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UFC President Dana White has provided an update on the potential Octagon return of former Strikeforce champ Nick Diaz in 2021.<\/p>\n

Diaz, one of the most popular fighters in MMA history, has not fought since a 2015 no contest with Anderson Silva, but began teasing a 2021 comeback<\/a> earlier this year.<\/p>\n

Speaking on The Schmozone<\/a> <\/em>podcast, White addressed this possibility. Unfortunately for Diaz fans, he doesn’t sound optimistic about the Stockton, California native returning to the cage.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverything that I see from Nick Diaz doesn\u2019t look like he wants to or is ready to compete in this sport,\u201d White said (via MMA Junkie<\/a>). \u201cEven Jon Jones, as good as Jon Jones is, you have to be 100 percent mentally, physically and emotionally ready to train, be ready for this, and fight. I don\u2019t think anyone should want to see Nick Diaz fight.<\/p>\n

\u201cNick Diaz has been in a lot of wars, he\u2019s accomplished a lot of great things in his career, he\u2019s made a lot of money, he\u2019s obviously super-famous. He\u2019s gotten everything you could hope to get out of fighting. I just don\u2019t know why, when I see his Instagram, why he would come back.\u201d<\/p>\n

Contrary to these comments from White, there’s a lot of confidence on the Nick Diaz side of things.<\/p>\n

\u201c99.99999 (percent),\u201d Manager Kevin Mubenga told Fanatics View<\/a> recently when asked how likely Diaz is to fight in 2021. \u201cWe just got to get everything else right with the organization and everything. We\u2019ll be able to move forward. He\u2019s been training. People want to see (that). Well, he\u2019s been training as you can see for the last few several months.<\/p>\n

“He took a little break now,” the Diaz manager added. “Now, it\u2019s time to get back on there and just go through it. You don\u2019t want to overtrain and over-exhaust yourself, especially when you don\u2019t have a date yet. But it was good to be able to go through the regimen and go through that small camp there to kind of feel everything out (and) get back with everyone (like trainer) Cesar Gracie.\u201d<\/p>\n

Do you think we’ll see Nick Diaz back in the cage in 2021, or are you with Dana White on this one?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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