{"id":183805,"date":"2016-01-27T07:33:26","date_gmt":"2016-01-27T15:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=183805"},"modified":"2022-02-04T16:16:18","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T00:16:18","slug":"report-nate-diaz-tried-to-save-ufc-196-by-fighting-anthony-pettis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/report-nate-diaz-tried-to-save-ufc-196-by-fighting-anthony-pettis\/","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Nate Diaz tried to save UFC 196 with Pettis matchup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Prior to the UFC announcing that Johny Hendricks vs. Stephen Thompson had been moved from the co-main event <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/ufc-196-picks-up-new-main-event-moved-to-fs1\/\">to the main event<\/a>, and the Pay-Per View being moved to Fox Sports 1, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/clip-of-the-day-nate-diaz-tkos-gray-maynard\/\">Nate Diaz<\/a> reportedly tried to save the event.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2016\/1\/26\/10837194\/nate-diaz-offered-to-fight-anthony-pettis-in-ufc-196-main-event?_ga=1.258197066.1947342376.1447806528\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAFighting<\/a>, Nate Diaz reportedly tried to save the event by fighting Anthony Pettis in the main event of UFC 196.<\/p>\n<p>Apparently, the UFC considered the option, however they decided for &#8220;undisclosed reasons&#8221; to go in another direction and promote Hendricks vs. Thompson to the main event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prior to the UFC announcing that Johny Hendricks vs. Stephen Thompson had been moved from the co-main event to the main event, and the Pay-Per View being moved to Fox Sports 1, Nate Diaz reportedly tried to save the event. 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