BKFC promoter scheduled to speak with Nate Diaz next week

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Naked Knuckle Preventing Championship (BKFC) is seeking to signal arguably the most important free agent in fight sports activities proper now, Nate Diaz.

In a current interview Damon Martin of MMA Fighting, BKFC President David Feldman stated that he and his naked knuckle promotion are scheduled to talk with Diaz and his workforce subsequent week.

“We’re undoubtedly scheduled to speak subsequent week and we’ll see if we will lock that down (signing Diaz to BKFC),” Feldman stated. “It’s a purpose of mine and generally after I put targets in entrance of me, I don’t let something cease me from getting there so I hope that’s one in every of them as effectively.”

Diaz (21-13) is formally a free agent after formally parting methods with world’s most infamous blended martial arts promotion, the UFC, in November.

Diaz, winner of the Final Fighter Season 5 in 2007, fought 27 instances for the UFC over his illustrious 15-year tenure with the corporate.

After his most up-to-date combat, a fourth-round end over Tony Ferguson at UFC 279 in September, Diaz made it recognized that he was going to check the free company market after finishing his UFC contract.

Diaz, who should compete with different promotions someday within the close to future, has additionally expressed curiosity in turning into a promoter for a model that he calls “Real Fight Inc.”

Following the conclusion of UFC 279, UFC President Dana White wished Diaz the very best of luck sooner or later.

“No matter he strikes on to do, I want him nothing however the very best,” White stated. “He’s beginning his personal group or entering into selling or doing one thing else, I want him nothing however the very best of luck. It’s been superior having him right here.”

Feldman believes that BKFC has the very best fights to supply Diaz and that the cash shall be good.

“The cash’s on the desk for him,” Feldman stated about Diaz when chatting with MMA Preventing. “It’s only a matter now of does he need to combat naked knuckle? That’s all it truly is. I’m assured he can earn more money with us than he can wherever else, even preventing Jake Paul. As a result of if you recognize what he’s been paying these guys, they’ve been making first rate cash, don’t get me improper. The pay-per-views have been doing first rate and he can get some upside however I feel if he fought a man like Mike Perry with naked knuckles, I feel that’s in all probability his hottest possibility on the market that he’s going to get probably the most eyeballs on that.

“He may get extra on Jake Paul however I feel persons are getting bored with — not Jake Paul however Jake Paul preventing somebody he’s speculated to beat. Not that he was speculated to beat Anderson Silva. I’ll inform you he regarded excellent in that combat and ended up dropping Anderson Silva, which actually, actually impressed me, however we’re speaking about Nate now. Nate is somebody I’d like to get. It’s somebody that I feel if he may crossover to this he would carry quite a lot of MMA followers into this group and I feel it could be nice acquisition.”