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LAS VEGAS, NV – MARCH 05: Nate Diaz reacts to his victory over Conor McGregor of Ireland in their welterweight bout during the UFC 196 event inside MGM Grand Garden Arena on March 5, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
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LAS VEGAS, NV – MARCH 05: Nate Diaz reacts to his victory over Conor McGregor of Ireland in their welterweight bout during the UFC 196 event inside MGM Grand Garden Arena on March 5, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
UFC welterweight Nate Diaz took to social media and chimed in on the trending news of his potential bout with Dustin Poirier. ‘The Diamond’ appeared on Teddy Atlas’ podcast ‘THE FIGHT’ and revealed he is in serious talks to fight Diaz. He explained how there was a venue, date, and weight class drawn up to fight Stockton’s second son within the next 6 weeks.
UFC fans collectively lost their mind over this breaking news, as this fight has been on everyone’s radar for a while now. Both men were targeted to face each other at UFC 230 in Madison Square Garden.
I just talked to the ufc I said wassup with the Dp fight I wanna fight asap but they said dustin sucks and they don’t want it sorry Dustin you suck hope to fight asap tho let’s do this 👊🏼
Ps Olivera you suck too— Nathan Diaz (@NateDiaz209) January 5, 2022
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However, the fight fell through. Now it seems like the fight is back on and Nate Diaz candidly shared his thoughts on Dustin Poirier.
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This isn’t the first time Nate Diaz has hinted at the fact that Poirier is not a respected draw in the eyes of the UFC brass. Interestingly though, Nate Diaz decided to call out the undisputed lightweight champion Charles Oliveira as well. This possibly hints at a permanent shift down to the 155-pound weight class.
Can Nate Diaz bounce back from two hard-fought losses?
Stockton’s second son hasn’t recorded a win since he faced Anthony Pettis back in August 2019. He’s since lost two fights in a row to Jorge Masvidal and Leon Edwards.
In his bout against Masvidal for the ‘BMF’ strap, a cage-side doctor did not give Nate Diaz the go-ahead to continue after he sustained a deep cut.
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 02: Nate Diaz of the United States (top) fights against Jorge Masvidal of the United States in the Welterweight “BMF” championship bout during UFC 244 at Madison Square Garden on November 02, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Steven Ryan/Getty Images)
As for his scrap against Leon Edwards, Nate Diaz didn’t see much success across five rounds. However, in the dying moments of the contest, he landed a straight left down the pipe that rocked Edwards. In fact, with more time on the clock, Nate Diaz could have very well swiped Edwards’ number three ranking.
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Facing Poirier down at lightweight won’t be an easy feat despite the fact that ‘The Diamond’ is fresh off a loss. Although he lost to ‘Do Bronx’, Dustin Poirier, who is royalty at lightweight, will be favored to bounce back against Diaz.
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