{"id":401736,"date":"2021-12-14T12:22:26","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T20:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=401736"},"modified":"2021-12-14T12:22:26","modified_gmt":"2021-12-14T20:22:26","slug":"report-nate-diaz-has-contract-extended-by-the-ufc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/report-nate-diaz-has-contract-extended-by-the-ufc\/","title":{"rendered":"Report | Nate Diaz has contract extended by the UFC"},"content":{"rendered":"

UFC star Nate Diaz will reportedly be sticking around after having his current contract extended by Dana White and company.<\/p>\n

That news come from \u00a0MMA Journalist Ariel Helwani who reported the following news via a post on his Substack page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cSounds like the UFC is moving on from Khamzat Chimaev vs. Nathan Diaz fight and, as a result, have extended Diaz\u2019s contract,\u201d<\/em> Helwani said (h\/t MMANews<\/a>). \u201cI think they knew that would happen and were hoping to buy time for when Conor McGregor is ready to return later this year.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Ariel Helwani continued:<\/p>\n

\u201cDiaz hasn\u2019t signed any new deal yet, so that, too, is a fascinating story to watch next year.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Nate Diaz (20-13 MMA) has not competed since suffering a unanimous decision loss to the aforementioned Leon Edwards at June\u2019s UFC 263 event<\/p>\n

\"Nate<\/p>\n

Diaz was recently offered a fight with rising star Khamzat Chimaev, but quickly shot down the idea of fighting a \u201crookie<\/a>\u201d during a recent interview with TMZ Sports.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re coming at me with Khamzat, and I\u2019m like, \u2018hold on, don\u2019t disrespect me like that, trying to offer me a fight with a rookie.\u2019 I\u2019m cool, you got 4 fights in the UFC. Don\u2019t even talk my name.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Who and when Nate Diaz will fight in his Octagon returns remains to be seen. The \u2018Stockton Slugger\u2019 has expressed interest in a number of potential suitors for his final UFC fight including Kamaru Usman, Vicente Luque and Tony Ferguson.<\/p>\n

However, as noted by Helwani, the UFC appears to be targeting a Diaz vs McGregor trilogy for 2022.<\/p>\n

Conor McGregor has not competed since July\u2019s UFC 264 event, where he suffered a broken leg during his trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier. The Irish star is now back to full mobility and is planning a return to the cage in the summer of 2022.<\/p>\n

Would you like to see Nate Diaz fight Conor McGregor in the final fight of his current UFC contract? Share your thoughts in the comment section PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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