{"id":275682,"date":"2018-05-03T10:43:09","date_gmt":"2018-05-03T17:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=275682"},"modified":"2018-05-03T10:43:09","modified_gmt":"2018-05-03T17:43:09","slug":"jake-shields-updates-on-potential-comebacks-of-nick-and-nate-diaz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/nick-diaz\/jake-shields-updates-on-potential-comebacks-of-nick-and-nate-diaz\/","title":{"rendered":"Jake Shields updates on potential comebacks of Nick and Nate Diaz"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s a great time to be a fan of Nick and Nate Diaz<\/a>. Though neither has fought in a quite awhile, there is reason to believe both could return to the cage soon, as Nick’s USADA suspension recently ended<\/a>, and Nate has recently been linked to the upcoming UFC 227 card<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In the opinion of former Strikeforce middleweight champ and current PFL star Jake Shields, who has trained extensively with both Diaz brothers in the past, Nate in particular is likely to compete again before all is said and done.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think [Nate] will fight again,” Shields said on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour (transcribed by\u00a0Anton Tabuena for BloodyElbow<\/a>). “He still trains a lot. He pretty much trains everyday. He wants to fight and he loves training.”<\/p>\n

The holdup in Nate’s case, Shields explained, is simply finding a fight that is sufficiently lucrative, after his two bank-breaking<\/a> battles with Conor McGregor<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe just wants to make sure it\u2019s a money fight, which you can\u2019t blame him for,” Shields said. “He just made those two Conor paydays, so it\u2019s hard for him to step in there unless it\u2019s a big fight.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s not just looking for Conor, he\u2019s looking for a fight that makes sense, that\u2019s going to bring him a big payday, and a lot of hype.\u201d<\/p>\n

In shields eyes, Nick’s future is a little harder to predict, though he believes he’ll return to the cage soon too.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think [Nick] will fight again soon,\u201d Shields said of the elder Diaz brother. \u201cHe\u2019s been training a little bit. I haven\u2019t been out there [in California], but I\u2019m pretty sure he\u2019s been training a decent amount. I would love to see him fight again. He hasn\u2019t been training as much, but he\u2019s still in good shape and can come back fast.”<\/p>\n

\u201cNick is a hard person to predict<\/a>,” Shields added. “Only Nick knows what he will do. But if I had to guess, I\u2019ll say that he fights again.\u201d<\/p>\n