Dana White confirms Nick Diaz's return to MMA: 'He wants to fight'

N. Diaz could return to MMA soon. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

Without competing for just over six years, Nick Diaz is back in MMA. The American, who is one of the most popular athletes in the welterweight division, has been training at high intensity and should return to the division soon. Ultimate's president, Dana White, also spoke about the topic and 'opened the doors' for his return.

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“He wants to fight. Of course (we can give it another chance). Let's see how everything will play out and he is now waiting for me backstage. Let’s talk about it,” Dana said in a post-XNUMX press conference.UFC 261.

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Earlier this year, White even joked about Diaz's possible return. He stated, at the time, that the fighter did not appear to be ready to compete.

The discourse, however, seems to have changed. When asked if it would be crazy to consider Khamzat Shimaev as a potential opponent for the North American, Dana answered a simple ‘no’.

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At 37, Nick Diaz has already fought against big names in the division, such as B.J. Penn, Carlos Condit and Georges St-Pierre. O 'Bad Boy', as he is known, also has stints in Pride and Strikeforce. In his last fight, which took place in 2015, he faced Anderson Silva in a confrontation that ended without result, as both failed the anti-doping test.