{"id":458462,"date":"2022-09-16T14:17:26","date_gmt":"2022-09-16T21:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=458462"},"modified":"2022-09-16T14:17:26","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T21:17:26","slug":"michael-chandler-believes-nate-diazs-post-fight-comments-signal-a-return-to-the-ufc-it-goes-to-show-this-is-the-place-to-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/michael-chandler-believes-nate-diazs-post-fight-comments-signal-a-return-to-the-ufc-it-goes-to-show-this-is-the-place-to-be\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Chandler believes Nate Diaz&#8217;s post-fight comments signal a return to the UFC: &#8220;It goes to show, this is the place to be&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC lightweight contender Michael Chandler believes Nate Diaz will return to the promotion.<\/p>\n<p>The Stockton native is fresh off his UFC 279 headlining role last Saturday. In that outing, Diaz was originally expected to face Khamzat Chimaev in the main event. However, after &#8216;Borz&#8217; badly missed weight, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/fighters\/tony-ferguson\/\">Tony Ferguson<\/a> was bumped to the headliner.<\/p>\n<p>In the main event, the departing welterweight scored a fourth-round submission. Following the victory, Diaz discussed his future plans in a<a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/nate-diaz\/nate-diaz-announces-his-plans-to-leave-the-ufc-vows-to-eventually-return-for-the-best-title-in-the-world\/\"> post-fight<\/a> interview with Joe Rogan. It was well known heading into UFC 279 that the fighter&#8217;s contract was expiring.<\/p>\n<p>During the post-fight interview, Nate Diaz confirmed he would spend some time away from the octagon. He teased a possible move into boxing, likely to face Jake Paul. However, Diaz also stated that he would return to the UFC to win a world title in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Chandler believes those comments tell fans all they need to know about the UFC. The former Bellator lightweight champion discussed UFC 279 in an interview on <em>The MMA Hour<\/em>. There, Chandler stated that he believes Diaz will be back.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the Missouri native stated that Nate Diaz&#8217;s comments were a sign that the UFC is the place to be. Even despite all the bad blood, the fan favorite signaled that he would return to the octagon.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-457912 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Nate-Diaz-Tony-Ferguson-UFC-279.jpg\" alt=\"Nate Diaz, Tony Ferguson, UFC 279\" width=\"696\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Nate-Diaz-Tony-Ferguson-UFC-279.jpg 696w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Nate-Diaz-Tony-Ferguson-UFC-279-300x172.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cNate\u2019s got a plethora of options. The guy is a huge draw, a big name. He is intriguing. He is interesting,\u201d Chandler said. \u201cPeople wanna see what he\u2019s gonna do. I\u2019ve heard a couple different takes on what he\u2019s gonna do. Obviously, there\u2019s a couple low-hanging fruits out there, a couple obvious options.&#8221; (h\/t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmanews.com\/2022\/09\/chandler-nate-diazs-exit-proves-the-ufc-is-the-place-to-be\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>MMA News<\/em><\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>He continued, \u201cAnd then also, the greatest thing too \u2014 even with the middle fingers to the man and the water bottles thrown, he still said, \u2018I\u2019mma come right back here to the UFC.\u2019 Why would Nate say that or want to that? It just goes to show, this is the place to be, this is the big show. So, he\u2019s gonna go out and have a little bit of fun, do some other sports, and we\u2019ll see Nate Diaz back in the UFC down the line.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What do you think about Michael Chandler&#8217;s comments? Sound off in the comment section below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC lightweight contender Michael Chandler believes Nate Diaz will return to the promotion. The Stockton native is fresh off his UFC 279 headlining role last Saturday. In that outing, Diaz was originally expected to face Khamzat Chimaev in the main event. However, after &#8216;Borz&#8217; badly missed weight, Tony Ferguson was bumped to the headliner. 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