Nate Diaz is set to step back inside the cage on May 16 at the Intuit Dome.
It was suggested by Joe Rogan that Diaz is earning an eight-figure payday to be a part of the first MMA event to air live on Netflix.
When he was asked about Diaz, Dana White also referenced the money he must be making as the key reason why the former UFC star isnât returning to the promotion.
However, during a recent podcast appearance, the fan favorite disputed this when explaining that there was another reason why he made this call.
Nate Diaz or Mike Perry? Who wins and why?
Comment your picks below.
Nate Diaz says he turned down better offer from the UFC because he doesnât want to fight Conor McGregor
During an appearance on Theo Vonâs This Past Weekend podcast, Nate Diaz said that he received bigger offers from the UFC than he did from Most Valuable Promotions.
He went on to explain that the reason he chose not to re-sign with the UFC is because of the opponents they wanted him to fight.
Diaz said that his goal when he spoke to the promotion was to get a fight against Charles Oliveira so he can try to claim back the BMF belt that he helped create.
However, he believes that the UFC were set on him fighting Conor McGregor, which he explained isnât something that interests him right now.
âI go back to talk to them about it and theyâre all ready for me to come back and fight Conor,â he said. âIâm like, âWhoa, whoa, whoa. Listen to what Iâm talking about. I want to fight the best of the best when theyâre the best of the best.
âConor is great but Iâm not trying to go kill off Conor when heâs on his last dying fââ leg, literally. Thatâs fââ up. But, Iâm not trying to be the ending to some fââ story like that⊠At the same time, I ainât trying to get fââ up but by nobody who just got knocked out on his aâ.â
Diaz went on to add that Mike Perry was an opponent he liked the sound of and that MVPâs offer was similar to the one he received from the UFC.
He did state that heâs still interested in returning to the leading MMA promotion and finishing his trilogy with McGregor, just not right now.
Diaz would prefer McGregor to come back first and record a win so that they can face each other without either of them being on the decline.
âI believe they want me to come back and fight Conor McGregor not Oliveira. Iâm like, well, Iâm going to fight for my belt that I created, that I deserve since I started a whole division to bring value up to all these fââ fighters.â
It was suggested by Joe Rogan that Diaz is earning an eight-figure payday to be a part of the first MMA event to air live on Netflix.
When he was asked about Diaz, Dana White also referenced the money he must be making as the key reason why the former UFC star isnât returning to the promotion.
However, during a recent podcast appearance, the fan favorite disputed this when explaining that there was another reason why he made this call.
Nate Diaz or Mike Perry? Who wins and why?
Comment your picks below.
Nate Diaz says he turned down better offer from the UFC because he doesnât want to fight Conor McGregor
During an appearance on Theo Vonâs This Past Weekend podcast, Nate Diaz said that he received bigger offers from the UFC than he did from Most Valuable Promotions.
He went on to explain that the reason he chose not to re-sign with the UFC is because of the opponents they wanted him to fight.
Diaz said that his goal when he spoke to the promotion was to get a fight against Charles Oliveira so he can try to claim back the BMF belt that he helped create.
However, he believes that the UFC were set on him fighting Conor McGregor, which he explained isnât something that interests him right now.
âI go back to talk to them about it and theyâre all ready for me to come back and fight Conor,â he said. âIâm like, âWhoa, whoa, whoa. Listen to what Iâm talking about. I want to fight the best of the best when theyâre the best of the best.
âConor is great but Iâm not trying to go kill off Conor when heâs on his last dying fââ leg, literally. Thatâs fââ up. But, Iâm not trying to be the ending to some fââ story like that⊠At the same time, I ainât trying to get fââ up but by nobody who just got knocked out on his aâ.â
Diaz went on to add that Mike Perry was an opponent he liked the sound of and that MVPâs offer was similar to the one he received from the UFC.
He did state that heâs still interested in returning to the leading MMA promotion and finishing his trilogy with McGregor, just not right now.
Diaz would prefer McGregor to come back first and record a win so that they can face each other without either of them being on the decline.
âI believe they want me to come back and fight Conor McGregor not Oliveira. Iâm like, well, Iâm going to fight for my belt that I created, that I deserve since I started a whole division to bring value up to all these fââ fighters.â
