Nate Diaz Wants Out Of The UFC

Nate Diaz Wants Out Of The UFC

UFC superstar Nate Diaz is upset with his current contract situation with the UFC, and he wants out of the promotion. On Tuesday, July 12 Diaz appeared on The MMA Hour to voice his displeasure. The main point that Diaz had during the interview was that he wants to finish the last fight on his contract and pursue other opportunities.

Diaz has not fought since June of 2021 when he fought Leon Edwards at UFC 263. Since this fight, he has been waiting for the UFC to offer him a fight.

“I was trying to get the show on the road, and they don’t want me out of the contract, and they’re keeping me in, and they’re holding me hostage, and I want out,” Diaz said Tuesday on “The MMA Hour.” “That’s my main objective here, and it’s been an objective of mine since, I don’t know, what year it was? But the year I fought Ben Henderson (2012).”

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The final fight on Diaz’s contract is crucial to his career. If Diaz fights again without re-signing, he will be a free agent after his next fight. However, the UFC certainly does not want to see one of its biggest superstars leave the UFC. They will look to re-sign him before he hits the open market. As a result, Diaz claims the UFC has been reluctant to offer him a fight.

“They haven’t offered me anybody,” Diaz said. “I’ve been asking for fights since whenever. I asked for a lot of fights. I asked for (Vicente) Luque, Tony Ferguson. I asked for like four or five people, and there was no going there, and then they finally offered me the Khamzat (Chimaev) fight, and I gave them the little, ‘What the f*ck.”

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For Diaz, a fight against a guy like Tony Ferguson makes sense. It seems smart to pair two aging veterans against one another. However, it is clear that UFC wants to match him up with a bad stylistic matchup as he walks out the door. A fight against Chimaev will allow the UFC to raise the profile of one of their big rising stars. It is the oldest trick in the book. It seems Diaz is open to that fight.

“And then I was like, ‘Why not? Let’s just get it done with and get it over with.’ I asked for the Khamzat fight and then all kinds of excuses started happening. But remember I was like I want December, I want January, I want March, I want all these things.”

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A lot of people will likely want to see Diaz remain in the UFC. After all, he is one of the most interesting fighters in the promotion. With that being said, Diaz does not seem interested in remaining a UFC fighter regardless of how much he is being paid.

“When I’m asking for a fight, they offer me more money,” Diaz said. “Then they offer me more money, more money. I’m at a point in my career and my life where I don’t want any more money. I just want to depart. I’m over the whole UFC roster as of right now. All the guys that they can offer or I’m even asking for, everyone’s been used and abused. It’s a recycled division. Lightweight or welterweight division, I feel like there’s nobody worthy. There’s no worthy opponents at the moment.”

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At the end of the day, Diaz has one wish.

He later asked, “UFC, can I please have my last fight and be on my way?”

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The future for Diaz will be interesting. He will have one more UFC fight, but after that, he could compete in other MMA promotions or enter the world of boxing. Only time will tell.

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