to his goal of fighting Anthony Pettis:
“That’s my objective is to fight Anthony Pettis,” Diaz told MMAJunkie. “He just fought my partner, and now it’s my turn. I have an objective here. I’m impressed that he beat Gilbert. That’s the No. 1 or No. 2 guy. But I’m going to get that motherf—-ker. Now I’m going to fight, and I’m going to get that dude. Whether it’s today or tomorrow, he’s gonna get got.”
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If Nate is able to defeat dos Anjos at this weekend’s UFC on FOX 13 event, is a fight between the “Stockton Slugger” and “Showtime” one you would like to see put together by UFC officials? Sound off Penn Nation!