UFC President Dana White recently confirmed that UFC star Nate Diaz has only one more fight remaining on his current contract. Is Nate Diaz Quitting UFC For Jake Paul?
Dana White opens up on Nate Diaz
During the UFC Vegas 41 post-event press conference, White mentioned that the promotion is currently “working on a fight” for Diaz but he confirmed that the bout wouldn’t be against Tony Ferguson.
“Yeah, he’s got one more fight. We’re working on a fight for him. Tony wasn’t one of those guys we were working on but we’re working on a fiver for Nate now. He’s got one fight left.”
Dana White confirms Nate Diaz has one fight left on his contract. Says they are working on a fight for him, Tony Ferguson was not one of the guys they were working on for him.#UFC pic.twitter.com/k9JW44YSWE
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Nate Diaz recently sent out a Tweet to hint at a potential fight against Ferguson. Diaz simply tweeted out an image of the former interim UFC lightweight champion, indicating that he wants to fight ‘El Cucuy’.
White stated that they were not looking at Ferguson as the potential opponent for Diaz’s final fight of the contract. He claimed UFC was looking to book the Stockton native for a five-round bout.
The UFC president also failed to clarify whether he would offer Diaz another contract.
As of now, Nate Diaz’s future with the promotion is uncertain.
