The ‘Tribute to the Kings’ event headlined by MMA legend Anderson Silva and former WBC middleweight titleholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. took place on Saturday, June 19, at Jalisco Stadium in Guadalajara, Mexico. It was promoted by Borizteca Boxing and Toscano Promotions and produced by Global Sports Streaming. As revealed by reports, it seems the promoters of the event wanted to get UFC megastars, Nate and Nick Diaz, to compete in boxing matches at the event as well. However, while Nate Diaz was definitely interested in competing at the event, it seems the UFC prevented him from doing so. Jake Paul also begged Nate Diaz in a previously leaked phone call.
Nate Diaz also squared off against Leon Edwards at UFC 263 in a highly competitive fight that saw Nate Diaz lose in a shocking result to the fight. After the fight, Edwards called for a shot at Kamaru Usman’s UFC welterweight title following his win and that irritated people including Gilbert Burns.
UFC President Dana White recently spoke to ESPN, where he talked about Nate Diaz’s return fight. Dana White made it clear that while he most definitely enjoyed watching Nate Diaz fight, he really does not want to see him fight in another bout aga
“Very impressed [by Nick Diaz],” “I’ve had conversations with [Robbie] Lawler, too, who had nothing but respect for him and how he fought.
“But regardless of how good he looked and what he did after such a huge layoff, I don’t think Nick should fight.”
