Dana White approves Nick Diaz vs. Robbie Lawler for welterweight belt

Lawler and Diaz faced each other for the first time in 2004. Photo: UFC/Disclosure

In his last title defenses, the welterweight champion Robbie Lawler he had some of the most exciting fights in recent years in Ultimate. Now, however, Lawler has no opponent in his sights and a name emerges as a no less exciting option: Nick Diaz, who recently had his sentence suspended by the Nevada Athletic Commission. And the idea of ​​Diaz as a challenger pleased President Dana White.

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The director commented on the duel after a question from a fan on Twitter. “Dana White, Nick Diaz x Robbie Lawler 2 would be amazing in 2016! What do you think?". In his response, Dana was emphatic. "I like this idea".

Nick Diaz e Robbie Lawler They faced each other for the first time a long time ago, in 2004, at UFC 47. On that occasion, Diaz beat Lawler by knockout, to this day the only one suffered in the entire career of the Ultimate welterweight champion.

The situation for fighters, however, is very different today. While Lawler is the holder of the 77 kg title and is on a five-fight winning streak, Diaz is on two defeats and a no-contest fight (in which he was defeated by Anderson Silva, but the result was reversed after the Brazilian was caught taking an anti-doping test).