Over the last few weeks, there has been significant buzz surrounding a possible UFC 219 welterweight title fight between champ Tyron Woodley and long-time lightweight contender Nate Diaz. As the time between us and UFC 219 continues to dissipate, however, this fight continues to look more and more unlikely.<\/p>\n
According to Richard Perez, who serves as Nate Diaz’s boxing coach, if this fight doesn’t get made it will be because the UFC doesn’t want to pay Diaz his asking price.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe UFC doesn\u2019t want to give Nathan the money,” Perez said on a recent edition of Submission Radio (h\/t MMAMania<\/a>). “$15 million. Easy. Cause, I mean, he\u2019s a star right now. McGregor can\u2019t even fight right now, he got suspended. And Woodley\u2019s trying to fight everybody. They\u2019re being too greedy with the money right now, it\u2019s hurting a lot of fighters. They\u2019re gonna probably make, oh gosh, pay-per-view is going to be just out there because they\u2019re curious on what Nathan\u2019s going to do with Woodley. I mean, he\u2019s got the belt. So what? The belt don\u2019t mean nothing anymore. It\u2019s about who you\u2019re fighting (if you want) to make the money. So they\u2019re making big money, they\u2019re pocketing a lot of it. You guys know it too. Oh gosh, it\u2019s ridiculous.\u201d<\/p>\n