Nate
Diaz is looking for a fight.
At least that was the message from the Stockton, California, native
when he briefly spoke to TMZ Sports on the red carpet during a
party over Super Bowl weekend.
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“I’m ready to get back in real action,” Diaz said in a video that
was posted on Monday. “I want to fight either [Conor] McGregor 3. I
want to fight maybe Dustin
Poirier, if he stops being such a p—y, and then maybe Mike Perry.
We’ll see what happens in the future.”
Diaz rose to superstardom thanks to his rivalry with McGregor,
particularly when he submitted for the former two-division champion
in their first meeting at UFC 196 in March 2016. Diaz would lose
the rematch to the Dublin native via majority decision at UFC 202.
While McGregor has seemed intent on fighting at the UFC’s White
House event, the “Notorious” hasn’t competed since breaking his leg
against Dustin
Poirier in July 2021.
As for Poirier, the popular Louisiana native retired from the sport
following a loss to Max
Holloway in a farewell bout at UFC 318 last July. Poirier and
Diaz were scheduled to meet at UFC 230 before “The Diamond”
withdrew from the contest due to injury.
Perry hasn’t set foot in the Octagon since a loss to Daniel
Rodriguez at UFC on ABC 2 in April 2021. However, he has raised
his profile as arguably the top star in BKFC today. Perry is 6-0 in
the promotion and current carries the title of “King of
Violence.”
‘America Gang’
As for Diaz, he parted ways with the Las Vegas-based promotion
following a fourth-round submission of Tony
Ferguson in the UFC 279 headliner in September 2022. Since
then, he has faced Jake Paul and
Jorge
Masvidal in the boxing ring, with his last appearance coming in
a majority decision victory over “Gamebred” in July 2024.
The 40-year-old Diaz, who is not currently under UFC contract, also
expressed interest in fighting at the high-profile White House
event slated for June 14.
“Yeah, that would be dope, too,” Diaz said. “America gang, baby.
You already know we’re popping.”