{"id":336786,"date":"2019-12-30T11:43:14","date_gmt":"2019-12-30T19:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=336786"},"modified":"2019-12-30T11:43:14","modified_gmt":"2019-12-30T19:43:14","slug":"dana-white-confirms-ufc-matchmakers-speaking-to-nick-diaz-about-comeback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/dana-white-confirms-ufc-matchmakers-speaking-to-nick-diaz-about-comeback\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White confirms UFC matchmakers speaking to Nick Diaz about comeback"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC president Dana White confirmed that the promotion&#8217;s matchmakers are speaking to Nick Diaz about a possible comeback to the Octagon.<\/p>\n<p>Diaz has not fought since January 2015 when he fought Anderson Silva to a No Contest (originally a decision loss). He hasn&#8217;t fought since then but every so often his name comes back up for a possible comeback fight. <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/nick-diaz-says-hes-about-to-be-fighting-again-soon\/\">Diaz recently remarked that he wants to return to the Octagon after five years away from it<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Diaz has expressed interest in a matchup against superstar Jorge Masvidal, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/jorge-masvidal-explains-appeal-of-nick-diaz-fight\/\">and Masvidal also said that he&#8217;s interested in the fight<\/a>. White said that while he hasn&#8217;t spoken to Diaz himself, he did confirm the UFC matchmakers are in talks with Diaz right now about a possible comeback.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what White told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=O9brRLQu5Hs&amp;feature=youtu.be&amp;t=850\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ESPN&#8217;s Brett Okamoto<\/a>\u00a0about a Diaz comeback.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I haven&#8217;t, but I know that our matchmakers have (spoken to Diaz),&#8221; White said.<\/p>\n<p>Even though he has spoken to matchmakers Sean Shelby and Mick Maynard, the UFC president said that he doesn&#8217;t truly believe that Diaz has his heart still in the game, and is doubting whether or not he actually makes a comeback.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve said it before and I&#8217;ll say it again: I don&#8217;t think Nick Diaz wants to fight. I don&#8217;t think Nick has that love or that passion for fighting. I think that it&#8217;s sort of a love-hate relationship for him. All the things that Nick has or has done is because of fighting, but I don&#8217;t think that he loves to do it,&#8221; White said.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, though, it will be Diaz&#8217;s decision and his alone if he wants to return to the Octagon or not.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;(A comeback) is up to Nick. Nick knows whether he wants to fight or not,&#8221; White said.<\/p>\n<p>If Nick Diaz returns to the Octagon who would you like to see him fight?<\/p>\n<p><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPENN.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 12\/30\/2019.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC president Dana White confirmed that the promotion&#8217;s matchmakers are speaking to Nick Diaz about a possible comeback to the Octagon. Diaz has not fought since January 2015 when he fought Anderson Silva to a No Contest (originally a decision loss). 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