“Everything Changes With…”- Nate Diaz Clears the Air Around UFC Return After ‘Blockbuster’ Fight Against Jake Paul

Every ardent UFC fan has heard of The Diaz Brothers. The older brother Nick Diaz had his time to shine in the UFC. Following his path was his younger brother Nate Diaz. Nate Diaz, often referred to as a ‘gangster’ owing to his outspoken and fearless attitude, had a great run in the UFC. He had an amazing rivalry with Lightweight menace Conor McGregor.

Diaz’s last match in the UFC was against Tony Ferguson, ‘The Boogeyman’. Diaz won the match against Ferguson and proceeded to announce his retirement from the UFC. Diaz then went ahead and started his own fighting promotion company called Real Fight, Inc. He stayed away from fighting for a really long time, but now, the news of his return has started circulating, thanks to a recent interview.

First Nick Diaz now Nate Diaz – Diaz Brothers Making A Return

2023 is a year of returns for the UFC. First, Jon Jones returned to the UFC HW division and quickly became the division champ. Ronda Rousey has said that she might consider coming back to the UFC after pursuing a career at WWE. In December, Georges St-Pierre is slated to return to the UFC for a grappling contest.

Now, the two Diaz brothers have also expressed interest in coming back to the UFC. First, Nick Diaz’s rumored return surfaced. The fighter said he is coming back better than before and might be challenging the Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya.

Following his footsteps is former UFC Lightweight fighter, Nate Diaz.

In a recent interview video that went viral, the host asked Diaz if he is coming back to the UFC to fight again.

“Yeah. Yeah.”, assured Nate Diaz, to the interviewer’s amazement. 

The interviewer then asked Diaz when he would be coming back to the UFC.

“I’m gonna get this fight done with and then everything changes with everything – people don’t understand that everything changes with every fight.“, said Diaz, talking about his upcoming fight with Jake Paul. “Like the fight show last week and every fight show that happens, changes the whole f*****g… how do you say it. Like the whole bracket.“, added the former UFC fighter.

Nate Diaz’s Next Fight – Boxing Jake Paul before UFC return?

Diaz’s next fight is not in the UFC. In his next fight, Nate Diaz will be fighting YouTube-turned-boxer Jake Paul. The fight is scheduled to take place on 5 August, in Dallas, Texas.

Diaz and Paul have been going back and forth with Diaz asking for regulation changes. Diaz’s former rival Jorge Masvidal also warned Jake Paul against Diaz on one of Jake Paul’s podcast episodes.

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Will Nate Diaz return to the UFC this year? Will he fight Conor McGregor again, now that McGregor missed his fight against Michael Chandler?

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