Mixed martial arts legend Nick Diaz has dropped a massive hint on a potential return to the Ultimate Fighting Championship cage.
It looks like the former Strikeforce champion will be making an impending comeback in the UFC anytime soon as he is advertising ‘VIP tickets’ to his return fight.
In a recent Instagram post that shocked MMA fans, he wrote:
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Revenge
Nothing is cast in stone yet but the Stockton slugger has previously claimed he wants to fight Jorge Masvidal in a bid to avenge Nate Diaz’s loss at UFC 244.
The younger Diaz suffered a technical knockout loss to ‘Gamebred’ last month as they fought for the one-and-done ‘baddest motherf***er’ title.
“You want to talk about baptising my younger brother?” Nick said in an interview with ESPN’s Ariel Helwani, referring to the Miami, Florida native.
“That’s on you. Like, you don’t talk about baptising my younger brother, so you’re already in a f****d position if you fight with me.”
“You don’t f*****g talk about baptising someone’s younger brother. That’s my baby brother. You don’t talk like that to nobody.”
“I’ll fight anybody,” he added.
‘This guy [Masvidal] can do anything he wants to do right now to make the most money possible.”
“I’m like, you know, do the damn thing. I’m doing my part, you do yours. They can do their part and then the show could go on.”
Diaz said he is leaving everything to the UFC president to make this fight with Masvidal happen.
“You know, it’s on you Dana.”
“It’s on you, UFC–that’s on them. It’s in your hands now. Cowboys Stadium.”
Fire Is Back
Nick holds a 26-9 win-loss record in his overall professional career, with his last bout in the UFC overturned to a no-contest after he tested positive to marijuana.
His most recent win came in 2011 when he earned a unanimous decision victory against BJ Penn in a Fight of The Night-clash at UFC 137.
Diaz’s manager and head coach Cesar Gracie has provided an update on his potential MMA return.
“Talking to him yesterday, I felt like he’s got the fire back.”
“We’re coordinating some good stuff. now i’m not going to tell you exactly what we talked about.”
“I can tell you my opinion, and my thoughts. I want to see him fight Masvidal. That’s my thing.”
“I want that fight to happen and I kind of relayed that to him.”
So we’ll see. you know how Nick is with everything. If I get my way, that’s the fight we’ll set up.”
(Featured Image Source: Instagram/ Nick Diaz)