{"id":221184,"date":"2017-02-04T14:09:19","date_gmt":"2017-02-04T22:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=221184"},"modified":"2017-02-04T15:44:18","modified_gmt":"2017-02-04T23:44:18","slug":"nate-diaz-issues-brief-statement-rumored-eddie-alvarez-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/nate-diaz\/nate-diaz-issues-brief-statement-rumored-eddie-alvarez-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Nate Diaz statement on rumored Eddie Alvarez fight"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week, UFC President Dana White revealed in an interview that the UFC had offered Nate Diaz a fight<\/a>, however they hadn’t heard anything back from the Stockton, California superstar.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just offered Nate Diaz a fight, and we\u2019re waiting to hear back from him, so we\u2019ll see. These guys say they want a fight \u2013 I offered Nick Diaz two fights. He turned down two fights. I offered him Robbie Lawler. Robbie Lawler accepted the fight. Then I offered him Demian Maia. Nick Diaz turned down two fights. And then we just offered Nate a fight.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Dana<\/p>\n

While there had been no official word on the matter, reports began to surface indicating that Diaz had been offered a UFC 211 fight<\/a> with former lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez. While there was still no official word on the bout, a recent Instagram post from Eddie Alvarez corroborated the report, as the former champ hinted that he had accepted a fight.<\/p>\n

Now, Nate Diaz<\/a> has taken to social media to give a brief reaction to the rumored bout with a statement that appears to be a diss aimed at Alvarez. Read Nate Diaz statement below:<\/p>\n

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Lol at your fight…<\/p>\n

— Nathan Diaz (@NateDiaz209) February 4, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n