{"id":360846,"date":"2020-09-09T07:42:34","date_gmt":"2020-09-09T14:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=360846"},"modified":"2020-09-09T07:42:34","modified_gmt":"2020-09-09T14:42:34","slug":"dana-white-reacts-to-nick-diaz-comeback-buzz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/dana-white-reacts-to-nick-diaz-comeback-buzz\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White reacts to Nick Diaz comeback buzz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC President Dana White has reacted to the buzz surrounding a potential comeback for former Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz.<\/p>\n<p>Diaz, who is also a former UFC welterweight title challenger, has reportedly undergone a test fight camp and weight cut and is <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/nick-diaz-targeting-return-to-ufc-in-2021-successfully-complete-test-weight-cut\/\">plotting<\/a> a comeback in 2021.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is Nick Diaz earlier today. He weighs in the 175-165 pound range, per his manager Kevin Mubenga.<br \/>\nHe just completed a 14-week diet and training regimen. This is the first time he cuts weight in approximately four years, Mubenga said. Diaz wanted to do a test cut because &#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5A8EvyLeUn\">pic.twitter.com\/5A8EvyLeUn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arielhelwani\/status\/1302785918328242176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 7, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#8230; he is keeping a close eye on the big welterweight fights coming up. He is \u201c100%\u201d planning on fighting again, per Mubenga, and is targeting an early 2021 return. (&#x1f4fd; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Elfrogito?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@elfrogito<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arielhelwani\/status\/1302786091242721281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 7, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;This is Nick Diaz earlier today,&#8221; ESPN&#8217;s Ariel Helwani reported late last week. &#8220;He weighs in the 175-165 pound range, per his manager Kevin Mubenga. He just completed a 14-week diet and training regimen. This is the first time he cuts weight in approximately four years, Mubenga said. Diaz wanted to do a test cut because he is keeping a close eye on the big welterweight fights coming up. He is &#8216;100%&#8217; planning on fighting again, per Mubenga, and is targeting an early 2021 return.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>While this news has caused a lot of excitement inside the MMA bubble, Dana White is already moderating expectations, noting that while there are currently talks underway with Diaz and his camp, that&#8217;s nothing new.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cListen, the Nick Diaz thing,\u201d White said. \u201cFirst of all, we would never have released that or done that. We\u2019ll see how this thing plays out. I don\u2019t have any expectations whatsoever. We\u2019ll see what happens.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s been talking, but there\u2019s been talking for years,\u201d White added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Diaz has not fought since January of 2015, when he lost a decision to former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva in a fight that was later ruled a No Contest when both fighters failed drug tests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC President Dana White has reacted to the buzz surrounding a potential comeback for former Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz. Diaz, who is also a former UFC welterweight title challenger, has reportedly undergone a test fight camp and weight cut and is plotting a comeback in 2021. This is Nick Diaz earlier today. 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